J. Alan Waggoner




NAME: Alan Waggoner

ADDRESS: TAES
P. O. Box 1658
11708 Highway 70 South
Vernon, TX 76385-1658


PHONE: (940) 552-9941 Extension 212
FAX: (940) 553-4657
E-MAIL: a-waggoner@tamu.edu

EDUCATION:
JOB TITLE: Research Associate
WORKPLACE: Texas A&M Research and Extension Center -- Vernon
DEPARTMENT: Rangeland Ecology and Management

JOB TASKS:
  • Experiment implementation and maintenance
  • Field data collection, summarization, and analysis

WORK
EXPERIENCE
:
  • 1993-2000 Self-employed purebred cow-calf operation and consultant service in ranch and cattle management
  • 1979-1993 Ranch manager of cow-calf operation
  • 1976-1979 Research Associate, Auburn University
    • Soil test calibration of fertilizer and lime in the Tennessee River valley of north Alabama
  • 1975-1976 Research Associate, Texas A&M University
    • Conduct faculty-directed research on the use of sewage effluent on agricultural soils

ACTIVITIES:
  • Bud Williams stockmanship school
  • Red River Beefmaster Marketing Group board of directors
  • Lone Star Beefmaster Breeders Association board of directors
  • Red River Beefmaster Marketing Group president
  • 1995 and 1999 Senior Class sponsor
  • Junior Beefmaster Breeder Association heifer show judge
  • Sunday School teacher and superintendent
  • 4-H Adult Leader
  • Honorary Chapter Farmer, Bellevue FFA
  • work with Bellevue FFA livestock judging team
  • Vashti Volunteer Fire Department
  • Wall Young Farmers Association livestock showmanship judge

COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT
:
  • First Baptist Church, Crowell, Texas
  • Bible Study Leader, TDC Youth Facility, Vernon, Texas
  • 2002 Relay for Life cancer fund raiser

AWARDS:
  • March 2000 Appreciation Award, Red River Beefmaster Marketing Group for serving as president for 3 terms
  • September 1997 Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, Central States Beefmaster Breeders futurity, Poteau, Oklahoma
  • March 1997 Reserve Grand Champion Heifer, Ricebelt Beefmaster Breeders Futurity, Sealy, Texas
  • January 1997 breeder of Grand Champion heifer, Lone Star Beefmaster Breeders Futurity, Fort Worth, Texas
  • September 1996 Grand Champion Heifer, Central States Beefmaster Breeders Futurity, Poteau, Oklahoma

LINKS: Range Ecology

Publications

Technical Reports

Thesis


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Last modified: August 29, 2002 5:00pm CDT