Patricia HesterPatricia (Scotti) Hester, Professor of Animal Science Purdue University School of AgricultureArea of Expertise: Physiology, PoultryEducation: B.S. and Ph.D., North Carolina State UniversityVisiting Professorships: Cuddy International, Canada; Universty of Guelph, CanadaCurrently Teaching ANSC 44500 - Commercial Poultry Management and ANSC 53500 (BMS 52800) - Avian Physiology Awards and Honors: Past President Poultry Science Association(2010) Poultry Welfare Research Award. Poultry Science Association.(2009) Fellow. Poultry Science Association.(2009) Outstanding Alumni Award. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University.(2004) Helene Cecil Leadership Award. Poultry Science Association. Memberships in academic, professional, and scholarly societies Gamma Sigma Delta Phi Kappa Phi Poultry Science Association (U.S.A.) The World's Poultry Science Association- life time member Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1982-1983 American Society for Gravitational Biology American Poultry Historical Society- life time member Professor Hester has published extensively as well as presented at numerous relevant meetings and conferences. Her course evaluation rates are consistently 4.6 on a 5 point scale Read More Read Less