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Dennis M. Hallford received his BS from Tarleton State University and his MS and PhD degrees from Oklahoma State University working with Turman and Wettemann. He joined the faculty of Animal and Range Sciences at New Mexico State University in 1975. He has been a continuous member of ASAS since 1971. In 2004 he earned the rank of Regents Professor and has received all major teaching awards at New Mexico State University. He received the Western Section Distinguished Teacher and Service awards. Hallford served as president of the Western Section and on the ASAS Executive Committee and Board of Directors. He was the applied animal science section editor and animal production division editor for the Journal of Animal Science. Hallford and his wife, Marilyn, live in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as do their daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters.