Dr. Ronald D. Randel accepted an Associate Professorship at Texas A&M University and the Research and Extension Center at Overton, Texas, in 1974. He advanced to the rank of Full Professor in 1978 and was named a Faculty Fellow and a Regents Fellow in 1999, a Senior Faculty Fellow in 2005, and an ASAS Fellow in 2007. Dr. Randel was designated as an outstanding alumnus of both his B.S. (Washington State University) and Ph.D. (Purdue University) institutions. He received the ASAS Physiology and Endocrinology Award in 1996. He was the recipient of the 2012 L.E. Casida Award for excellence in graduate education in physiology and endocrinology. He concluded his term as SSASAS President in 2007. Dr. Randel’s contributions to the fields of animal physiology and endocrinology have globally benefited animal agriculture. He has served as a major advisor to over 75 graduate students and 40 undergraduate interns. Dr. Randel is a world-renowned authority on beef cattle reproduction, with over 1000 publications (over 200 journal articles). He has presented his work on six continents. He has received a Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship Award, numerous other awards, and frequent invitations to speak.
