Dr. Elizabeth (Beth) Kegley grew up in southwestern Virginia on a dairy, beef, and sheep farm. She received her B.S. in Animal Science from Virginia Tech in 1986 and M.S. in 1989 from North Carolina State University (NCSU). Under the guidance of Dr. Jerry Spears at NCSU, Beth obtained her Ph.D. in 1996. She joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas, Department of Animal Science in 1996 and was promoted to Professor in 2007. Dr. Kegley’s research focus is the impact of nutrition on the immune response, disease resistance, and growth performance of beef cattle. She teaches the graduate level Ruminant Nutrition, Energetics, and Mineral Metabolism courses. She supervises the Stocker and Receiving Cattle Research Facility, and the shared departmental Nutrition Lab. Dr. Kegley was an officer in the Southern Section of ASAS (2005-2009) and the national ASAS President in 2019-2020. Beth and her husband, Tim Johnson, reside in Springdale with their children, Sarah and Sam.