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Crosbyton, Texas •••••
Previous Work Address: (March ••••• to June •••••)
••••• West Aspen, Suite •••••
Crosbyton, Texas •••••
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•••••ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Candidate - Agricultural Education and Communication- Texas Tech University, Lubbock - September ••••• to May •••••
Dr. ••••• Fraze, Major Advisor - Eighty four hours completed with GPA of •••••/•••••
Master of Science {Entomology} – Texas Tech University, Lubbock – December ••••• Dr.
Darryl Sanders, Chairman, Entomology Department, Graduate Advisor. GPA: •••••/•••••
Masters Thesis entitled “Seasonal and Geographical Distribution of Tabanus abactor
(Philip) in the Texas Rolling Plains.”
Bachelors of Science in Agricultural Sciences – Texas Tech University, Lubbock – June •••••
GPA: •••••/••••• Transferred from Cisco Jr. College, Cisco, Texas. Dean’s Honor list in
all but one semester of undergraduate study. Member of Texas Tech University
Entomological Society - presented Outstanding Entomological Student Award in •••••
Academic Year.
•••••PROFESSIONAL and ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Site Manager, Grady McWhiney Research Foundation. June •••••, ••••• to April •••••, ••••• Responsible for 1) maintenance of physical plant, Buffalo Gap Historic Village Museum and surrounding acreage; 2) rental and coordination of venues for overnight accommodation ("The Parsonage" bed and breakfast), weddings and receptions, and educational events, following procedures coordinated through retail store located on-site; 3) coordination of school tours with School District personnel; 4) coordination of adult tours with Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau; 5) maintaining store and maintenance employee work schedules with supervision of ten hourly employees as major responsibility; 6) organize tasks and supervise volunteer employees and interns from the community and McMurry University, Abilene; 7) caring for and ensuring health and welfare of livestock; and, 8) maintaining inventory control within retail store. This appointment ended due to lack of funds to pay the salary for this position.
Retired June •••••, •••••; Extension Agent - Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Texas Cooperative Extension (Crosby and Floyd Counties), Crosbyton, Texas. March ••••• to June ••••• IPM Program consists of educational and field monitoring efforts for agricultural producers in both counties.
Approximately twelve educational programs are conducted each year to promote self-initiated and
shared field research projects in cotton, pumpkins and other row crop scenarios. Projects relate to
cultivars, fertility, insect/disease/weed management, and irrigation in large-plot field crops. Also,
an average of 2,••••• acres of contracted crops are maintained each year utilizing field scouts to
report crop progress and maintain pests below economic threshold levels. Monies generated by the agent assigned to this position allows the Crosby/Floyd IPM Program to remain self-sustainable.
Correctional Officer, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Abilene, Texas. October ••••• to
March •••••
Psychiatric Technician - Woods Psychiatric Institute, Abilene, Texas. February ••••• to
October •••••
County Extension Agent -Agriculture. Texas Agricultural Extension Service (Hidalgo
County), Edinburg, Texas. January ••••• to January •••••
County Extension Agent -Entomology. Texas Agricultural Extension Service (Fisher, Jones,
Haskell, Kent and Stonewall Counties), Roby, Texas. April ••••• to January •••••
Agricultural Consultant – Self-employed (Finney, Ford, Gray, Hodgeman, Lane, and Scott
Counties), Garden City, Kansas. March ••••• to April •••••
Agricultural Consultant – Self-employed (Hale, Lamb and Castro Counties), Plainview, Texas.
February ••••• to February •••••
Graduate Student / Research Technician – Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal
Research Lab, Falcon, Texas. February ••••• to January •••••
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant – Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. June
••••• to January •••••
Certifications:
Texas Certified Non-commercial Pesticide Applicator; Plant Pest Weed Control, Field Crops, and Result Demonstration categories (••••• to present).
Qualifications:
Throughout my career, I have been involved in management, in my own endeavors or while working for others.
In Extension positions I managed field personnel performing tasks involved in agricultural production and research.
With the prison system, I managed shifts of Correctional Officers as well as the inmate population of a maximum security prison.
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