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For Immediate Release
Contact: Robert Waggener, Editor
Phone: (307) 766-3571
E-mail:
robertw@uwyo.edu
Date: Aug. 3, 2006
UW ag students from Lingle and Los Angeles place in regional meet
Two University of Wyoming doctorate students in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Animal Science excelled in the graduate competition papers at the Western Section, American Society of Animal Science meeting.
This year’s event was in Logan, Utah.
Chuck Murrieta of Los Angeles placed second and won $300. He is working with Professor Dan Rule and Associate Professor Bret Hess in ruminant nutrition.
Becky Atkinson of Lingle placed third and won $200. She was working in ruminant nutrition under Associate Professor Paul Ludden. She recently completed her degree requirements at UW and accepted a position as an assistant professor at Southern Illinois University.
Murrieta and Atkinson finished with identical placings at last year’s competition.
“They once again did a super job of representing our department, the College of Agriculture, and UW,” said department head and Professor Doug Hixon.
The Department of Animal Science team won the Institutional Award, which included a $2,000 stipend presented by Zinpro Corp. of Eden Prairie, Minn.
“Out of the four years the Institutional Award has been presented, our animal science students have won three times,” Hixon said.
There were 13 students from western regional institutions participating. They are evaluated on oral presentations and written manuscripts.
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