Background
Ricke, Steven Clarence was born on April 5, 1957 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence D. and Beverly Kay (Azbell) Ricke.
Ricke, Steven Clarence was born on April 5, 1957 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence D. and Beverly Kay (Azbell) Ricke.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, University of Illinois, 1979; Master of Science in Ruminant Nutrition, University of Illinois, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Bacteriology and Animal Science, University of Wisconsin, 1989.
Graduate research and training assistant animal science department University Illinois, 1979-1981. Graduate research assistant bacteriology and meat and animal science departments University Wisconsin, 1981-1988. Research associate department microbiology North Carolina State University, 1989-1992.
Assistant professor nutrition department poultry science Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, College Station, since 1992. Member graduate nutrition faculty Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, since 1993. Unit representative Texas Agricultural Experiment Station gastrointestinal microbiology regional research project committee United States Department of Agriculture North Carolina, since 1992, member poultry processing regional research project committee, since 1993.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Society Microbiology, International Association Milk, Food and Environmental Sanitarians, Poultry Science Association (chairman national job placement committee since 1992), Sigma Xi.