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The ANRS & Rodeo Exes Association is an independent non-profit, charitable organization recognized
by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as an eligible 501(c)(3) entity. The mission of the Association
is to promote Sul Ross State University and to raise funds to be disbursed to deserving Agricultural
students and rodeo participants by the University. Neither the Board, nor the membership, of the
Association has any part in the selection of scholarship recipients. Membership to the Association
is open to all individuals interested in the mission and activities of the Association.
Membership is $50 annually. New or renewal memberships can be sent to:
ANRS & Rodeo Exes Treasurer
PO Box 539
Fort Stockton, Texas 79735
Additional information regarding the Association can be obtained from the same address.
Dr. Jack Ruttle was raised in San Angelo, Texas, and is Professor Emeritus of the Department of Animal and Range Science at New Mexico State University. He attended San Angelo Junior College for one year and graduated from Sul Ross in 1953 with a BS in Range Animal Science. Following 2 years of military service he enrolled in graduate school at NMSU and received an MS degree in Animal Science in 1957. From 1957 to 1959 he was a Research Scientist for the USDA-ARS Sheep Breeding laboratory at Ft. Wingate, NM., conducting research in range sheep and wool production. In 1959 he joined the NM Cooperative Extension Service as a State Specialist in sheep and wool and held that position until 1962. In 1962 he began work on a PhD in Reproductive Physiology at Texas A&M, and completed the degree in 1964. He returned to NMSU as a teacher and researcher in the department of Animal and Range Sciences in February 1964. He conducts research in reproductive physiology in both cattle and sheep.
Since 1964, Dr. Ruttle has written over 100 scientific papers pertaining to cattle and sheep research. He has advised 70 MS and PhD student from 14 countries in addition to the US. In addition to teaching and research at NMSU, eh has served as a livestock advisor to development projects in Paraguay, Argentina, Guatemala and Morocco. After Jack retired from NMSU he is “resting” on his farm at Deming, New Mexico.
Jack came to Sul Ross as a bareback rider, but is perhaps better known for his work supporting the early formative years of the NIRA. He and Harley May published the First Newsletter of the NIRA, called the “Rigging.” His art work in the “Rigging” will be long remembered.
Induction into the Hall of Fame is the highest honor which can be bestowed on an individual by the ANRS & Rodeo Exes Association. This honor is for ANRS graduates or friends and recognizes those who have represented the Association, the ANRS Department, or Sul Ross State University with distinction through their personal and/or professional achievements which brought honor to our University. Nominations may be submitted by any member at any time. The ANRS & Rodeo Exes Board of Directors will periodically review nominations and determines inductees into the Hall of Fame. Inductions are not necessarily held annually, but rather when a sufficient pool of inductees is obtained. The induction ceremony is at the Annual Reunion held the last weekend of July in Alpine.
Make a nomination for a deservation individual for induction into the ANRS & Rodeo Exes Hall of Fame!
There is certainly room among these fine individuals for additional honorees. Please give some consideration to nominating a deserving individual for induction into the Hall of Fame.
