We hope you enjoy this fourth edition of the “Cowpoke News”. In this edition, you will read about Dr. Robert “Bob” Totusek, a legend in our department, who passed away this past summer. You will also read about our outstanding students who completed internships across the country this summer, as well as our students who have been selected for undergraduate research scholarships. A number of our undergraduate and graduate students have received special awards this summer. And finally….you will read about Minnie Lou Bradley, the first female student in the Department of Animal Science who started at OSU in 1949. The painting shown on the cover of this edition of "Cowpoke News" was created by artist Richard Halstead.