Dr. G. Cliff Lamb received his B.S. in Animal Science from Middle Tennessee State University in 1992. He completed the requirements for the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in 1996 and 1998, respectively. He is currently the head of the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University. Formerly, Dr. Lamb served as the Assistant Director and Professor at the University of Florida North Florida Research and Education Center in Marianna, FL. His primary Extension and research efforts focused on applied reproductive physiology in cattle emphasizing synchronization of estrus in replacement heifers and postpartum cows. In 2013, Dr. Lamb and 6 colleagues received the USDA-NIFA Partnership Award for Multistate Efforts for their Extension efforts in reproductive management and received the University of Florida Research Foundation Fellowship Award in 2014, the ASAS Animal Management Award in 2015, and the ASAS Animal Physiology and Endocrinology Award in 2017. His programs have received more than $12 million in grant funds or gifts. He has published 122 refereed journal articles, along with more than 540 extension and research reports.