A3HancaaHr Farming, Saturday, April 27, 1996
PSU Dept. Dairy, Animal Science Announces Distinguished Alumni
From 1961 to 1963, he was a
research associate at Penn State. In
1963. he pursued post-doctoral
studies at the Royal Veterinary and
Agricultural College in Copenha
gen, Denmark. In 1963, he was
named assistant professor at Penn
State and was promoted to associ
ate professor in 1968 and to profes
sor in 1972.
He was a visiting professor at
Colorado State University in
1975-76. In 1979, he left Penn
State and accepted an appointment
as a professor at Colorado State
University. .
From 1989 to 1995, he was head
of the Colorado University Depart
ment of Physiology, retiring with
the rank of professor emeritus.
Currently, he is vice president
for research with BioPore Inc., in
Slate College, a position he has
held since 1989.
He is known internationally for
his research on male reproductive
physiology and endocrinology and
Robert Fraley Becomes
UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre
Co.) The Penn State University
Department of Dairy and Animal
Science annually names two dis
tinguished alumni one for
dairy science, the other for animal
science.
The department this week
announced its two selections.
Rupert P. Amann, Fort Collins,
Colo., is the 1996 Distinguished
Dairy Science Alumnus, while
Don Hutzel, of Republic. Ohio, is
the 1996 Distinguished Animal
Science Alumnus.
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Rupert Amann
Amann is an internationally
known physiologist, was bom and
raised in Massachusetts and
received a bachelor’s degree in
dairy husbandry from the Univer
sity of Maine in 1953.
After serving in the U.S. Army,
he attended Penn State University,
achieving a master’s degree in
1957 and a doctorate in 1961.
Dekalb Director
DEKALB. 111.
Robert T. Fraley, presi
dent of the Ceregen unit
at Monsanto Co., was
named to the board of
directors of DEKALB
Genetics Corporation,
the company said today.
His appointment brings
the number of directors
to 11.
As head of Ceregen,
Fraley, 43, is responsi
ble for the discovery,
development and com
mercialization of new
crop chemical and
biotechnology-based
products. Recognized as
a worldwide leader in
gene transfer technolo
gy, Fraley has authored
more than 100 publica
tions and patent ap
plications relating to
technical advances in
this area.
Fraley joined the
Monsanto Biological
Sciences Program in
1981 as a seni'
research specialist afti
receiving his Ph.D in
microbiology/
biochemistry in 197'
from the University
Illinois and completinj
a two-year fellowship
the University
Califomia-San Francis
co. He has held posi
tions of increasing
responsibility at Mon
santo, in-cluding direc
tor of the Plant Science
research group, vice
president of technology
for The Agricultural
Croup, and group vice
president and general
manager of the New
Products Division.
Fraley was awarded
the 1995 National
Award for Agricultural
Excellence in Science
by the National Agri-
Marketing Association.
In 1986, he received the
Monsanto Thomas and
Hochwalt Award in rec
ognition of advances
made in basic research
in plant biology. In
1988, he was elected a
Fellow of the American
Association for the
Advancement
Science.
Pann State Univarsity
Dairy, Animal Sclanea
has conducted research on 13 spe
cies, including humans.
His research interests have
included evaluation and preserva
tion of sperm, testicular and cpi
didymal physiology, and male
reproductive endocrinology.
Amann published ISS research
paper and 18 book chapters. In
addition to his research activities,
he has served on many national
advisory and review panels.
Among his many awards and
honors, he received the Gamma
Sigma Delta Research award, the
Physiology and Endocrinology
award from the American Society
of Animal Science, the award for
Research in Animal Reproduction
and Artificial Insemination from
the National Association of Ani
mal Breeders, the Pennock Distin
guished Serve Award from Color
ado State University, the Distin
guished Andrologist award from
the American Society of Antholo
gy, and the Distinguished Service
Award from the Society for the
Study of Reproduction.
He has been actively involved in
many profession societies and has
served on the editorial boards of
the Journal of Dairy Science, the
Journal of Animal Science, the
Journal of Anthology, Biology rtf
Reproduction, and the Journal of
Reproduction and Fertility.
He and his wife, Ragna. live in
Fort Collins and have two grown
children, Hans and Kirsten.
Don Hutzel
Don Hutzel, a highly respected
livestock breeder, was bom in Cin
cinatd, Ohio, and was raised in
southwestern Ohio on his family’s
registered Jersey operation.
His interest in beef cattle began
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