Student Retention in Colleges Changes Lives and Society (eBook)

Problems, Concerns and Solutions

Victor G. Stanley (Autor)

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2017
84 Seiten
Xlibris Us (Verlag)
978-1-5434-6386-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Victor G. Stanley is professor emeritus of animal science in the college of agriculture and human sciences at Prairie View A&M University in Texas, where he taught in the faculty for thirty-six years. He served in the university as a tenured professor, research scientist, coordinator of the animal science program, and department head until his retirement in 2016.

Dr. Stanleys research area of expertise was in food safety, and the impact of his scientific work and papers can be found in leading poultry science publication journals and other outlets. Being the consummate research scientist, he was highly sought after in state, national, and international levels for his expertise in poultry nutrition and its effects on animal husbandry. He was a consultant to Alltech Company in the Kentucky and Sanderson Farms in Texas for many years. Dr. Stanley was the first to discover a biological control for aflatoxins, toxic metabolites produced by certain fungi, which affect the quality of grains used extensively in animal and poultry feeds.

Dr. Stanley taught several undergraduate and graduate courses for majors and nonmajors, including poultry science, animal breeding and genetics, and animal nutrition, and he is the recipient of numerous college and university awards for excellence in research, teaching, advising, and mentoring. At the end of his career at Prairie View A&M University, he has successfully mentored twenty-four students toward the PhD degree in the United States and Canada and, additionally, thirty-five students toward the pursuit of a DVM degree. Several of his former students have pursued graduate studies and professional degrees at Cornell University, Texas A&M University, Tuskegee University, and the University of Guelph. He is passionate about and committed to student growth and development in the college years and beyond.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 27.11.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• ISBN-10: 1-5434-6386-X / 154346386X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5434-6386-6 / 9781543463866