CSU to Confer Honorary Degree on Thomas H. Bailey
Bailey, a self-professed late-life cowboy who lives in
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A Michigan State graduate with a master's degree in business administration from
Wanting to be free from the bounds and conventions of
A leader in cutting horse breeding, training
Dr.
"It is no surprise that his strategy for picking winning stocks translated to selecting elite broodmares, generating a wildly successful cutting horse breeding and training operation," he said.
Kawcak is the recipient of the Iron Rose Ranch Endowed Chair in Musculoskeletal Equine Disease and Injury, established by Bailey in 2004.
He first began consulting with Bailey about his horses in 1999, and maintains that relationship to this day. "Tom and I discussed how we could work together to optimize the health and performance of his horses," Kawcak explained. "Since that time, he has bought and raised some of the best horses in the cutting horse industry, making
Bailey enhanced his investment in the equine programs at CSU in 2007, establishing a second endowed chair, held by Dr.
"Tom challenges us on a regular basis, providing a no-nonsense perspective on doing the right things," said Kawcak.
Dr.
"Tom has been a pillar in the financial industry and, more recently, he has exhibited this same visionary leadership by supporting our equine veterinary programs," said Stetter, who lauded Bailey for supporting
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"Tom is an extraordinary man, and his support for our faculty, research and medical services has been critical to our program," said McIlwraith. "Without his support, we wouldn't have veterinarians like Dr.
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