Defense Dates
August 4| Maxime Salin
Salin Maxime will defend his Master's Thesis, "Factors Affecting Fertilizer Use: The Evidence from Northern Ghana," on Tuesday, August 4 at 10:30 a.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
August 6| Kassie Curran
Kassie Curran will defend her Master's Thesis, "Consumer Acceptance of Omega-3 Enhanced Beef in Surveys and Retail Trials," on Thursday, August 6 at 4:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
August 19 | Iddrisu Yahaya
Iddrisu Yahaya will defend his Ph.d. Dissertation, "Essays on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification Practices in Two West African Countries (Ghana and Niger)," on Wednesday, August 19 at 10:00 a.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
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2014 Defense Archives
October 13 | Christy Wipperfurth
Christy Wipperfurth, MAB class of 2014, will defend her thesis, “An Employee Assignment Optimization Model Exploring Cross-Training through Multiple Management Systems,” on Monday, October 13 at 8:00 a.m. in Waters Hall, room 342.
November 13 | David Bahre
David Bahre, class of 2014, will defend his thesis, “A Business Plan for Wheat State Distilling,” Thursday, November 13 at 2:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, room 336.
November 13 | Yan Heng
Yan Heng will present her Dissertation Proposal Defense, "Three Essays on Differentiated Products and Heterogeneous Consumer Preference: The Case of Table Eggs", on Thursday, November 13, 2014 in Waters Hall, Room 342 at 2:30 pm.
November 14 | Michelle Estes
Michelle Estes, MS candidate. "Kansas Farmers' Willingness to Grow Sorghum as a Bioenergy Crop". Friday, November 14 at 3:30 p.m., Waters Hall, room 329.
November 20 | Melissa Lynes
Melissa Lynes, “Renewable Energy Policy Impact on Utility Plant Production and Cost Efficiencies” at 1:30 p.m. in WA 342.
November 24 | Lance Zollinger
Lance Zollinger, class of 2014, will defend his thesis, “Probability of Default Rating Methodology Review,” Monday, November 24 at 9:00 a.m. in WA 342.
December 11 | Jordan Shifflett
Jordan Shifflett, class of 2014, will defend her thesis, “Partial Budget Analysis of Hubach Farms Spring Calving and Fall Calving Herds,” Thursday, December 11 at 1:00 p.m. in WA 342.
December 19 | Geremy Larson
Geremy Larson, class of 2014, will defend his MAB thesis, “Self-Propelled Forage Harvester Power Distribution,” Friday, December 19 at 8:30 a.m. in WA 342.
2015 Defense Archives
January 26 | Andy Montgomery
Andy Montgomery, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Feasibility Study on a Brand Extension within AgriGold,” Monday, January 26 at 1:30 p.m. in WA 342.
April 2 | Mario Ortez
Mario Ortez, class of 2015, will defend his thesis, "Forecasting Volatility in Agricultural Commodity Markets Considering Market Structural Breaks," Thursday, April 2 at 9:00 a.m. in WA 342.
April 2 | Collin Peterson
Colin Peterson, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Feasibility of a Terms Bank for less than 100HP Tractors,” Thursday, April 2 at 10:00 a.m. in WA336.
April 3 | Chris Westergard
Chris Westergard, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Farmland Valuation: A Net Present Value Approach Using Simulation,” Friday, April 3 at 1:00 p.m. in WA 342.
April 9 | Paul Popelka
Paul Popelka, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Net Present Value Analysis of an Automated Grain Aeration System Technology on Stored Corn,” Thursday, April 9 at 10:00 a.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
April 9 | Hamid Rutaro
Hamid Rutaro, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Milk Quality Analysis in Southwestern Uganda,” Thursday, April 9 at 1:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
April 10 | Brian Myers
Brian Myers, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Variable Crop Residue Management,” Friday, April 10 at 9:00 a.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
April 15 | Yan Heng
Yan Heng will be presenting her Defense titled “Three Essays on Differentiated Products and Heterogeneous Consumer Preferences: The Case of Table Eggs” at 2:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
April 16 | Jacob Maurer
Jacob Maurer, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “The Development of a Conceptual Benchmarking Tool Representing Big Data and Agricultural Technology Adoption on the Farm,” Thursday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
April 16 | Lacey Ward
Lacey Ward will be presenting her Thesis Defense titled “Profitability of Storage Hedges for Kansas Wheat Producers” April 16, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
April 17 | Heather Gibson
Heather Gibson will be presenting her Thesis Defense titled "The Relationship between Cash Rents and Land Values in Kansas" April 17, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
April 20 | Kelley Ayres
Kelley Ayres, class of 2015, will defend his MAB thesis, “Simulation Models of Bank Risk Management Using Data Table and Scenario Manager,” Monday, April 20 at 10:30 a.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
May 6 | Pedro V. Garay
Pedro V. Garay, class of 2015, will defend his Ph.D. Dissertation Defense, "The Impact of Climate on Effectiveness of Water Conservation Policies in Western Kansas and the Ogallala Aquifer," Wednesday, May 6 at 9:30 a.m. in Waters Hall, Room 342.
May 12 | Winnie Pele
Winnie Pele will defend her MAB thesis, “Consumption Patterns of Beans in Zambia,” on Tuesday, May 12 at 8:30 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
May 13 | Zephyrin Tshibambe Ndjibu
Zephyrin Tshibambe Ndjibu will defend his MAB thesis, “Competitive Issues of a Small-Scale Layers’ Farm in DR Congo,” Wednesday, May 13 at 8:30 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
May 13 | Misty Trumble
Misty Trumble will defend her MAB thesis, “Financial Synergies after an Acquisition: Total Delivered Cost of Raisins,” on Wednesday, May 13 at 1:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
May 14 | Dan Scheetz
Dan Scheetz will defend his MAB thesis, “Wholesale Value Uncovered: Implementing Effective Marketing Strategy and Tools to Enhance Customer Perception,” Thursday, May 14 at 10:00 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
May 14 | Brett Goodman
Brett Goodman will defend his MAB thesis, “A Framework to Develop an E-Commerce Strategy Selling Products Online for Agriculture Manufacturers,” Thursday, May 14 at 1:00 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
May 18 | Melissa Lynes
Melissa Lynes will defend her Ph.D. Dissertation, "Production Efficiencies of U.S. Electric Generation Plants: Effects of Data Aggregation and Greenhouse Gas and Renewable Energy Policy," on Monday, May 18 at 9:30 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
June 29 | Alison Rosenblum
Alison Rosenblum will defend her MAB thesis, “Specialty Coffee Expansion in Traditional Retail: Lessons from Non-Traditional Retailers,” on Monday, June 29 at 8:30 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
July 6 | Elizabeth Canales
Elizabeth Canales will defend her Ph.D Dissertation, "Essays on the Adoption and Intensification of Conservation Agricultural Practices under Risk," on Monday, July 6 at 8:30 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
July 8 | Hannah Miller
Hannah Miller will defend her thesis, "The Economic Impact of Rural Grocery Stores in Kansas" on Wednesday, July 8 at 9 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
July 8 | Shelby Hill
Shelby Hill will defend her thesis, "Exploring Producer Perceptions for Cattle Price and Animal Performance in the Stocker Industry," on Wednesday, July 8 at 1 p.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
July 17 | Ji Yong Lee
Ji Yong Lee will defend his proposal, "Essays in Three Controversial Design Issues in Experimental Auctions" at 9:00 a.m. in Waters Hall Room 342.
