Oil and water. Cyclone and Hawkeye fans. Some things just don’t mix. But don’t tell Chris Chase that you can’t have a career that focuses on both research and teaching. “I can tell you that I have had my skeptics at SDSU (South Dakota State University), they said you can’t do both,” said Chase. “The key is having good people working with you that you can delegate to, and I have had great support staff from administrative assistants to research associates and graduate students. “It takes a team to do both well.” Chase and his team have done both well for quite a long time. The professor emeritus of veterinary and biomedical science at SDSU has received multiple awards during his career and this past fall was named a recipient of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s highest alumni award – the Stange Award for Meritorious Service.