In a previous issue we asked ARPAS members to share their industry awards with us. The following is a response from one of the founding members of ARPAS, Dr. Leonard S. Bull. Here is Dr. Bull’s candidly humorous recollection of the society’s formative years and the awards he’s received over the years.

When I think how far ARPAS has come since a bunch of us including Wayne Perry, Walt Woods, Virgil Hays, Jim Williamson, Dean Hodge, a few others, and I used to meet in Indy at a hotel and plot the future of ARPAS, it is truly amazing! As the records will show, I served on the Governing Council for a few years, was President sometime in the past, and was responsible for the examination process for several years. And it was gratifying! The trials and tribulations of running the examination process! And then the issues of the Professional Animal Scientist! It has been a great experience and I am SO glad to see a FEW young faces in the crowd. Of course, there are a bunch of us "Old Pfahrts" (that is the name of a group that I meet with at 8 AM in a casual restaurant in Bristol, VT , called Cubbers (not open to anyone but us at that hour) to solve the issues of the day.

You asked what activities and recognitions we have had. I was a. Member of the Vermont Agricultural Development Board; b. Member of the Board of Directors of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture; Chair, Past Chair, and now Chair of the Planning Committee of a FORUM on Antibiotic Use in Animal Agriculture (www.animalagriculture.org); c. Member, National Steering Committee, 25x25 (www.25x25.org); d. Senior Author, "Nutritional Energetics" (available on CD for $18, contact me at homebull@aol.com); e. Senior Advisor, UN/FAO/Birchwood Conservancy Program for World Heritage Animal Genetic Resources conservation. 

Cheers from an Old Pfahrt!

Leonard S. Bull, PhD, PAS, Emeritus Professor of Animal Science

Have you received an industry honor or award you want to share with other members of ARPAS? We'd love to hear from you. Let us know by e-mailing the ARPAS headquarters at arpas@assochq.org and we'll publish the information in the newsletter.