Howard Hesby Memorial Scholarship

John Howard Hesby was born in Arlington, SD and grew up on the family farm near Volga.  He earned his B.S. in 1996 from SDSU where he was on the livestock judging team, played football, and was a member of FarmHouse.  He served in the SD National Guard from 1961 to 1969.

After marrying his childhood sweetheart, Kay Stubkjaer, in July 1966 he earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University.  While at Purdue, Dr. Hesby's love of learning became a lifelong love of teaching.  He joined the faculty at Texas A&M University in 1971 where his wish to broaden student experience resulted in his developing several courses, including field trips throughout the United Statees as well as professional development skills.

The recipient of many teaching awards, Dr. Hesby was most honored by the TAMU Former Student Association Award in Teaching and with the American Society of Animal Science national award in teaching.  He participated in most ag-related activities and enjoyed keeping up with his former students.  He passed away in July, 2005.