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TABLE OF CONTENTS From the Editor, Stephen Emanuele, PhD, PAS
Message from the President
New ARPAS Logo
ASAS/ASDA Meeting and ASAS Centennial Celebration a Resounding Success
Governing Council Meeting Highlights
Don't Forget to Keep Your Continuing Education Units Up To Date
From the Executive Vice President
Did you know...
From the Editor, Stephen Emanuele, PhD, PAS The View from 30,000 Feet - A New Feature in Your ARPAS Newsletter
Message from the President From ARPAS President Marit Arana, PhD, PAS
New ARPAS Logo ARPAS Selects New Logo
ASAS/ASDA Meeting and ASAS Centennial Celebration a Resounding Success ASAS/ASDA Meeting by Betsy Greene, PhD, PAS Beginning with the “Late Breaking Hot Topic” presentations on Monday to the finish of the Triennial Lactation Symposium on Friday... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ARPAS Members Win Awards by Carl Hunt, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN Congratulations to the following ARPAS members who received awards at the ASAS/ADSA meeting in Indianapolis: Governing Council Meeting Highlights Highlights from July 2008 Governing Council Meeting
   July 7, 2008 Governing Council Meeting Photos courtesy of Bill Price, ARPAS Historian Report from Past-President Darrell Johnson, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN
Report from Executive Vice President Kenneth R Cummings, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN
Report from Former Treasurer Keith Lusby, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN The ARPAS fiscal year coincides with the calendar year. ARPAS ended December 2007 with total revenue and support of approximately $249,000, compared to a budgeted amount of about $219,000. Both membership and revenue from the PAS journal exceeded expectations. The size of the journal has increased significantly, which caused revenues to increase due to additional pages charges. ARPAS ended the fiscal year 2007 with a net change in assets of $16,307 compared to the budgeted amount of $7,745. Reports from ARPAS Chapters "It take a Village," a title one notable politician used for her book. That is how I see an ARPAS chapter relative to the whole of ARPAS. Without our chapters, the organization does not have local or state representation. Yes, we have individual members and we have regions, but members don't have the opportunity to participate in organized meetings with their regional director or to discuss needs and issues. With a large enough Chapter, you can even have your own representative on the Governing Council as does the California Chapter. Our chapters give members an opportunity to meet, share and shape the direction of ARPAS. Report from the PAS Journal Editor-in-Chief Wayne Kellogg, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN Volume 23 (2007) of the Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) was completed with 742 pages. This compares with 480 pages in volume 22 and an average of 507 pages in the previous three issues. There were 7 review articles, 59 research articles, CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Report from ARPAS Historian Bill Price, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN Take a look at our revised ARPAS website... CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Don't Forget to Keep Your Continuing Education Units Up To Date One reason you are an ARPAS member is ... ...that you want to let others know that you are committed to continuing education and staying up to date on the latest information in the animal sciences. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Upcoming Continuing Education Unit Opportunities by Betsy Wagner, PhD, PAS There are still plenty of opportunities to meet the annual continuing education requirements for ARPAS membership renewal. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE California ARPAS Chapter Continuing Education Symposium by Barbara Barton, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN The annual California Chapter of ARPAS – Continuing Education Conference is scheduled for October 30-31, 2008 at Harris Ranch Inn in Coalinga, California. This conference features an in-depth examination of a specific topic identified by the CA-ARPAS membership as being critical to their professional education. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE From the Executive Vice President Can any ARPAS Member Give ARPAS Exams? The answer is YES! As an ARPAS member in good standing you are fully commissioned to administer ARPAS exams to individuals seeking membership at the RAS and PAS levels. Board certification examinations can also be administered by members that are CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Did you know... Update on American College of Animal Sciences (ACAS) Did you know that qualified individuals may seek board certification in a discipline college of the American College of Animal Sciences (ACAS) by a means other than the conventional examinations process? CLICK HERE TO READ MORE |
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As I am writing to you, I am flying over the heartland of America looking down on American agriculture from 30,000 feet. I have to admit that I have a sense of pride knowing that in each state I am flying over right now, there are ARPAS members helping... 
Warm and smokey greetings from California. I am honored to have been chosen to serve as your president for the next year. Dr. Darrell Johnson and the previous past-presidents have all left some big shoes to fill, but I feel that I am up to the task of leading this organization for the next year. It is a pleasure to serve an organization that is dynamic and enthusiastic about its future. 
If I had to pick one word to describe this past year it would be “transition.” We have gone through several transitions during this past year but that is indicative of a growing organization. I would like to point out several changes that have occurred during the last year.
What motivates retired people to want to take on part-time work? They need some place to go, they want to be needed, they need the money, they have a cause they care about or retirement is really just a figment of one’s imagination.