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2024 Morrison Award Recipient
Sponsored by: F.B. Morrison Fund

Ronald D. Randel

Ronald D. Randel
Texas A&M AgriLife Research/Texas A&M University

Dr. Ronald D. Randel, a world-renowned authority on beef cattle reproductive physiology and endocrinology, was born in Kansas. He graduated from high school in Redwood City, CA. After a brief time at Kansas State, Ron served 4 years in the Navy. He earned a B.S. degree in Animal Science at Washington State (1965). Under Dr. Ralph Erb's mentorship, Ron earned the Ph.D. degree in Animal Physiology at Purdue (1971). In 1971, Ron joined the U.S. Range Livestock Experiment Station in Miles City, MT as a Research Scientist. In 1974, he accepted an Associate Professorship at Texas A&M University's Overton Research Center. He advanced to the rank of Full Professor in 1978 and is a Senior Faculty Fellow and a Regents Fellow. He has been a Fullbright Fellow and received the ASAS Physiology and Endocrinology Award and the Casida Award. Dr. Randel and his wife Colleen reside in Tyler, Texas. Their son, Lowell, daughter-in-law, Shelly, and granddaughters, Katelyn and Paige, reside in Lorton, Virginia.

Presentation Details

Session: Opening Session
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2024
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Exhibit Hall E