Dr. John Arthington is a Professor of Animal Sciences at the University of Florida. His work focuses on management systems aimed to optimize beef cow/calf productivity in warm climates. This field of research has been meaningful to beef production in the Southeast with over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles advancing the field of science. The ASAS Southern Section has been an important part of Dr. Arthington’s professional and personal life. He has served as Program Chair for the Extension and Ruminant Animal Production Committees and later elected to the Executive Board in 2013, serving as President in 2016. In collaboration with his friend and colleague, Dr. Matt Poore (NCSU), Dr. Arthington established the Bill Kunkle Interdisciplinary Beef Symposium.  This event has become an important annual feature of the ASAS Southern Section meeting. Dr. Arthington served 14 years as Director of the UF Range Cattle Research and Education Center and is now the Chair of the UF Department of Animal Sciences.