W. Steve Damron

author of Introduction to Animal Science

February 4, 2012

W. Stephen Damron received B.S. M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee. He joined the Animal Science Department Oklahoma State University in 1988. Dr. Damron has received 30 awards and recognitions for teaching and advising excellence, including the Carnegie Foundation's Oklahoma Professor of the Year in 2010. In Dr. Damron's teaching career of nearly 30 years, he has advised over 2000 students and taught over 20,000 in his classes.

He is a successful textbook author. The fifth edition of his Introduction to Animal Science (2013) is available. He has served the Animal Science Department as Teaching Coordinator and Scholarship Coordinator, teaches honors, independent study and graduate courses, advises approximately one-hundred undergraduates, is an effective college and campus leader, has developed several innovative courses, champions effective outcomes and general education assessment, raises funds for scholarships, is an active student and faculty mentor, supports and participates as a faculty leader in study abroad courses, and contributes to the scholarship of teaching.

Dr. Damron is currently serving as Interim Assistant dean of Academic Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Damron lives outside Stillwater, Oklahoma with his wife Rebecca and children, Joshua and Aubryana, both students at OSU.

Introduction to Animal Science provides a text for introductory courses in Animal Science. The major, traditional biological disciplines and how the science of each of these contributes to the whole of Animal Science are included. There is information on how to feed, manage, breed, and care for animals. Because the scope of Animal Science is so broad, this book examines how animals fit into all of society and how they contribute to the well-being of humans from a worldwide perspective. The text takes a brief tour to look at the various types of agriculture found around the world. It explores other uses that we have found for our domesticated animals. It individually considers the species of primary importance to humans. This text also discusses the industries that have arisen around those species and their effects on our society and our economy.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2012-honorees/wsteve-damron

Last Updated: 12 January 2022