The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
COLLEGE OF FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Alumni Newsletter - Spring 2018
Information for future newsletters can be sent to Amber Robinson robinson.1965@osu.edu

Animal Sciences Alumni in the News

Our Animal Sciences alumni are making the news!

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Save the Date!

Be sure to save the dates for these upcoming Animal Sciences events!

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Ohio State Western Equestrian Team Wins Reserve National Championship

The Ohio State Western Equestrian Team won the Reserve National Championship at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championship.

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CHAIRE Receives Grant from Opioid Innovation Fund

The Center for Human-Animal Interactions Research and Education (CHAIRE) received a feasibility study grant from The Ohio State University’s $1.35 million Opioid Innovation Fund (OIF). CHAIRE was one of eight grant recipients; the initial funding window received 89 funding proposals. OIF is dedicated to understanding the opioid crisis and inspiring new and existing partnerships to develop programs that alleviate the opioid burden in Ohio.

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Garcia and Fogle Receive Honorary State FFA Degrees

Dr. Lyda Garcia, assistant professor of Meat Science, and Gregg Fogle, manager – animal herd, received the Honorary State FFA Degree during the 90th Ohio FFA State Convention. The purpose of the degree program is to recognize individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the agricultural education-FFA program.

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Tansol Park Receives Award for Excellence in Graduate Research

Dr. Tansol Park, Animal Sciences, was honored for “Inhibition of the Rumen Ciliate Entodinium caudatum by Antibiotics.” He received $1,000 and a framed copy of his paper. A framed copy also went to his advisor, Zhongtang Yu, also of Animal Sciences. The Krauss award recognizes the best published paper by a CFAES PhD student.

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2018 Celebration of Excellence

The Department of Animal Sciences held the Celebration of Excellence on April 13, 2018. Highlights included scholarship, undergraduate research, and American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) recognition.

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Stitzlein Inducted into Animal Sciences Hall of Fame

Mr. Mike Stitzlein was inducted into the Animal Science Hall of Fame on April 13, 2018. The event took place during the Celebration of Excellence recognition program hosted by the Department of Animal Sciences.

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Tedrick and Thraen Inducted into the Dairy Science Hall of Service

Dr. Cameron Thraen and Mr. Roger Tedrick were inducted into the Dairy Science Hall of Service on April 13, 2018. The event took place during the Celebration of Excellence recognition program hosted by the Department of Animal Sciences.

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Buckeye Dairy Club Annual Reception Held

The Buckeye Dairy Club held its annual awards reception on April 21 at the Der Dutchman in Plain City, with about 85 in attendance. Those recognized included the dairy judging and dairy challenge teams and the Club’s committee chairs and outgoing officers.

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Ohio State Places Second at Dairy Challenge

The Ohio State University placed second at the 17th annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge® (NAIDC) held April 12-14 in Visalia, CA. There were 36 teams that participated in the national contest and 94 students that participated in the Dairy Challenge Academy. In total, 238 students from 35 US and 3 Canadian academic programs attended this educational event.

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Spring 2018 Dairy Judging Team Newsletter Now Available

The OSU Dairy Judging News is now available. You can read more about the Dairy Judging Team's autumn and spring activities here.

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Midwest Poultry Consortium Awards Scholarships to Students

The Midwest Poultry Consortium has awarded 2018 Center of Excellence (COE) scholarships to five students from The Ohio State University. Four of the recipients are Animal Sciences students.

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Meat Judging Team Hosts the First Day of the SE Collegiate Meat Judging Contest

On April 6, 2018 the Ohio State University Meat Judging Team hosted the first day of the Southeastern Intercollegiate Meats Judging Contest. Nine universities, with 75 total judgers participating as eighteen teams, spent day one at Ohio State and day two at the University of Kentucky.

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Michael Loveless Wins First Place at Denman Undergraduate Research Forum

Michael Loveless, who completed his B.S. in Nutrition with a major in Animal Sciences in 2018, won first place in the Animal Sciences category at the 23rd Annual Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.

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Animal Sciences Students Participated in CFAES Undergraduate Research Forum

Twenty Animal Sciences undergraduates participated in the 15th Annual CFAES Undergraduate Research Forum. Over 50 participants competed in five different categories on March 1, 2018, at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center.

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Former Faculty Member and Two Alumni Honored at Alumni Awards Luncheon

The Department of Animal Sciences had three honorees at the 2018 CFAES Alumni Awards Luncheon, held on March 3, 2018. Former professor Michael Day received the Meritorious Service Award. Ming-Tsao Chen, who earned his Ph.D. in Animal Sciences in 1977, received the International Alumni Award. Kevin Fath, who earned his B.S. in Animal Sciences in 2010, received the Young Professional Award.

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Erf Family has a Storied History with the Department of Animal Sciences

It isn’t unusual to find students in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) whose relatives are alumni of the college or of other parts of The Ohio State University. However, rarely do you find a student whose ancestor played an integral role in the formation of their major.

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Emeritus Professor Hogan Honored with National Mastitis Council Award

Animal Sciences Emeritus Professor Joseph "Joe" Hogan was honored by the National Mastitis Council with its Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control.

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Dr. Luis Moraes Article Selected as "Editor's Choice"

Dr. Luis Moraes' article “Predicting milk protein responses and the requirement of metabolizable protein by lactating dairy cows” in the January issue of the Journal of Dairy Science has been selected as an “Editor’s Choice” by the editor-in-chief, Matt Lucy.

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Dr. Francis Fluharty Retires After 35 Years of Service

After 35 years of service, Dr. Francis Fluharty, Animal Sciences Research Professor, retired in May 2018. His career has been devoted to assisting food animal producers through research and educational programs aimed at improving animal health and growth while improving profitability, part of his belief that “food animal agriculture must first be economically sustainable for farm families.”

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University Mental Health Resources

All OSU Counseling and Consultation Services (CCS) staff were sent home to tele-commute until further notice.The CCS phone line 614-292-5766 remains available for emergency assistance 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.

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CFAES Mental Health Counselor

Did you know that CFAES has hired a counselor to support the needs of their students' mental health?  Dr.

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Portfolium Resource Page

The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences has renewed its partnership with Portfolium.com and will continue to provide ALL students and faculty the opportunity to cre

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