Oct 27, 2009
Nicole Fiorellino Awarded Scholarship
Nicole Fiorellino was recently awarded a "Backstretch Scholarship" in the amount of $2,000 from the Maryland Racing Media Association. Although Nicole doesn't work at a MD racetrack, she impressed the scholarship committee with her efforts as manager of our equine rotational grazing demonstration site, which just happens to house 4 off-the-track Thoroughbreds, and with her research efforts to characterize the use of pasture and manure best management practices by MD horse farm operators.

Nicole was also recently awarded a $600 Financial Support Grant from our very own Animal Sciences Graduate Student Association. The money will be used to support travel costs associated with her 60 farm field study that she's currently conducting

Aug 03, 2009
Kristina Heuck wins Certificate of Excellence
Kristina Heuck, PhD candidate under the direction of Tom Porter, won a Certificate of Excellence for presentation in the Physiology, Endocrinology, and Reproduction Section at the Poultry Science Association's 98th Annual Meeting on July 23rd, 2009 in Raleigh, N.C.Her research poster entitled "Fine mapping of the glucocorticoid-responsive region of the chicken growth hormone (GH) gene in embryonic pituitary cells" is now eligible to compete for the 2010 Alltech Student Research Manuscript Award. Kristina hopes to complete her dissertation research in the fall of 2009.

Jul 16, 2009
The Iager Scholarship
Congratulations to Amanda Heilman, the winner of the 2008-2009 Iager Scholarship! The Judy and Charles Iager Scholarship Fund was established in September 2007 by Judy '66 and Charles '65 Iager. Spendable Income from the Judy and Charles Iager Scholarship Fund provides annual scholarships for students enrolled in the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. - Link

Jun 01, 2009
The 23rd Annual Symposium
Please join us in thanking all of the faculty, staff,and students who participated the 23rd Annual Symposium. The Department would like to recognize those students who were recipients of awards at this year's symposium.

First Place Oral Presentation -- Caiyong Chen ($500 travel award)
Second Place Oral Presentation -- Jason Sinclair ($250 travel award)
First Place Poster Presentation -- Jonathan Walston ($500 travel award)
Second Place Poster Presentation -- Katie Dorsey ($250 travel award)
First Place Shaffner Award for Research in Poultry -- Fei Tian ($500 travel award)
Second Place Shaffner Award for Research in Poultry -- Kristina Heuck ($250 travel award)
Beth Ventura -- Masters Student of the Year ($400 cash award)
Andrew Schiffmacher -- Doctoral Student of the Year ($600 cash award)
Congratulations!

May 12, 2009
ANSC students receive Phi Beta Kappa Honors
The Department would like to recognize Rick Paynter, Charlotte Sanford-Crane, and Monica Fernandez for their selection to Phi Beta Kappa. This is a tremendous honor, so please join us in congratulating these three outstanding students!

Apr 27, 2009
Katherine Robinson named Grand Champion at the 2009 AG Day Livestock Show
After a long day in the sun, Katherine Robinson was selected as Grand Champion of the 2009 AG Day Livestock Show. She was selected from a group of three finalists for her superior showmanship. Congratulations, Katherine!

Feb 24, 2009
ANSC Students on the Dean's List
Full time students achieving a 3.5 or higher GPA during the semester are recognized for their achievement by being named to the UMD AGNR Dean's List. We would like to congratulate our ANSC majors who were awarded this honor for the Fall 2008 Semester! - Link

Dec 12, 2008
Jessica Moorefield named Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar for 2008-2009
Congratulations to Jessica Moorefield on being designated a 2008-2009 Philip Merrill Scholar at a banquet held November 15, 2008, at the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center. The Merrill Presidential Scholars Program honors the University of Maryland's most successful seniors and their designated University faculty and K-12 teachers for their mentorship. In Jessica's application essay, she identified Dr. Brian J Bequette of our Animal and Avian Sciences Department as her university mentor and her Bowie High School advanced placement psychology teacher Bob Cantor as her K-12 mentor. Jessica is a senior in the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) where she has been named to the university honor roll every semester while maintaining a stellar 3.943 GPA. In addition to academics, Jessica has worked for 3 years in the business office and for the last 1.5 years she has conducted research in Dr Bequette's labs with egg-embryos, beef steers and in spring 2009 she will conduct a study in sheep. The Scholars are selected by academic Colleges and Schools with undergraduate major programs. The Scholars Program has been in existence for 5 years, and for 4 of those years a student from the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences has been designated a Merrill Scholar from the College of AGNR. Please visit the Merrill Scholars program website (http://www.ugst.umd.edu/merrill/scholarsmpsp.html#moorefield) to read Jessica's essay and to learn more about the program. - Link

Jul 01, 2008
ANSC Student interns at the National Zoo
Read about one of our student's Internship at the National Zoo. - Link

Feb 08, 2008
ANSC Student studies abroad in New Zealand
This link will lead you to a blog about ANSC Junior Emma McCourt, who is doing a Study Abroad at Massey University in New Zealand. - Link