2012 Exchange
Award Winning Distance Degree
K-State Ag Econ becomes USDA Partner Managing METSS
Center for Risk Management Education and Research
NAMA Team Takes 3rd
Graduate Students Earn First at AAEA Case Study Competition
Graduate Student Team Receives Fifth at IFAMA Case Study Competition
Hikaru Peterson Named Undergraduate Director
Biere Steps Back Reflects on 24 Years as Undergraduate Director
Ag Econ Students Complete Summer Internships
Kansas Farm Management Association
Scholarship Fund for Graduate Students
K-MAR 105 Association
Department Welcomes New Faculty
Scholarship Recipients
College of Agriculture Scholarships Awarded
From the Department Head
Welcome to the Winter 2012 issue of The Exchange!
Our Scholarship and Distinguished Alum Recognition Banquet was held at the Kansas Farm Bureau Building last month, with generous support again coming from Koch Industries allowing us to host this celebration for our students, their families, and friends. With the continued shrinkage of state support for higher education, we are relying more and more on students to carry the heavy water needed to pay for their education at K-State. For example, tuition and fees increased nearly 100% from 2003 to 2012. Even though still low compared to many of our peer universities, tuition increases add another burden on our students as they master the skills necessary to start their careers. As Garrett Lister, this year’s spokesman for the students, pointed out, scholarships allow them to work a few less hours each week, and thus devote more time to their studies and the many beneficial extracurricular activities that prepare them for the future.
We were also honored to recognize Ed Prosser (Ag Econ, 1985) as this year’s Distinguished Alum in Ag Econ. Ed is a Vice-President for Agricultural Trading at Gavilon, a world-wide firm involved in efficient supply chain transactions in energy and agricultural commodities. Ed has leveraged his studies at K-State and his own skills with his opportunities at Gavilon to become an expert in managing the many risks faced in agricultural supply chains. Should you get an opportunity to visit the third floor of Waters Hall, Ed’s picture and award has been added to the many distinguished alumni honored since our first award was given to Bill Duitsman in 1967.
The recognition banquet showcases the excellence of this department. We have an outstanding undergraduate program, now experiencing yet another year of growth. We are expanding research opportunities, study abroad tours, and hands-on learning for our 400+ majors this fall. We continue to attract top students to our M.S. and Ph.D. program. Many metrics can be applied, but we take great pride in the percentage of our Ph.D. graduates who are hired as beginning faculty at Purdue, Iowa State, Tennessee, and other top programs because of the training they receive at K-State. We continue to serve our traditional clientele, be they members of the Kansas Farm Management Association, Cooperative Directors and Managers, or small business owners around the state. Our MAB program will likely see the highest number of incoming students with this coming January’s new class. Allen Featherstone, the program director, is hoping to attain the critical mass necessary to launch an MAB program in Southeast Asia in the spring of 2013.
Finally, we are excited about the new Center for Risk Management Education and Research, formally approved this past month and now accepting top undergraduate and graduate students as Research Fellows. This is an exciting opportunity for our students, faculty in Ag, Engineering, and Business, and for the many partners in business who have already helped launch the program and will be active participants in experiential learning opportunities for our students.
We are well on-track to reach the goals of K-State’s Vision 2025 strategic planning through our continuing research, teaching, and extension programs. I hope you enjoy reading about the department in this issue, and have a chance to stop by Waters Hall when next you happen by campus.
David Lambert, Department Head
Award-Winning Distance Degree
Master of Agribusiness Program Internationally known
by Mary Bowen
Fifteen years ago Kansas State University developed its Master of Agribusiness (MAB) program, the first graduate agribusiness degree in the nation to be earned via distance education. Over time, the Master of Agribusiness has grown into an internationally recognized, award-winning program and is celebrating 15 years of building agribusiness leaders.
Developed to teach food and agribusiness professionals strategies for making informed decisions based upon a thorough understanding of current issues, emphasis is given to blending theory and methods learned in the classroom and applied projects to provide an unparalleled educational experience. Information is presented so that students integrate key concepts while immediately applying what is learned.
“I have been able to use a variety of skills that I have gained from my coursework. The investigations I completed for my logistics paper around process improvement helped in my being considered for a promotion that I have recently accepted. My new responsibilities will require me to work through strategic and business planning. I look forward to applying the things I have learned about finance and economics in my new role,” Lance Zollinger, VP Strategy and Innovation Center with Northwest Farm Credit Services in Rexburg, Idaho, said.
After completing two years of coursework, the last six months of the program is spent researching and writing a thesis project where a combination of analytical and problem-solving skills learned throughout the program are utilized to implement solutions to firm-level problems.
“My thesis project uncovered important cost-savings opportunities and improvements that will create financial benefits for my company. The results of my research will also facilitate increased collaboration between ConAgra Mills and its suppliers. This study could really be the starting point for several future applications within our business,” said Erin Jordan, Transportation Specialist with ConAgra Foods in Omaha, Neb.
Lead by Allen Featherstone, professor of agricultural economics, the first MAB class in 1998 was made up of 12 students mostly from the Great Plains, but as the program diversified, so have the students. The program now has students and alumni from 40 states within the U.S. and more than 25 countries abroad. The average class size is 25-30 students, ranging in age from 25 to 55 who work in every sector of the food and agribusiness industry. Diversity in background, age and experience gives students a wealth of perspectives to draw and learn from.
Being part of such a diverse group is important to the students. Michael Kempke, a Crop Production Accounts Manager with Garden City Co-Op Inc. in Garden City, Kan., said, “I was apprehensive about beginning the MAB program due to having a background strictly in agronomy and limited economics experience, but the opportunity to network with people across the agriculture industry and the management skills that the program provides are outstanding. I have gained more knowledge and experience in business and management as it relates to the agriculture industry.”
The basic structure of the two-and-ahalf year program has remained consistent since its development. A new “cohort” begins taking courses together each January. Students spend two weeks on campus each year to learn the program’s technology, meet faculty and other students, give presentations and take finals. Like any college course, there are homework assignments and exams, but the homework is done via email and chat-rooms. The rest of the coursework is done over the Internet, DVDs, Podcasts, and chat sessions.
“We have developed a program that meets students’ educational needs, and we deliver it in a format that fits their schedules,” said Featherstone, director of the MAB program. “Students can access the program regardless of where they are.”
The ability to grow and adapt, while offering an innovative curriculum, has earned the program name recognition within the industry as a leader in agribusiness training. The MAB program is expanding globally with a new cohort and campus session location in Southeast Asia planned for April 2013.
“Interest in the MAB program from those outside the United States continues to grow. Many agribusiness professionals have expressed a desire to obtain a master’s degree to equip them with business and economic skills and an increased understanding of the food and agribusiness system on a global scale. They understand the need for quality education and admire the reputation that Kansas State University and the Master of Agribusiness program share. The Southeast Asia cohort will provide international agribusiness students another option for continuing their education,” Featherstone said.
To find out how you can be a part of the K-State Master of Agribusiness program or for more information on how the MAB can help your career, please go to www.mab. ksu.edu, call 785-532-4495 or e-mail mab@agecon.ksu.edu.
K-State AgEcon Becomes USDA Partner Managing METSS
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Technical Support Services (METSS) provides support to the USAID/Ghana Economic Growth (EG) Office in Ghana in the areas of monitoring and evaluating the office’s programs and projects as well as supporting its policy analyses and capacity building efforts required to sustain the international competitiveness of Ghana, one of three focus countries for USAID’s Feed the Future (http://www.feedthefuture. gov) initiative. Our Department became involved with METSS when USDA, through its Participating Agency Service Agreement (PASA) with USAID, selected our proposal as the winning proposal for collaborating on the delivery of services. The grant proposal was developed by Vincent Amanor-Boadu, Nina Lilja, and Tim Dalton, associate professors in our department. To effectively execute the terms of the agreement, Dr. Kara Ross and Dr. Yacob Zereyesus were recruited as collaborators and Dr. Margaret East was hired as Program Coordinator.
METSS maintains an office in Accra, Ghana, with 13 employees, headed by a Chief of Party, Dr. Adeline Ofori-Bah. In addition, METSS maintains responsibility for the activities of four embedded advisors to three Government of Ghana ministries: Food and Agriculture, Finance and Economic Planning, and Trade and Industry. The University of Cape Coast is a local institutional partner in the execution of the METSS agreement. Since the inception of activities in March 2012, the team has coordinated the collection of data for the population baseline survey and is about to begin analyses. We have embarked on publishing policy analyses papers on a bimonthly basis under the USAID/Ghana Mission’s banner. We have coordinated a number of short-term technical assistance projects and will deliver a risk management training program to representatives from various agencies in Ghana at the end of September. “We are very excited with the work we are doing in Ghana and we believe Dr. Vincent Amanor-Boadu observing survey administration at a home near Tamale.
“We are very excited with the work we are doing in Ghana and we believe our partners at USDA and in Ghana appreciate the value K-State’s AgEcon Department brings to the game.” Vincent Amanor-Boadu Associate Professor. "our partners at USDA and in Ghana appreciate the value K-State’s AgEcon Department brings to the game,” noted Amanor-Boadu, the project’s Principal Investigator.
The analyses of the PBS data present significant opportunities for K-State’s 2025 vision. “Both faculty and students will have access to do some very creative and valuable research with these data,” observes Dalton, a Co-PI. Indeed, the research team has already laid out plans for a number of research questions that the data can address.
“We are very excited about the future potential of our relationship with USAID as we move into the mid-term and post intervention evaluations of the investments USAID and other donors are making in Ghana. We have opportunities to bring analytical and creative resources embedded in our department to enhance policymaking in Ghana and other places,” concludes Amanor-Boadu.
Center for Risk Management Education & Research
The first of its kind in the nation, the Center for Risk Management Education & Research (CRMER) at Kansas State University works to provide students and working professionals with the tools necessary to identify, understand and manage risks inherent in our global society.
Through experiential education and research application, the CRMER will be widely recognized as the premier multifunctional risk management education center where fi rms come to seek solutions to risk management concerns. Working closely with industry partners, we will identify skills needed, develop a template for assessing how those skills can best be met, and design a curriculum and set of experiential learning activities that will better prepare students for risk management careers.
The CRMER will develop, support and enhance a risk management education and research program at K State that will provide world-class experiential education and research programs serving the private and public sectors.
PREPARING RISK MANAGEMENT LEADERS
We live in a world filled with risk. Whether political, environmental or economic, risk is complex and dynamic, and its effects can be felt instantaneously. New knowledge is needed to help identify, accurately assess, and ultimately manage risk. In recent years, poor risk management has resulted in substantial financial losses and major firm bankruptcies. Businesses are impacted by market-changing events that can occur anywhere around the globe. As a result, we need professionals who understand these risks and can manage them across varying industries and sectors.
“Risk management education can provide a unique setting for interdisciplinary collaboration between students and faculty from the Colleges of Business Administration, Engineering and Agriculture. The Center for Risk Management Education & Research fits beautifully with the university’s goal to become a top 50 public research institution by 2025, and will elevate K-State as a national leader in this area,” Kirk Schulz, president, Kansas State University.
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
The Center for Risk Management Education & Research is being launched through leadership in the Department of Agricultural Economics in collaboration with the Department of Finance and the Department of Industrial Manufacturing Systems Engineering at Kansas State University. The success of the center depends on contributions of multiple departments and students across campus as well as off-campus thought leaders.
“Industry partners have indicated that they have a signifi cant need for students with skills and experience in this area. The Center for Risk Management Education & Research will provide students with an opportunity to become engaged in actual, real-world issues through cross-campus collaboration in an integrated, industry-supported, experiential learning environment,” Ted Schroeder, University Distinguished Professor and Founding Director CRMER, Kansas State University.
NAMA Team Takes 3rd
After a year of preparation and practice, the final placing of the National Agri-Marketing Association Student Marketing Competition was announced to a packed hall.
This year, the annual Agri-Marketing Conference, hosted by NAMA professionals, was held in Kansas City, Mo.
For the competition, each team develops an agricultural product and creates a marketing plan that establishes clear need, target market, financials and public relations, as well as monitoring and measurement of product success. This is presented in a written executive summary and a formal presentation to judges at the conference.
After arriving at the Agri-Marketing Conference, universities are split into five heats, each of which is composed of six teams. The top two from the first round move on to semifinals to compete against three other teams. To move onto the final round, teams must be in the top two of their semi-final heat. Judges for each round are leaders in agricultural business and communications.
During each round, the team makes a presentation on their marketing plan to the judges with the challenge to establish need, proper market analysis, strategy, action plan, and follow-up monitoring and measurement to product launch.
The K-State NAMA team placed 3rd overall in the competition of the 30 top agricultural universities in the country.
“We had a diverse team of talented students who worked hard to be one of the best agrimarketing teams in the nation,” David Lehman, team adviser and marketing instructor.
Graduate Student Team Take 1st Place in AAEA Case Study Competition
The first-place team included: Brady Brewer, Rebecca Manes, and Melissa Lynes, all graduate students in agricultural economics.
A team of K-State agricultural economics graduate students earned top honors in the 2012 Graduate Student Case Study competition at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association July meeting in Seattle, WA.
Students were given two weeks to answer a real-world situation and build a presentation explaining their analysis on Sunsweet Prunes. In their presentation, the winning team detailed the company’s challenges and solutions, as well as outlook for the future.
Advisors of Brewer, Manes, and Lynes were Vincent Amanor-Boadu, Arlo Biere, Sean Fox and Orlen Grunewald.
Graduate Student Team receives 5th in IFAMA case study competition
The K-State case study team comprised of graduate students Michael Lindbloom, Laura Teague, Caitlin Lowe, and Matthew Herrington received fifth place recognition at the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) 2012 Forum and Symposium in Shanghai, China. The case topic “Anzco Foods, Addressing the Chinese Market,” focused on developing a business strategy for marketing lamb products in China. Their advisor was Dr. Vincent Amanor-Baodu.
Hikaru Peterson Named New Undergraduate Program Director
The start of the new semester marked a change in leadership for the Department of Agricultural Economics undergraduate program.
Hikaru Hanawa Peterson, professor of agricultural economics, recently assumed duties as the new undergraduate program director for the department. Arlo Biere, professor of agricultural economics, previously held the position for 24 years.
Peterson works very closely with agricultural economics faculty advisors to ensure that all undergraduate students in the department are on track to meet the requirements for graduation.
“I work with the faculty to assess and improve our courses and curriculum so that we can offer the best experience for our students,” she said.
“It’s a privilege to work with undergraduate students,” she says. “I enjoy cheering and coaching others to help them achieve their goals. This position broadens my opportunities to be a part, however small, of your success at K-State.”
Peterson also serves as a liaison between agricultural economics faculty and the College of Agriculture regarding the department’s teaching program.
“It’s a privilege to work with undergraduate students,” she says. “I enjoy cheering and coaching others to help them achieve their goals. This position broadens my opportunities to be a part, however small, of your success at K-State.”
Peterson said she looks forward to getting to know students and welcomes their feedback.
“If you have any insight on how we can help improve your K-State experience, please share,” she said.
Peterson’s office is in 318 Waters Hall. She invites students to stop by to say hello at any time. To set up a more formal appointment, e-mail her at hhp@ksu.edu.
Biere Steps Back, Reflects on 24 Years as Undergraduate Program Director
After 24 years as the undergraduate program director, Arlo Biere is getting a change of pace. The professor of agricultural economics recently completed his final year as program director and has transferred the position’s responsibilities to Hikaru Hanawa Peterson. Biere began his duties in 1987, when undergraduate enrollment had dwindled below 200 students. Today there are 425 students in the department.
“One of my first jobs was to work on a recruiting plan to increase enrollment,” he said. “We advertised in various magazines and at community colleges.”
At the same time, Biere also was busy developing the newly added agribusiness degree.
“I did the detail work of putting together the proposal and working with the curriculum committee to design the requirements,” he said.
Not long after launching the agribusiness degree, Biere was able to obtain a grant to send six faculty members on mini sabbaticals to work in agribusinesses to help them better understand business operations. Reflecting on more than two decades as director, Biere said he valued the personal interaction the position provided.
“I most enjoyed working with both students and faculty,” he said.
Over the years, Biere has overseen the undergraduate program and worked with the recruitment coordinator to address improvements, course upgrades and recruiting tactics. That has included cooperating on advertising campaigns to attract prospective students to the department.
The Department of Agricultural Economics thanks Biere for his many years of outstanding service to our students.
Ag Econ Students Complete Summer Internships
Many agricultural economics students spend their summer breaks gaining practical experience through internships. These valuable work opportunities help students try out different career options while applying their classroom knowledge in the real world.
GEN HARMON: Gavilon Grain, Omaha, NE
HEATHER GIBSON: ConAgra Mills Hastings, NE
SIERRA KOSTER: Randall Farmers Coop, Randall, KS
KYLEE VAN SLYKE: Hi Country Stables, Estes Park, CO
KATIE CLIFFORD: Farm Credit Services of America, McCook, NE
AMY STROBER: Prairie Land Partners, Inc., John Deere Dealership, KS
SONIA GONZALEZ: Cargill Animal Nutrition, Coralville, IA
MICHELLE HILL: Citizenship Washington Focus Program Assistant, National 4-H Council Washington, D.C.
AUSTIN LANIER: Summer Management Intern Rangeland Cooperatives Phillipsburg, KS
KATIE TERNES: Gene Francis and Associates, Real Estate and Rural Land Appraisal KS
ERICA MEYER: Customer Development & Marketing Exec. Assistant Coffee Haus Istanbul, Turkey
KALEB DRINKGERN: Service Associate Farm Bureau Financial Services Manhattan, KS
Kansas Farm Management Association
The Kansas Farm Management Association (KFMA) is one of the largest farm management programs in the U.S. Twenty-two Association Economists, who are part of the Department of Agricultural Economics, comprise the professional staff of the KFMA program. The Economists work cooperatively with farm families to provide KFMA members with production and financial management information for use in decision making.
The primary goal of the KFMA program is to provide each member with information that can be used to help make farm and family decisions. Through on-farm visits, whole-farm analysis, enterprise analysis, and other educational programs, the Association Economists assist producers in:
•developing sound farm accounting systems • improving decision making • comparing performance with similar farms • integrating tax planning, marketing and asset investment strategiesThe Kansas Farm Management Association Program is organized into six regional associations. The K-MAR -105 Association serves as the central information processing unit for the six Associations. K-MAR-105 maintains data banks that are used extensively for Agricultural Economics Research and Extension activities.
Scholarship Fund For Graduate Students
Agricultural Economics Emeritus faculty and friends searching for opportunities to give back to the University, their profession, and the department that provided benefits to each of them professionally and personally now have a way.The Emeritus Faculty & Friends Scholarship Fund supports department research honors outstanding domestic graduate students or prospective graduate students in Agricultural Economics at KSU whose graduate programs benefit the Kansas call the department main office or agricultural economy.
The KSU Agricultural Economics Emeritis Faculty & Friends Scholarship fund has provided over $16,000 to Ph.D. and M.S. students since 2010. Earnings will again be available in March 2013 helping the department remain competitive in recruiting high quality graduate students. The fund continues to grow, passing the midway point towards meeting their initial goal of $250,000.
K-MAR-105 Association
K-MAR-105 Association is a non-profit educational corporation associated with the Department of Agricultural Economics at K-State University, the Kansas Farm Management Association, and K-State Research and Extension. K-MAR is short for Kansas Management Analysis Research, and the 105 in the organization’s name signifies the number of counties in Kansas.
Since 1968 K-MAR-105 has provided financial accounting systems and financial performance benchmarks to agricultural producers. They provide data processing services that include financial statements and whole-farm and enterprise benchmarks for farm business organizations.
Ag Econ Department Welcomes New Faculty Members
As students walk the hallways of Waters Hall, they may notice several new names and faces. The Department of Agricultural Economics welcomed newly hired professionals and promoted two current K-State staff members from the College of Agriculture and K-State Research and Extension to new faculty positions within the department. Here’s more about these new faculty members:
Brian Briggeman, Associate Professor, 305C Waters Hall • (785) 532-2573 • Brian.Briggeman@agecon.ksu.edu
Brian Briggeman joined the faculty in July 2011 as associate professor of agricultural economics and director of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. Briggeman earned his bachelor’s degree in agribusiness from K-State in 2000. He received his master’s degree in agricultural economics in 2002 from Texas A&M University. In 2006, he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural economics at Purdue University. Prior to K-State, Briggeman worked as an economist for the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Omaha Branch.
Gregg Hadley, Associate Professor, 123 Umberger Hall • (785) 532-5838 • ghadley@ksu.edu
Nathan Hendricks, Assistant Professor, 304F Waters Hall • (785) 532-3740 • NPHendricks@agecon.ksu.edu
Nathan Hendricks is an assistant professor of agricultural economics. He teaches an undergraduate course on international and environmental issues in agriculture and a graduate team-taught course in quantitative methods. Hendricks earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural economics from K-State in 2005 and 2007, respectively. In 2011, he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural and resource economics at the University of California – Davis.
Kara Ross, Research Assistant Professor, 306 Waters Hall • (785) 532-3526 • kross@agecon.ksu.edu
Kara joined the faculty as research assistant professor of agricultural economics. Ross earned her bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the University of Guelph in 2003. She received her master’s degree in agricultural economics in 2005 from Kansas State University. In 2010, she completed her Ph.D. in agricultural economics at Kansas State University.
Nina Lilja, Associate Professor 144 Waters Hall • (785) 532-5627 • nlilja@ksu.edu
Mykel Taylor, Assistant Professor, 331C Waters Hall • (785) 532-3033 • mtaylor@agecon.ksu.edu
Mykel Taylor joined us as an assistant professor of agricultural economics with a major appointment in extension. Taylor earned her bachelor’s degree in agricultural business management in 2000 and master’s degree in applied economics in 2001, both from Montana State University. She completed her Ph.D. in economics in 2008 at North Carolina State University. Prior to K-State, Taylor was an assistant professor and extension specialist for the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University.
Aleksan Shanoyan, Assistant Professor, 305D Waters Hall • (785) 532-4449 • shanoyan@agecon.ksu.edu
Alex joined the faculty this past winter as assistant professor of agricultural economics. Shanoyan earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics and Accounting from the Armenian Agricultural Academy in 2003. He received his master’s degree in agricultural economics in 2007 from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In 2011 he completed his Ph.D. in agricultural, food and resource econimcs at Michigan State University.
Keith Harris, Assistant Professor, 304C Waters Hall • (785) 532-3918 • kdharris@agecon.ksu.edu
Keith joined the faculty this summer as assistant professor of agricultural economics. Harris earned his bachelor’s degree in agribusiness from Lincoln University in 1986. He received his master of agribusiness degree from Kansas State University in 2006. In 2012, he completed his Ph.D. in sociology and agricultural economics at the University of Missouri- Columbia.
Yacob Zereyesus, Research Assistant, 332 Waters Hall • (785) 532-4438 • yzerey@agecon.ksu.edu
Yacob joined the faculty as research assistant family members participated in professor of agricultural economics. Zereyesus earned his bachelor’s degree in plant sciences from the University of Asmaramin 1997, a masters in agribusiness from University Free State in 2003, a masters in agricultural economics from Kansas State University in 2009. In 2010, he completed his Ph.D. in economics at Kansas State University.
Gregory Ibendahl, Associate Professor, 337A Waters Hall • (785) 532-6702 • ibendahl@agecon.ksu.edu
Gregory Ibendahl joined the faculty in fall 2012 as an associate professor of agricultural economics with a major appointment in extension. Prior to joining the K-State faculty, he served as an associate extension professor at Mississippi State University. His specialty areas are farm management and agricultural finance. Ibendahl earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in agricultural economics. He also has an MBA from Northern Illinois University. His undergraduate degree is from Southern Illinois University, where he majored in agricultural mechanization and earned a minor in computer science.
Congratulations scholarship recipients
Graduate Students
Agricultural Economics Emeritus Faculty & Friends Scholarship: Nicolas Quintana Ashwell, Matthew Herrington, Bryon Parman
Tim Lim Graduate Scholarship: Veronica Pozo
Undergraduate Students
The Dan & Beth Bird Scholarship: Keith Geren
The Jim & Mary Lou Birkbeck Family Scholarship: Clint Lee, Trevor Lutz
Bullock (John/Pearle E.) Scholarship: Candice Wilson
CHS Foundation University Scholarship: Meghan Blythe, Shelby Hill, Chaston Hoeme, Reagan Kays, Andrew Strasburg, Josh Sudbeck, Katelyn Vincent, Kendall Voth
CoBank Outstanding Student Scholarship: Kendal Clawson, Russell Heier, Kellie Jackson
Raymond J. & Mary Clare Doll Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Peterson
George R. Hanson Scholarship in Agriculture: Heather Gibson
Hosea S. Harkness Agricultural Economics Scholarship: Nick Wineinger
Ted Heath Memorial Scholarship: Hillary Breene
Thomas G. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship: Kendall Voth
The J. Adair Hodges Memorial Fellowship Scholarship: Marcus Baumgartner, Reagan Kays
Kansas Ag Bankers Scholarship: Alisa Wendelburg
E. Robert and Donna Kern Agriculture Scholarship: Chaston Hoeme
Koch Nitrogen Company Agriculture Economics Scholarship: Anna Govert, Reagan Kays, Leanne Milleret, Lindsey Wilson, Nick Wineinger
The Cleo Harvey Kuhn Scholarship: K ‘Dee Rork, Joseph Lieber
Memorial Cooperative Scholarship: Henry Ott
The Tim Lim Undergraduate Scholarship in Agriculture: Jason Ott
The Linn County Cooperative Scholarship: Nathaniel McGee, Jessica Solo
The William S. May Scholarship for Ag Finance: Jeff Cather, Allen Lange
John and Ruth McClanahan Dotson Scholarship: Sydney Henderson, Leanne Milleret
Charles Dean & Harriet McNeal Memorial Scholarship: Dylan Crosson, Shelby Hill, Mary Ann Matney, Annie Patterson
Otis & Mary Lee Molz Cooperative Scholarship: Jamie Briscoe
Aaron Patrick Morrison Scholarship: Morgan Lindsay
The Charles W. & Lois H. Nauheim Ag Economics Scholarship: Brock Burnick, Garrett Lister, Emily Relph, Josh Sudbeck
The Adrian John (A.J.) Polansky II Scholarship: John Bruna
James E. Pruden Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Katlyn Delano
The Gladwin A. Read Memorial Fund Scholarship: Meghan Blythe, Amy Boline, John Bruna, Brock Burnick, Derek Ediger, Elizabeth Harner, Garrett Lister, Aaron Lueger, Emily Mollohan, Jesse Muller, Emily Relph, Zevin Roth, Lindsey Wilson, Nick Wineinger
Matthew Kent Stamper Memorial Scholarship: Nathaniel Mick
Triangle Insurance Scholarship: Annelle Chestnut Meals
The W.L. “Bill” Webber Memorial Scholarship: Patrick Ahrens, Russell Heier
Stanley G. Wendland Memorial Scholarship: Tyler Umscheid
The Dave Woolfolk Scholarship: Patrick Ahrens
College of Agriculture Scholarships Awarded To Ag Econ Students
Agriculture Alumni Association Scholarship: Jancey Hall, Sydney Henderson, Nicholaus Herrmann
Agricultural Enhancement Scholarship: Katlyn Delano, Jason Ott, Nathan Spriggs
American Ag Credit Scholarship: Heather Gibson, Henry Ott, Emily Relph, Emily Warriner
College of Agriculture Dean’s Discretionary Scholarship: Josh Sudbeck, Alisa Wendelburg
W.W. (Bill) Duitsman Memorial Scholarship: Russell Heier
Farmers National Company Foundation Scholarship: Colin Kirchhoff
Charles Fremont Crews Scholarship: Shelby Hill
Jon and Janice Isch Agriculture Scholarship: Alexander Reese
Eldon B. Johnson Scholarship: Keith Geren
Frank W. and Gwendolyn R. Jordan Scholarship in Agriculture: Hannah Miller
F. Charles and Kay Lamphear Agriculture Scholarship: Taylor Ediger
Martin Family Senior Award in Agriculture Scholarship: Morgan Lindsay
A.W. Michael and William Michael Scholarship: Jason Ott
David J. and Lois A. Mugler Scholarship: Lindsey Wilson
John and Dorothy Perrier Scholarship: Heather Gibson, Chaston Hoeme
Dale A. Rodman Alpha Gamma Rho Agriculture Leadership Scholarship: William Damme-Longinaker, Michael Porter, Nathan Stinson
Fredrick Rohs Family Scholarship: Candice Wilson
Silvius Family Scholarship in Agriculture: Katelyn Barthol
J.E. and Mary J. Zimmerman Scholarship: Alexander Reese
