Professor of Animal Science, Chair of Department of Sustainable Agriculture
Dr. Koudele has been teaching at Andrews University since 1995. Before that Dr. Koudele was the co-owner and operator of a farm on which they milked cows and raised hundreds of lambs and sheep each year. Dr. Koudele still has a small hobby farm on which she keep a variety of animals for use in labs and teaching. Dr. Koudele feels that the hands-on aspect of our classes enhances learning so almost every class offered has a lab with it. She was the the co-manager of the Andrews University Dairy from 1995-2013 and used quite often as a real-life teaching environment. When the Dairy closed in 2018 after 111-years, Dr. Koudele developed part of those facilities into an Agriculture Education Center which houses a number of species of livestock and poultry which the Animal Science students care for each semester and use in their research.
Dr. Koudele is the pre-vet/animal science advisor and advises students on which classes to take so that they can achieve their career goals. Most of her students are interested in veterinary medicine or vet technology. Others want to work with animals for their livelihood in such places as zoos, dairy farms, horse farms, camps, ranches, dog training facilities, etc. Dr. Koudele receives a lot of satisfaction helping students find out what they want to do with their lives, and the ways to get there. Andrews has a great group of students with a very good track record for acceptance into veterinary schools, internships, and other schools for graduates who have prepared themselves well.
Dr. Koudele is an active in the local 4-H clubs and the county youth fair. Dr. Koudele and her students have visited inner city areas as well as nursing homes with farm animals and pets to inform and entertain the people we meet there. They also participated in the Easter Passion Play that held on campus for 12-years year as part of the Marketplace scene. There is an excellent spirit of teamwork and cooperation among the students and the faculty. Dr. Koudele very much enjoys her work in the Department of Sustainable Agriculture.
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About Katherine Koudele
Dr. Koudele has been teaching at Andrews University since 1995. Before that Dr. Koudele was the co-owner and operator of a farm on which they milked cows and raised hundreds of lambs and sheep each year. Dr. Koudele still has a small hobby farm on which she keep a variety of animals for use in labs and teaching. Dr. Koudele feels that the hands-on aspect of our classes enhances learning so almost every class offered has a lab with it. She was the the co-manager of the Andrews University Dairy from 1995-2013 and used quite often as a real-life teaching environment. When the Dairy closed in 2018 after 111-years, Dr. Koudele developed part of those facilities into an Agriculture Education Center which houses a number of species of livestock and poultry which the Animal Science students care for each semester and use in their research.
Dr. Koudele is the pre-vet/animal science advisor and advises students on which classes to take so that they can achieve their career goals. Most of her students are interested in veterinary medicine or vet technology. Others want to work with animals for their livelihood in such places as zoos, dairy farms, horse farms, camps, ranches, dog training facilities, etc. Dr. Koudele receives a lot of satisfaction helping students find out what they want to do with their lives, and the ways to get there. Andrews has a great group of students with a very good track record for acceptance into veterinary schools, internships, and other schools for graduates who have prepared themselves well.
Dr. Koudele is an active in the local 4-H clubs and the county youth fair. Dr. Koudele and her students have visited inner city areas as well as nursing homes with farm animals and pets to inform and entertain the people we meet there. They also participated in the Easter Passion Play that held on campus for 12-years year as part of the Marketplace scene. There is an excellent spirit of teamwork and cooperation among the students and the faculty. Dr. Koudele very much enjoys her work in the Department of Sustainable Agriculture.
| 1995 - Present | Professor of Animal Science, Andrews University ‐ Department of Sustainable Agriculture | |
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| Present | Chair, Andrews University ‐ Department of Sustainable Agriculture | |
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Disciplines
| BA - Biology/Chemistry, Andrews University | ||
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| MS - Biology, Andrews University | ||
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| PhD - Animal Science, Michigan State University | ||
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Phone: (269) 471-6299
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