Dorian Giles had a tough decision to make early on as a student at the University of Missouri. Giles, an avid basketball player throughout his youth, had dreamed of one day suiting up at the collegiate level. While those dreams were put on the back burner as Giles chose to attend Mizzou, during his sophomore year he was in contact…
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Turning a Passion into a Career
CAFNR Celebrates Black History Month: Young alum Kaija Caldwell found a passion for horses while at Mizzou
“Horses are my career.” Kaija Caldwell said the words still feel surreal coming out of her mouth. When Caldwell first arrived at the University of Missouri she wasn’t sure where her interest in animals was going to take her. She certainly wasn’t expecting to fall in love with horses. “I knew that MU had a great animal sciences program, which…
CAFNR Grad’s Ranch a Hub for Education and Fun
Greg Buckman will take the reins of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association in January
Greg Buckman, B.S.E. 1976, just wanted to farm when he graduated from high school. College was far from his plans of riding John Deere tractors and working in the family dairy barn. “All I ever wanted to be was a farmer,” he says. He also liked buying and restoring John Deere equipment and decided he wanted to work for Deere.…