AGRICULTURE AWARD
Brant Baugh, Texas AgriLife Extension Service integrated pest management agent for Lubbock County, was presented a 2009 Superior Service award in the county agent category at the 2010 AgriLife Conference held at Texas A&M University.
Baugh was recognized on a number of fronts including his work in establishing Lubbock County's first integrated pest management field scouting program which continues as an intensive field scouting effort to identify pests on crops, his applied producer-friendly research projects, producer and Master Gardener educational efforts and media work.
According to his nomination, his integrated pest management efforts alone have reduced the amount of pesticides used on cotton while maintaining yields and net profit for producers. Program participants report that their net profits have increased from $20 to nearly $100 per acre which translates to about $180,000 per year increased return for the average-sized cotton producer in Lubbock County.
The nomination went on to say that because of Baugh's diverse knowledge and talents, he fulfills a unique role in service to a county that has both an intensive agricultural base and a large urban audience. For these reasons he is the "go to" source for information needed by the homeowner and producer alike.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Two Chick-fil-A team members from Bryan-College Station are the newest recipients of the chain's national Leadership Scholarship, a 37-year program which has contributed more than $25 million in scholarships to support Chick-fil-A employees seeking higher education.
Rachel Smith received the $1,000 scholarship from Chick-fil-A franchise operator Craig Hall at the free-standing Chick-fil-A restaurant in Bryan. Smith is the 29th team member from that location to receive the honor. She is studying EMS/Flight Paramedics at Blinn College in Bryan.
Miranda Grimes received the $1,000 scholarship from Chick-fil-A franchise operator Carter Hall at the Chick-fil-A restaurant at Post Oak Mall in College Station. Grimes is the 48th team member from that location to receive the award. Grimes is studying psychology at Texas State University.
STOCK HORSE AWARD
Local horseman Doug Householder was recognized during the recent Stock Horse of Texas Association Annual Convention for winning the 2009 year-end Junior Horse Championship.
Householder won the ranch pleasure and reining classes and was second in the trail and cow horse classes for all of 2009. These class points cumulatively led to winning the year-end overall championship trophy spurs.
More than 60 competitors from Texas and several other states competed in the junior horse division in the 2009 point year.
Householder won the title riding his 4-year-old registered Quarter Horse gelding, Minnie Mate.
MILANO LIONS
Milano Evening Lions Club President Arthur Kelly presented a certificate of appreciation to fellow Milano Lion Eldon Ball for a program Ball presented to the club on Jan. 21 at the Milano Senior Citizens Center.
Ball shared his memories of the Great Depression and likened his experiences to the novel The Grapes of Wrath.
He also displayed some items which would have been important to daily life during the Depression era.
BETA SIGMA PHI
The Gamma Gamma Master chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met Jan. 18 at the home of Polly Niles. Members arrived in their pajamas and were served brunch.
Kay Hamn, Diana Kratchman and Penne Mathews were in charge of the social. Hamn was chosen as best dressed in her Persian cat slippers.
Hamn led the business meeting. She thanked the social committee for the pajama party and for Marjorie Goebel's birthday party at The Manor on Jan. 8. The next social will be a birthday luncheon for Hamn, Faye Caldwell and Jo Colby at Fish Daddy's on Feb. 15.
Club Vice President Kratchman reported that she had received the Vice President Packet from International concerning getting new members and rushing.
Club City Council Representative Caldwell passed around the invitation to the Valentine event, which was done by Louise Smith from Epsilon Alpha Alpha chapter. The event was held Saturday at Pebble Creek. Caldwell also announced that the Spring Tea will be March 7 at the home of Irene Chambers.
Service Chairman Joan Logan thanked members for bringing shoes to be donated to Shoes 4 Scouts. The group sends shoes all over the world to needy families and will send the present collection to Haiti.
TEXAS A&M
Ambassador Sada Cumber, the first U.S. special envoy to the Organization of The Islamic Conference, was the inaugural guest for the Dean's Lecture Series at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health on Jan. 26. Hosted by Dean Craig Blakely, Cumber's presentation was "The Integration of Medicine and Public Health: An Islamic Case Study."
Among those in attendance were Ryan C. Crocker, recently appointed dean of the Texas A&M University George Bush School of Government and Public Service who previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, and Eric M. Bost, Texas A&M University vice president for global initiatives and previous U.S. ambassador to South Africa.
HIGHER EDUCATION
* Jonathan Edwards Lys of Bryan has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
A philosophy major at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, he is the son of Sandra and Robert Lys Jr. and graduated from Bryan High School.
* Tristan Myers of College Station earned a 4.0 grade-point average for the fall semester at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, earning a place on the university's Dean's List.
* Ryan Yezak of Snook was named to the fall 2009 Dean's List with Honors at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall. Yezak earned a grade-point average of 3.5 or better.
Also named to the Dean's List was Kirk Palmer of College Station, who earned a gpa between 3.25 and 3.49.
* Chelsee Hill has been named Miss Prairie View A&M University for 2009-10.
Hill is the daughter of Mark Hill and Chandra Collins-Hill. Her father is a 1979 graduate of A&M Consolidated High School, and her mother is a 1980 graduate of Bryan High School. Her grandparents, Fred and Rosalyn Collins Sr., live in Bryan.
She is a 2006 graduate of The Woodlands High School and a third-generation Prairie View A&M student.
Hill is a senior psychology major and a former championship track athlete at Prairie View. She is involved in the National Association of Black Psychologists and the National Honor Society for Psychology at the university.
A&M CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL
The A&M Consolidated High School Bengal Belles, senior class of 2010, participated in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. In addition to participating in the parade, the Belles attended a Broadway Show (West Side Story), saw the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes Christmas Show, and toured the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.
AGRILIFE AWARD
Blair Fannin, who works in the communications department of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service at Texas A&M University, has received a 2009 Vice Chancellor's Award in Excellence for his innovative use of computer-based communications technologies.
Fannin, an AgriLife communications specialist for 10 years, was cited for his self-taught expertise in the use of podcasting and such automated Web-based news distribution systems as RSS (Really Simple Syndication). Fannin used podcasting in a pilot farm-and-ranch news program that attracted more than 10,000 downloads per month. He also taught more than 200 Extension professionals to use podcasting for online teaching.
"The implementation of these new tools under Blair's leadership has enabled thousands across Texas and the U.S. to receive news and educational information about agency programs and initiatives the moment they are posted on the Web," according to one letter of support.
HELP FOR HAITI
St. Thomas Early Learning Center in College Station collected 154 health kits to send to Haiti. The parents and the children worked together to gather and assemble the kits, which were then delivered to a disaster response team for shipment to Haiti. Each kit contained a wash cloth, towel, comb, nail clipper, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, bandages and $1 for shipping.
NEEDS A HOME
Myra is a female yellow Lab, about 1.5 years old, and she is spayed and ready to go home. She is a polite and sweet girl, though a little shy at first. She's not really sure about the camera in her face, but she is a lover! Will you give her a "Reason To Believe" in love?
Meet Myra at the Brazos Animal Shelter (www.brazosanimalshelter.org) at 2207 Finfeather Road in Bryan. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
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