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Cody Wright

Cody Wright

Title

Professor

Office Building

Animal Science Complex

Office

212

Mailing Address

Animal Science Complex 212
Animal Science-Box 2170
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Education

  • Ph.D. | North Carolina State University
  • M.S. | Kansas State University
  • B.S. | South Dakota State University

Academic Interests

  • Ruminant nutrition

Academic Responsibilities

  • AS 264 - Ruminant Livestock Production (Fall Only)
  • AS 319/L - Livestock Feeds and Feeding and Lab (Fall and Spring)
  • AS 389 - Current Issues in Animal Science (Summer Only)
  • AS 474/L - Cow-Calf Management and Lab (Fall and Spring)
  • AS 492 - Beef Seedstock Merchandising (Spring Only)
  • AS 494 - Internship (Fall, Spring and Summer)
  • AS 733 - Vitamins and Minerals (Spring of Odd Years)

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees

  • F. O. Butler Foundation
  • SDSU Academic Affairs Committee
  • SDSU Assessment Sub-Committee
  • SDSU General Education Sub-Committee
  • SDSU HLC-NCA Accreditation Steering Committee
  • Department of Animal Science Assessment Coordinator
  • Department of Animal Science Beef Bowl BBQ Coordinator
  • Department of Animal Science Teaching and Curriculum Committee
  • Department of Animal Science Promotion and Tenure Committee
  • Department of Animal Science Scholarship Committee

Professional Memberships

  • American Society of Animal Science
  • American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists

Awards and Honors

  • 2017, Timothy J. Nichols Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Student Advising
  • 2017, J. Walters McCarty Advising Award
  • 2016, F. O. Butler Award for Excellence in Teaching
  • 2016, 2012, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Teacher of the Year
  • 2015, Edward Patrick Hogan Award for Teaching Excellence
  • 2013, Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Award
  • 2010, American Society of Animal Science - Midwest Section - Outstanding Extension Specialist Award
  • 2010, Gamma Sigma Delta Extension/Outreach Award
  • 2005, Certificate of Merit Award, South Dakota Extension Specialists' Association
  • 2002, Team Award, Cooperative Extension Service

Work Experience

  • August 2011-present, professor, Cow-Calf Nutrition and Management, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, South Dakota State University
  • July 2006 - July 2011, associate professor, Extension Beef Specialist, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, South Dakota State University
  • January 2001 - June 2006, assistant professor, Extension Beef Specialist, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, South Dakota State University

Department(s)