Directory Profile

Research Interests

• Dairy Production Management
• Energy and Protein Metabolism in Lactating Dairy Cows
• Livestock Housing & Environmental Systems
• Scholarship of Teaching
• The endocrine function of the mammary Gland

Awards, Distinctions, and Honors

• 2021-2022 Horace T. Morse Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
• The 2010 Award for Global Engagement and Distinguished Professor - University of Minnesota System wide
• 2008 Outstanding Service Learning Faculty Award
• NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) Fellow Teacher Award - June 2008, Logan, Utah
• 2006 Distinguished Teaching Award
• 2002 Ag-Arama Appreciation Award
• Minnesota Forage & Grassland Council Outstanding Contribution Award - 2001
• University of Minnesota Extension Service Multi-Cluster Team Award - University of Minnesota Beef Education Series/Nutrition Home Study Course Award, 1998
• African American Institute Graduate Fellowship Awards, 1983 & 1990

Educational Background

• B.S. in Animal Sciences from Polytechnic Rural Institute of Mali (West Africa)
• M.S. in Ag Economics from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
• M.S. in Animal Science from University of Maine, Orono
• Ph.D. in Animal Science from South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

Professional Memberships

• American Dairy Science Association (ADSA)
• Gamma Sigma Delta
• Lions Club International - Dawn to Dusk Lions Club of Crookston, MN
• Minnesota Association of Agricultural Educators (MAAE)
• North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA)