1985 Graduate Student Research Paper Certificates of Excellence The Graduate Student Research Paper Certificates of Excellence were awarded to 11 graduate students in recognition of high quality research papers presented at the 1985 Annual Meeting. As Certificate of Excellence awardees, they are eligible to submit papers for the Graduate Student Research Manuscript Award for 1986. The manuscript or a reprint of the published paper based on the awardwinning presentation should be submitted in five copies to the Chairman of the Graduate Student Manuscript Award Committee, Dr. D. M. Janky, Department of Poultry Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611.
sylvania State University in 1979. After a year of employment with Cargill, he pursued a graduate degree at the . 51 University of Maine and received an M.S. degree in animal science in I •ft* fWi 1982. Currently, he is completing requirements for a Ph.D. degree in poultry nutrition at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Blake is a member of Sigma Xi and the Poultry Science Association.
Teresa Lynn Blalock, Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina received a Certificate of Excellence for the presentation of the paper, "Liver Metabolic Effects of Supplemental Iron on Cadmium and Zinc Toxicity in Chicks" given in the Nutrition Section. C. H. Hill was co-author. Blalock was born in Person County, North Carolina on May 19, 1956. She received the B.S. in poultry science in 1979, the M.S. in physiology in 1981, and the Ph.D. in nutrition in 1985, all from North Carolina State University. Dr. Blalock's research interests are in physiology and nutrition; however, she has had teaching experience in poultry processing. Her future plans are in poultry research in academia or industry.
Lynn G. Bagley of the Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, was the recipient of a Certificate of Excellence for the paper, "The Effect of Hypoxia During Different Stages of Incubation in Turkey Eggs Exposed to High Altitude." V. L. Christensen was co-author of the paper, which was presented in the Physiology Section. Bagley was born March 14, 1957, in Salt Lake City, Utah and grew up in Moroni, Utah. He received an A.S. from Snow College in 1979 and a B.S. in animal science from Utah State University in 1981. He received a M.S. in animal science from Brigham Young University in 1982. He is currently completing the requirements for a Ph.D. in physiology under the direction of V. L. Christensen. Bagley's research interests are in hatchability of turkey eggs. His research has explored ways to improve hatchability of turkey eggs incubated at high altitudes. He received a Pacific Egg and Poultry Association Scholarship in 1981 and Graduate Student Award at the 1985 Southern Poultry Society meeting. Bagley is a member of the Poultry Science Association, the Southern Poultry Science Society, and Gamma Sigma Delta.
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John P. Blake, Department of Poultry Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, was presented a Certificate of Excellence for the paper entitled, "Nitrogen, Energy and Weight Losses Associated with the Drying and Grinding of Poultry Feed and Excreta", by J. P. Blake and L. M. Potter. Blake was born on August 2, 1957 at Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania and received a B.S. degree in animal science from the Penn-
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Robert S. Clare, Department of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, was awarded a certificate of Excellence for the paper, "B (MHC) Genotype Effects on Immunity to Eimeria tenella (Coccidia)", which was presented in the Genetics Section. R. G. Stout and R. L. Taylor, Jr., were co-authors. Clare was born May 5, 1961 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received the B.S. in microbiology and animal bioscience at Penn State in 1983, the M.S. in animal and nutritional sciences at New Hampshire, and is currently pursuing the Ph.D. in immunogenetics at New Hampshire. His current research interests include parasite immunology and avion immunogenetics. He is a member of Sigma Xi, Poultry Science Association, and the American Society of Parasitologists.
Peter R. Ferket, of Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, received a Certificate of Excellence for the paper, "Effect of Protein and/or Energy Restrictions from 10 Days to 6 Weeks of Age on Subsequent Performance of Large Turkey Toms Given High or Low Fat Diets." J. L. Sell was co-author. Ferket was born in Chatham, Ontario, in 1957. He received a B.S. degree with honors in animal science in 1981 and an M.S. degree in poultry nutrition under E. T. Moran, Jr., in 1984. He earned both degrees from the University of Guelph, and worked at Cuddy Farms Ltd. in Ontario, Canada, before continuing graduate study. He is currently completing the requirements for a Ph.D. under Dr. Sell at Iowa State University. Ferket was the recipient of the Centennial Award in 1981, the Dr. W. R. Graham Memorial Award in 1982, and the John McGrath Memorial Award in 1983 for excellence in research in poultry science by a graduate student. He holds memberships in the Poultry Science Association and the Agricultural Institute of Canada. His research interests are in turkey nutrition and protein metabolism in poultry. In the future, he hopes to focus his research efforts on topics relevant to the turkey industry.
Richard K. Gast, Department of Poultry Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for his presentation of the paper entitled, "In Vivo Transfer of Antibiotic Resistance to a Strain of Salmonella arizonae," given in the Pathology Section. J. F. Stephens was the coauthor. Gast was born in 1957, in Sandusky, Ohio. He received a B.A. degree in history from the Ohio State University in 1979 and a M.S. degree in poultry science in 1984 from the same institution. He is
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Robert M. Campbell, Department of Nutrition, Rutgers—The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, received the Certificate of Excellence for the paper entitled, "Growth Hormone Stimulation of in vitro Lipolysis by Chicken Adipose Tissue," given in the Physiology Section. Colin G. Scanes was the coauthor. Campbell was born on September 25, I960, in Beacon, New York; he received a B.S. degree in biological sciences from Rutgers University in 1982. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. Degree in nutrition at Rutgers University. His research interest is discerning the mechanism by which growth hormone exerts lipolytic and antilipolytic effects in chicken adipose tissue. Campbell was a recipient of the 1984 Graduate Student Research Paper Certificate of Excellence in the Physiology Section. He is also a student member of the Poultry Science Association.
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currently working toward a Ph.D. degree in avian microbiology at The Ohio State University, under the direction of Dr. J. F. Stephens. His current research interests concern the problems associated with the emergence of antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria. Gast is a member of the Poultry Science Association, Gamma Sigma Delta, and the American Society for Microbiology.
Charles M. Papa, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, was the recipient of a Certificate of Excellence for the paper entitled, "Postmortem Muscle Shortening as a Function of Location Within the Broiler Breast," which was presented in the Marketing and Products section. The paper was co-authored by D. L. Fletcher. Papa was born in 1953 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, and received both degrees, B.S. in 1976 and M.S. in 1980, in food science from The Pennsylvania State University. He is now completing requirements for the Ph.D. degree in poultry science at the University of Georgia with a specialization in poultry products technology under the direction of D. L. Fletch-
er. His research interests are directed at further characterization of physical and chemical aspects of rigor development in poultry breast muscles. Papa has received the Dawson Scholarship (1984), a Graduate School Enhancement Award (1984) and the Hubbard Farms Charitable Foundation Scholarship (1983) while attending the University of Georgia. Earlier awards included first place in the American Dairy Science Association Graduate Research and Speakers Competition (1980), Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Graduate Research Award, Pittsburgh Section (1979), IFT National Scholarship Award (1975), IFT Regional Scholarship Award, Philadelphia Section (1974), and the Forbes Chocolate Leadership Award (1974). He is a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, the Poultry Science Assocation, and the American Meat Science Association.
Vincent K. Tsiagbe, Department of Poultry Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, was the recipient of a Certificate of Excellence for the HI paper, "Enhanced Immune Responses in Broiler Chicks Fed Methionine Supplemented Diets," which was presented in the Nutrition Section. M. E. Cook, A. E. Harper, and M. L. Sunde were co-authors. Tsiagbe was born June 23, 1950 in Taviepe, Ghana. He received the B.S. (honors) in animal science in 1976 from the University of Ghana and the M.S. in poultry science in 1981 at the University of Wisconsin. He expects to complete requirements for a Ph.D. with a joint degree in poultry and nutritional sciences under M. L. Sunde and A. E. Harper. Tsiagbe's several research interests include methionine-chlorine relationships in layers and broilers, volatile sulfur compounds in methionine toxicity, nutritional modulations of immunity, and mycotoxin toxicity in broilers. He has worked as an assistant research officer at the Annual Research Institute, Ghana. He is recipient of the Villas Fellowship, a member of Gamma Sigma Delta, and Sigma Xi. He is also a member of the Poultry Science Association, AAAS, and the Massachusetts Medical Society.
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Dale T. Hyatt, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, received a Certificate of Excellence for the paper entitled, "Evolution of Glutaraldehyde as a Hatching Egg Disinfectant," which was presented in the Pathology Section; F. A. Gardner and R. C. Fanguy were • co-authors. Hyatt was born in Dickinson, Texas in 1955. He received the B.S. degree in poultry science at Texas A&M ' ** * » and is currently working toward the M.S. in poultry science at that institution. He has had 4 years of experience as a manager of turkey rearing facilities for Olson Farms, Willmar, Minnesota and has had experience in construction work.
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author. Winstead was born in San Antonio, Texas on December 12, 1958. She received the B.S. and M.S. degree from the University of Arkansas. She currently is investigating the lipostatic theory of appetite regulation as part of her pursuit of the Ph.D. degree at Clemson University under the direction of D. V. Maurice. Winstead received the Southern Poultry Science Paper of Excellence in 1984 and PSA Certificate of Excellence in 1983. She hopes to continue an active career in poultry nutrition.
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Christina S. Winstead, Poultry Science Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for the paper "Enhanced Energetic Efficiency and Alterations in Thyroid Hormones and Brain Serotonin Concentration in Force-Fed Broiler Hens" in the Nutrition Section. D. V. Maurice was co-