Background
Renecker, Lyle Alfred was born on July 6, 1952 in Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Son of Alfred John and Ella Florence (Wickie) Renecker.
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Lyle Alfred Renecker
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Bachelor of Science, Wilfred Laurier U., 1974; honours Sc, Laurentian U., 1975; Master of Science, Laurentian U., 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Alberta, 1987.
Career
Graduate research assistant department animal science, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1980-1987;
research associate, post-doctoral fellow department animal science, U. Alberta, Edmonton, 1986-1987, 88-90;
assistant professor in animal science, reindeer and game farming, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1990-1993;
associate professor in animal science, U. Alaska, Fairbanks, 1993-1995. Research consultant Ulapalakua Ranch, Maui, Hawaii, 1988, Cedar Falls Elk Ranch, Rockwood, Ontario, 1988-1990, Elk Island National Park, Alberta, 1988, 88-90, Agrofair Canada Ltd., Ottawa, 1989, Daniel Munroe and Industrial Research, Inc., St. John's Newfoundland, 1991, Quebec Securities Commission, Montreal, 1991, Agriculture, Agri-Food Canada, Lacombe, Alberta, 1995-1996, Northern Lights College, Dawson Creek, B.C., 1996, Universal Game Farm, Coldwater, Ontario, since 1996. President Renecker & Associations, Inc., 1996.
Developed Velvet Plus, elk supplement, others. Chairman international steering committee International Wildlife Ranching Symposium, 1990-1992, 93-. Co-owner Palace Hillside Elk Farm, since 1996;member Game Farm Research and Development advisory county, Northern Lights College, since 1991;speaker in field.
Achievements
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Membership
Member Reindeer Owners and Breeders' Association, North America Elk Breeders' Association (meat quality committee 1994), Society for Range Management, British Deer Farmers' Association, Wildlife Diseases Association, Alberta Venison Council, Canada Venison Council, American Bison Association, Canada Bison Association, Canada Wildlife Federation, New ZealandDeer Farmers' Association, North America Elk Breeders Association, Ontario Elk Breeders Association, The Wildlife Society.
Connections
Married Donna May Ashick, August 28, 1976 (divorced October 1993). Married Teresa Ann Tomany, June 11, 1994.
Awards
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Grantee Alberta Parks Recreation and Wildlife Foundation, 1980-1983, U. Alberta Dissertation fellow, 1983-1984, Parks, Canada, 1987-1988, U. Alaska at Fairbanks Equipment Grants Fund, 1991, Alaska Science and Technology Foundation, 1991-1993, U. Alaska at Fairbanks Reindeer Research Program Support Fund, since 1991, National Pk. Svc., since 1991, 92-, 93-, USDA-bureau of Land Management/USDA-Soil Conservation Svc./U. Alaska Fairbanks, 1992-1993, N.W. Territories Government, 1992-1993, United States Fish & Wildlife Svc., 1993-1994, Alberta Venison Council, since 1993, International Research Partnership, others.Grantee Alberta Parks Recreation and Wildlife Foundation, 1980-1983, U. Alberta Dissertation fellow, 1983-1984, Parks, Canada, 1987-1988, U. Alaska at Fairbanks Equipment Grants Fund, 1991, Alaska Science and Technology Foundation, 1991-1993, U. Alaska at Fairbanks Reindeer Research Program Support Fund, since 1991, National Pk. Svc., since 1991, 92-, 93-, USDA-bureau of Land Management/USDA-Soil Conservation Svc./U. Alaska Fairbanks, 1992-1993, N.W. Territories Government, 1992-1993, United States Fish & Wildlife Svc., 1993-1994, Alberta Venison Council, since 1993, International Research Partnership, others.