Posts Tagged ‘outstanding alumnus’

At our Homecoming BBQ on Saturday October 19, Dr. James A. Coalson was awarded the Outstanding Alumni of the Year and Austin and Katie Shero were recognized as this year’s Young Professionals. More »

Monty McInturff began Veterinary School at Auburn University after graduating from ACU in 1985. While at ACU, Monty was on the Livestock Judging Team with Dr. Edwin Dubois

“Dr. Edwin Dubois was a mentor and a man who strengthened my understanding of livestock, especially the horse,” said Monty. More »

Alex Wann (’10) had the opportunity of a lifetime, spending a week in Nicaragua drilling a well for clean drinking water. 

As a renewable resources graduate student at the University of Wyoming, he received the Willard and Elaine Rhoads Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Water Resources. This lead him to volunteer with Living Water International (LWI). More »

Dr. Tom Thompson graduated from ACU in 1985 with a degree in Agronomy. From there he went to Texas A&M University and earned an M.S. in Soil Chemistry and Fertility and then a Ph.D. in Soil Chemistry from Iowa State University.

In 1991, Dr. Thompson began his teaching career at the University of Arizona. He moved to Texas Tech University in 2006 and spent five years there. Since 2011, he has worked at Virginia Tech University as a Professor and Department Head of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences. More »

ACU alumnus Alex Wann, now graduate student at the University of Wyoming, attended the Western Nutrient Management Conference in Reno, Nev. on March 3 and 4.  More »

Born and raised in Stephenville, Texas, Scotty Elston (’83) grew-up on his family-owned dairy and hay farm.  His appreciation and passion for agricultural science developed from a young age.

Elston graduated with a B.S. in Agricultural-Business.  Later he graduated from Texas A&M University’s Department of Agricuture economics Executive Program for Acricultural Producers. More »