Passing of L Dale Van Vleck
Posted by: Jessica Petersen (jessica.petersen
unl.edu)
Post date: Dec 24, 2025
A true legend in Animal Breeding, Dr. L. Dale Van Vleck, passed away
December 23, 2025, in Dallas, TX, after a brief illness.
Dr. Van Vleck was born on June 11, 1933. He grew up near Clearwater,
Nebraska on his family farm. Dale earned his bachelors (1954) and masters
(1955) degrees from the University of Nebraska prior to serving in the U.S.
Army Chemical Corps. He then continued his education at Cornell University,
where he earned his Ph.D. in 1960, working with Dr. Charles Henderson.
Continuing his career at Cornell, he first served as a research geneticist
before transitioning to a tenure-track position; he was promoted to full
professor in 1973. While a student, he married Delores (Dee) who would be
his wife of 55 years (d. 2013). Along with his career, he also built his
Assistant or Associate Professor in Animal Breeding
Posted by: Clare Gill (clare.gill
ag.tamu.edu)
Post date: Dec 06, 2025
POSITION: The Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for an
Assistant or Associate Professor in Animal Breeding. Candidates for
Assistant Professor will be tenure-track and candidates for Associate
Professor will be considered for either tenure-track or tenure upon hire
depending on qualifications with demonstrated potential to develop an
exemplary teaching, research, and service portfolio. This is a 9-month,
full-time appointment with research (50%), teaching (40%), and service
(10%) responsibilities and an anticipated start date of August 1, 2026.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The primary focus of this position
will be to contribute to cutting-edge research and teaching to advance
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