Joelyn K. Foy




NAME: Joelyn Katherine Foy

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


PHONE: (940) 552-9941 Extension 256
FAX: (940) 553-4657
E-MAIL: (officially) j-foy@tamu.edu
(most used) jofoy@bigfoot.com

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

JOB TASKS:
  • Validate the ecosystem simulation model, SPUR (Simulation of Production and Utilization of Rangelands) using field data from the Throckmorton Experimental Ranch.
  • To incorporate useful modelling solutions into the Waggoner Experimental Ranch.
  • To use SPUR to validate soil organic matter data collected at Throckmorton Experimental Ranch locations and Waggoner Experimental Ranch locations.
  • To develop a useful web presence for the Range Ecology group.

RESEARCH
INTERESTS
: Climate Change, Ecological Economics, Fire Ecology, Geographic Information Systems, Grazing Systems, Landscape Ecology, Precision Agriculture, Soil Ecology, Soil Organic Matter, Systems Ecology

PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATIONS
:
  • Society for Range Management, 1993-2002
  • Soil and Water Conservation Society, 1995-1999

AWARDS &
RECOGNITION
:
  • Most Improved "Plays Well With Others", Wichita Falls Metropolitan Community Church, January 2002
  • the Texas Section SRM award for the paper
  • Achievement Award, NRI School of Computer Programming, 1997
  • Certificate of Appreciation, USDA Agricultural Research Service, 1993
  • Gamma Sigma Delta, Texas A&M University, 1973 and 1982
  • American Society of Animal Science Scholarship Award, Texas A&M University, 1973
  • Outstanding Sophomore, Saddle & Sirloin Club, Texas A&M University, 1971

SPECIAL
TRAINING
:
  • John Maxwell Leadership Training, Wichita Falls Metropolitan Community Church, 1999-2001
  • NRI Computer Programming Course, completed in 1998 (intro to Java, C, and Visual Basic)
  • Advanced GRASS Applications, Fayetteville, AR, July 1996
  • Introduction to GRASS and GRASSLAND, Fayetteville, AR, July 1996
  • Total Quality Management, Team-Building, Ft. Collins, CO, March 1993
  • Total Quality Management, Introduction, Ft. Collins, CO, January 1993

OTHER
INTERESTS
: Appropriate Technology, Distance Learning / Online Education, Ecologically Sustainable Communities, Permaculture, Real Food, Regenerative Gardening, Vermiculture

LINKS: Foy's bookmarks
Range Ecology
Soil Organic Matter
SPUR

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Last modified: August 29, 2002 5:00pm CDT
Email: jofoy@bigfoot.com