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News 2009
- Students' Papers Published in Discovery
Ashley Jones and Thais Carvalho each have papers that were selected to be published in Discovery, Fall 2009, a student journal of Bumpers College.
- New Statistics-Related Graduate Course - Selected Multivariate Methods in Agricultural Research
AGST 504V: Special Topics: Selected Multivariate Methods in Agricultural Research offered Spring 2010 (Tu 1:30 - 3:20 p.m. in Plant Science 125C).
- New Graduate Course - AGEC 5303 Agricultural Marketing Theory
AGEC 5303 Agricultural Marketing Theory will be taught for the first time Fall 2009 by Professor Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr.
- AEAB Students Compete and Win at Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Meeting
Graduate students Brandon McFadden, Katherine McGraw and Sandra Popova won 1st place in M.S. and Ph.D. competition and Ashley Jones placed 2nd in undergraduate competition
- Edison Froelich New President of the Graduate Student Association
July 1, 2009 Edison Froelich became the new president of the Graduate Student Association
- Touring Macedonia with Students
AEAB students guide professor Lucas Parsch and his wife Janet through their hometowns in Macedonia
- Martin and Carole Redfern Establish New Agribusiness Scholarship
Former faculty and staff members of AEAB, Martin and Carole Redfern, respectively, established The Martin and Carole Redfern Scholarship in Agribusiness.
- Dan Rainey Elected Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Vice Chair
Daniel Rainey, BSA ’90, was elected vice chair of the board of directors for the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation in December 2008. He is serving his second three-year term on the board.
- Alum Matt Mason new DBCAFLS Alumni Society Board Member
Matthew Mason, BSA '91 MS '93, started his career as an economist with the Division of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service.
- Two Year Paid Intern Position with the USDA-Risk Management Agency
If you are interested in applying, submit your resume and a copy of your transcript by June 29, 2009.
- Jennie Popp Receives Faculty Gold Medal Award
Jennie Popp is one of seven faculty members awarded the Office of Post-Graduate Fellowships Departmental Gold Medal Award for outstanding support for students competing for nationally competitive awards.
- Annual Agribusiness Club Awards Banquet
Agribusiness Club Awards Banquet for 2008-2009 was held April 23.
- Amanda Simpson awarded the Greg Weidemann DBCAFLS Alumni Society Scholarship
The Greg Weidemann DBCAFLS Alumni Society Scholarship recipient is Amanda Simpson, the daughter of James and Linda Simpson of Cave Springs. She is a junior Agricultural Business major with a minor in Global Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.
- Fendley Ragland Receives Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship Award
The Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship recipient is Fendley Ragland, an Agricultural Business major with a concentration in marketing and management.
- Ashley Jones receives John W. White Outstanding Student Award
Ashley Jones is an Agricultural Business major with a minor in Global Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. She is president of the Agricultural Business Club.
- Ashley Jones Attends USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum
Ashley Jones, an Agricultural Business major, was one of 18 students nation-wide selected to attend the 2009 USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum in Crystal City, Va.
- Career Fair April 17 on 4th Floor of Arkansas Union
The Career Center is conducting a Career Fair on April 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Arkansas Union, 4th floor. Receive résumé help on April 14 at the same times and location as the Career Fair.
- Extension District Directors to Interview Graduating Students - April 15
District directors with the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service will be on the Fayetteville campus to interview graduating seniors and grad students for positions with the Extension Service April 15 in the AEED conference room.
- Mampionona Amboarasoa Accepted into Intensive Program in Biorenewables at Iowa State University
The two-week intensive program, held June 3-15, 2009, will provide advanced training in the expanding fields of biobased product engineering, processing and product development.
- Farm Foundation Competition Targets New Policy Approaches
The Farm Foundation intends to award cash prizes totaling $20,000 in a competition for innovative and promising public policy options to address challenges facing agriculture and the food system.
- Congratulations to graduate student, Cesar Coto
Congratulations to Mr. Cezar Coto, MS candidate in AGEC, who is a member of the WCOB Business Plan Competition team which placed first in the regional competition which was held on the UAF campus last week.
- Student Ambassador applications due by March 13
Bumpers College students who have completed two semesters of study with a GPA of 2.75 or more may apply for the Bumpers College Student Ambassador program. The deadline to apply is March 13.
- Division of Agriculture presents faculty, staff awards, Jan 9
The University of Arkansas System's Division of Agriculture recognized outstanding performance by faculty and staff members at an awards luncheon Friday at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center.
- National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassador Team applications due June 1
Applications for the 2009-10 National team are now available. Selected ambassadors will have the chance to promote agriculture awareness around their community and state.