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STUTH JERRY WAYNE MILDRED LUCILLE WEBER ELMER JOHN STUTH 1104 1947 m - - - Dr. Jerry W. Stuth Nov. 4, 1947 - April 24, 2006 Services for Dr. Jerry W. Stuth, 58, of College Station are set for 10 a.m. Thursday at Hillier Funeral Home. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Moody-Leon Methodist Cemetery near Moody. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Dr. Stuth died Monday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. He was a professor of range science in the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management at Texas A&M University. Survivors include his wife, Nadine Rittiman Stuth of College Station; a son and daughter-in-law, Derek Rittimann Stuth and Jodie Lynne Campbell of Fort Worth; a daughter and son-in-law, Kerri Stuth and Derrick Bryan McCullough of Indianapolis, Ind.; a sister and brother-in-law, Judy Ann and Johnny Kuper of Temple; his parents, Elmer John and Mildred Lucille Weber Stuth of Moody. Memorials may be made to Mercy Corps or the Scholarship Fund at the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management at Texas A&M University, 401 George Bush Drive, College Station, Texas, 77840, Attn: In memory of Dr. Stuth. - - - Dr. Jerry W. Stuth Dr. Jerry Stuth was a devoted husband, father and distinguished professor of range science in the Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management. He was employed by Texas A&M University and the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1975. He was widely recognized as a national and international leader in the development and application of information technology in natural ecosystems. Dr. Stuth pioneered the use of near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) for application in determining the nutritional value of forage intake by free ranging animals and established the Grazing Animal Nutrition Laboratory at Texas A&M. He provided leadership of the team that developed the biophysical model that is a major component of livestock early warning systems that track forage production and forecast shortfalls as a drought management tool. The model is currently used in several eastern African nations as part of a large scale FAO project, as well as Mongolia and recently funded project in Afghanistan. Dr. Stuth's research also lead to the foundation of a private company that has been instrumental in the development of the first national crop insurance program for grazing lands. Dr. Stuth was a member of the team that competed for the Department of Homeland Security's National Center of Excellence, ultimately awarded to Texas A&M University in 2004, and was named Science Leader for Information, Modeling and Analysis of nationwide team of scientists. Dr. Stuth had an outstanding record of research and publication in his academic role. He chaired the graduate committees of over 60 Masters and PhD students and taught over 2000 undergraduate and graduate students at Texas A&M. He administered over $35,000,000 in grants and contracts over the past twenty years, a testimony to the professional respect he had with major research funding organizations throughout the U.S. and the world. He authored or co-authored 92 refereed journal articles, 24 books and book chapters, plus many proceedings, agency publication and over 20 software programs. A co-worker stated about Dr. Stuth's contributions; "few range scientists have devoted as much of their professional lives to expanding our technical knowledge and making it applicable to such a wide range of the earth's natural resources as Jerry Stuth. His work has placed him in an elite class of individuals that have shown the way to new horizons in our profession." Visitation will be held Wednesday at Hillier Funeral Home from 5 -7 p.m. Funeral services for Dr. Jerry Wayne Stuth will be held Thursday, April 27, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at Hillier Funeral Home in Bryan, Texas. Interment will follow the funeral service with a graveside service at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2006 at Moody-Leon Methodist Church Cemetery near Moody, Texas. Dr. Stuth is survived by his wife Nadine Rittimann Stuth of College Station, a daughter and son-in-law: Kerri Stuth and Derrick Bryan McCullough of Indianapolis, Indiana, a son and his fiance' Derek Rittimann Stuth and Jodie Lynne Campbell of Fort Worth, Texas, a sister and brother-in-law: Judy Ann and Johnny Kuper of Temple, Texas and his parents: Elmer John and Mildred Lucille (Weber) Stuth of Moody, Texas In lieu of flowers the family of Dr. Jerry Stuth request that donations be made to Mercy Corps or the Scholarship Fund at the Dept. of Rangeland Ecology and Mangement at Texas A&M University, Texas A&M University Foundation, 401 George Bush Drive, College Station, TX 77840. Attention: In Memory of Dr. Stuth. Hillier Funeral Home
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