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Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)

The Mission of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee is to foster compliance through facilitating the efforts employed by the institution's scientists and instructors in the utilization of the animal model in research, education, and other scholarly pursuits.

Current IACUC members are:
Dr. Maxine DeButte-Smith, Chair
Dr. Mark Ballinger, Palo Duro Animal Hospital
Todd Montadon, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Dr. Harry Heuston, WTAMU Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Dr. Ray Matlack, WTAMU Department of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Richard Kazmaier, WTAMU Department of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Jim Rogers, Associate Dean, Academic and Research Environmental Health and Safety
Dr. Angela Spaulding, Dean, Graduate School and Research

Contacts for the IACUC are listed below. Please feel free to contact these individuals for assistance.

IACUC CHAIR
Dr. Maxine DeButte-Smith
WTAMU Box 60876
Canyon, TX 79016
806-651-2596
Fax: 806-651-3610
mdebutte-smith@wtamu.edu

For questions, please contact:

Dr. Jim Rogers, Associate Dean, Academic and Research Environmental Health and Safety
WTAMU Box 60808
Canyon, TX 79016
806-651-2581
Fax: 806-651-2733
jrogers@wtamu.edu


April Swindell, Administrative Assistant, Academic and Research Environmental Health and Safe
WTAMU Box 60217
Canyon, TX 79016
806-651-2270
Fax: 806-651-2733
aswindell@wtamu.edu

Projects requiring the use of agriculture animals should follow CREET guidelines. For information, please contact the Division of Agriculture at (806) 651-2550.

IACUC Standard Operating Procedure
Training
Application Forms

Federal and Other Related Regulations