TAM 2024 Tour | Hank the Cowdog & The National Ranching Heritage Center
Hank the Cowdog & The National Ranching Heritage Center
TAM 2024 Conference
Museum of Texas Tech University3301 4th St
Lubbock, TX 79415
* Registration open until 4/16/24 at 3:45 PM (CST)
Event Details
Hank the Cowdog & The National Ranching Heritage Center
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
3:00 PM
The mission of the National Ranching Heritage Center is to preserve and interpret the history of ranching in North America and address contemporary ranching issues. In this tour, you'll get a firsthand look at a project that started in our education department that had a huge impact on our ability to tell this story to a larger audience. The project was a collaboration with children's book author, John R. Erickson. Erickson is best know for his Hank the Cowdog series of books in which Hank, a dog who is the self proclaimed head of ranch security, solves mysteries on a ranch in the panhandle of Texas. This collaboration has led to a special series of books, partnerships with school districts and regional education service centers, like minded institutions, and more. In addition, the collaboration has led to the building of an 8 million dollar exhibit called the Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center, which hopes to change the museum in a way that expands public knowledge about agriculture, specially ranching, in our region and beyond. Be a part of this discussion in the space itself on this exclusive tour.
Dress for the weather and wear comfortable shoes as there will still be some walking.
This workshop is part of the TAM 2024 Annual Conference in Lubbock. All attendees must first be registered for the conference at large here.
Speakers
Julie Hodges
Helen DeVitt Jones Endowed Director of Education
National Ranching Heritage Center
For the past ten years, Julie Hodges has worked as the Helen DeVitt Jones Director of Education at the National Ranching Heritage Center. During this time she has helped to forge valuable relationships with partners, including Hank the Cowdog author, John R. Erickson, held workshops for hundreds of teachers, published guidebooks for educators, created interactive resources for visitors and educators, curated exhibits, coordinated special events and managed hundreds of volunteers. For the past 20 years, she has worked in the education field, with most of her work focused on helping children and adults understand the natural world and leading professional development sessions for educators.
Jim Bret Campbell
Executive Director
National Ranching Heritage Center
A graduate of Texas Tech's Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, Jim Bret Campbell is the Executive Director of the university's iconic National Ranching Heritage Center. Campbell received his bachelor's degree in agricultural communications and master's degree in agricultural education from Tech. He also served on Tech's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Advisory Board from 2006 -2009, has worked for the American Quarter Horse Association, the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, and the National Cutting Horse Association in the 19 years since he earned his master's degree.