Abstract
I accept the L. E. Casida Award on behalf of our entire program at West Virginia University (WVU). I do so with great humility and a clear appreciation of both the recognition it represents and the efforts by those who made it possible. I have been blessed by a work ethic instilled by my parents, by a quality education during my association with Dr. Casida, and by a singularly dedicated group of friends (my students and colleagues). The success of our program over the years has been due to hard work by those students and both constructive criticism and hard work by those colleagues. I am proud that one of our former students, Charlotte S. Farin, is presenting her work during this symposium. This award was developed to recognize quality in graduate education. It was based in part on concepts outlined in a talk on graduate education that Dr. Casida presented to the American Society of Animal Science in 1965 (Casida, 1966). Copyright © 2000. American Society of Animal Science . © 2000 American Society of Animal Science