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Tarleton s Tarpley honored at NACTA Conference
TSU Newsroom
STEPHENVILLE Tarleton State University’s Dr. Rudy Tarpley was honored Thursday at the annual conference of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture with the organization’s Educator Award.
Tarpley, the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, has been part of the Tarleton faculty since 2010.
“Being recognized at the national level is a great honor,” he said. “However, the best reward we receive as professional educators is to make a positive difference in the lives of our students.”
Tarpley received his bachelor of science in agriculture and extension education in 1985 from New Mexico State University, his master’s in 1991 from Mississippi State University and a PhD in education with a major in agricultural education and experimental statistics from Mississippi State in 1993.
Master Naturalists help preserve original part of Great Plains along Bosque River Trail
Submitted by Peggy Tolboom
Have you ever stopped to wonder what is the meaning of Cross Timbers ?
Early European settlers called this part of Texas Cross Timbers because Post Oak forests used to cross strips of the Blackland Prairie. The Blackland Prairie is part of the Great Plains. Only small parts of the Great Plains still exist, having become farmlands and expanding development.
Fortunately, Stephenville has one of these small pieces, and it is wearing its spring beauty now. Located along the Bosque River Trail between Long Street and Washington Street, a prairie restoration is being established. By visiting, it is possible to get a glimpse of what used to cover 11.5 million acres of tall grass prairie where bison traveled through.
North Texas superintendent who built a better Everman ISD dies from cancer
Fort Worth Star-Telegram 1 hr ago Kaley Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jun. 27 The superintendent of the Everman school district, Curtis T Amos, died Saturday after a three-year battle with cancer, the school district said.
Amos was the first Black superintendent of Everman ISD, and the district flourished under his leadership, the district said on its website about Amos. He was unanimously voted into the position in 2015. Dr Curtis T Amos, Sr built a better Everman ISD, Tobi Jackson, a trustee on the Fort Worth School District board, wrote in a Facebook post. Dr Amos was an exceptional collaborator and always was an amazing partner. At Fort Worth SPARC, we were fortunate to be the recipient of his brilliant collaborative spirit, outstanding, principled leadership and support.
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