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The Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) partnered with the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM) to host the 17th
Professor pens new memoir Flores ruminates on ‘Growing Up Mexican’ in STX
Annual HOLT CAT Symposium on Excellence in Ranch Management on Thursday and Friday. This year’s edition was titled “The Future of the Wildlife Enterprise: Applying New Knowledge and Tools” and educated attendees on conservation tactics, land stewardship and natural resource management. The two-day symposium featured presen-
tations by wildlife and ranching professionals from all across the United States. Experts covered a multitude of topics including public and private land access, balancing resources for livestock and wildlife management operations. Day one focused on the land. Six speakers took center stage and covered everything from access to resource management.
Dave Delaney, GM of Ranching and Wildlife at King Ranch Inc., kicked forecasting potential problems on the horizon for wildlife and livestock operations. The theme of prediction continued with second speaker Greg Simons, owner of Wildlife Systems Inc. Simons ruminated on the evolving ethos of a new generation of hunters and
how outdoor professionals can and should capitalize on new interests. Tyson Johnson and Marc Bartoskewitz, general managers of Sooner Cattle Company and Cook Canyon ranch, respectively, explored the expectations of ranch managers for wildlife managers and vice versa. Johnson explained the role of wildlife in a cattle operation, and Bartoskewitz spoke on
wildlife operations. Rick Danvir, owner of Basin Wildlife Consulting, and Scott McFarlane of Deseret Land and Livestock, closed out day one with presentations on private and public access in western states, explanations for how resource allocations agement tactics and the legal issues arising from !""#,-"."-/%'()*(+
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Aside from being a college professor at Texas A&M University in communications and journalism Dr. Manuel Flores spends time !"#$%&'()*$+*,")-$* *4%"1,55"% writing on his own. He is an award-winning journalist and has written a textbook, columns and his own book. His most recent book is called CHICANADAS: The Adventures of Growing Up Mexican in South Texas. It was released on Aug. 20. “I wanted to write a book for my family, my children and grandchildren to tell them a little bit of history on the Flores family in Texas,” Flores said. He wanted his family to understand their own history growing up Mexican. His biggest inspiration for writing the book was his grandfather Pedro Chapa. He was a reporter, !""#!"#$%&'()*(+
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Ceramic artists are the avatars of the world, the ter and earth. With complete manipulation of the elements, a story telling piece is made. That storytelling is taking place at A&M-Kingsville, and that story is about to be retold. Art professor Fulden Wissinger and student Homer Ramirez III have been invited to showcase their ceramic pieces in the fourth annual small works show hosted by Art Room in Dallas/Fort Worth. The show highlights compelling work from local, regional and national artists. “What we do here, it’s not just teaching. I have to teach my students real life experiences; they have to put something important out there to help build a career. In art the most important thing is getting into shows, getting an award or even having an article written about your work…
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Wissinger inspires students to tell their life stories through the creation of ceramic artwork.
map. Now we are working on doing other shows,” Wissinger said. Ramirez is a junior majoring in art. His collection of pieces expresses his miland mixed heritage.
applications for shows,
recognition for was for my piece called ‘A way out.’ A few days later after submitting I heard that I had gotten recognized in the show in Corpus Christi. It
submitted Homer was recognized for one of his pieces. He received an award - Honorable Mention. It’s a big success, it put the student’s name, the department name and the university’s name on the
submitting my piece into any show. After that, I got that little bug and wanted to put more of my work in shows. Now my work is going to a national show in Fort Worth, it hasn’t hit me that my piece has been
selected for a show that is national,” Ramirez said. Fulden encourages her students to gain exposure by joining shows and disniques to further enhance their artistic career. “The great part is that I’m an established artist; I’ve done many shows and to see that my student got into the same show I did, is a pretty good success…We are going to continue participating in more shows. We have some strong pieces that we really trust and we are going to try to get them out there,” Wissinger said. For upcoming artists, the intensity of the art world is often met with
feedback and constructive criticism. Wissinger encourages her students to put their work on display while warning them not to get discouraged by rejection. She assures her students that they will have to push through rejection and failure before reaching success. “I have to give a lot of credit to Fulden, because if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t be where I am right now. I wouldn’t be working here at Texas A&M-Kingsville. I wouldn’t have been a tech. I wouldn’t have been working with a lot of great professors, and I wouldn’t have my work getting sent out or recognized. With
her knowledge on the different types of glazing and textures, she opened more doors for me to show myself a lot more through my pieces,” Ramirez said. Their work will join the exhibition on Nov. 13 through Dec. 12 at the Dallas/Forth Worth Art Room.
that people genuinely like
work is kind of exciting. This is a great opportunity for them. It is nice that they got recognized from art-
It makes our department proud of their recognition,” Art, Communication and Theater Department Chair Todd Lucas said.
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These are my peers Dr. Travis Braidwood presented his presentation “These Are My Peers? A Legal History of Jury Discrimination” last Thursday.
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Turkish Tortilla XXI to be displayed at the Dallas/ Fort Worth Art Room.
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A series of ceramic pieces by Homer Ramirez III on display at the Ben Bailey Art Gallery.