In January, Jennifer Dureell, an Agribusiness student, joined a group of Aggies who traveled to Panama as part of a Global Business Brigades project to improve the lives of the Kuna people, an indigenous group living in the Bocas Del Toro region. To read more visit the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences website.
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The Adventure of a Lifetime: Panama
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on February 19, 2010 |
USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on February 2, 2010 |
Lauren Payne, an Agricultural Economics major, has been selected to attend USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum on February 18-19, 2010, in Arlington, Virginia. She was selected based on her essay and letters of recommendation. The USDA’s Agricultural Outlook Forum will cover topics such as risk management, climate change, world commerce, and many more. Congratulations, Lauren, for [...]
Aggies Abroad: True Maroon magazine features article about Summer 2009 FESIA trip
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on January 4, 2010 |
True Maroon, an online publication of the Association of Former Students, features an article about Dr. Dmitry Vedenov and our students’ Summer 2009 FESIA trip to France; “France’s Aggie Fare: Castles, Crepes, and Co-ops.” Click on the link below and go to page 14 to view. True Maroon Magazine
The Hill: Life in the Eyes of an Aggie Intern – Harry Richmond
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on December 10, 2009 |
To read more about Agribusiness major Harry Richmond’s experience in Washington D.C. check out the ANRP Internship Flyer.
Agribusiness Student Wins National Fraternity Award
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on November 30, 2009 |
The Beta Nu Chapter of the Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity is proud to announce that Brother Matt Okeson of Kingwood, TX, has been selected as the 2009 Alpha Gamma Rho Undergraduate Achievement Award winner. This award is given annually by the National Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity to members across the country who excel in scholarship, [...]
Department of Agricultural Economics’ students engage in Texas Rural Innovators Forum meetings
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on November 12, 2009 |
Agricultural Economics majors, Jessica Martini and Kasey Hall, attended the November meeting of the Texas Rural Innovators Forum in Bastrop on November 10th. The students listened to presenters from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Southern Bancorp, and RAISE Texas discuss how those organizations are combating rural poverty through educational programs and economic initiatives. Kasey and [...]
Two College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Students Nominated for Rhodes, Marshall Scholarships
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on November 4, 2009 |
Two students from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University have been nominated for Rhodes or Marshall scholarships. These are two of the most prestigious and highly-coveted academic scholarships available to U.S. students, according to the Texas A&M Office of Honors Programs. Anna Lee Allcorn, an Agribusiness major class of [...]
Food Distribution Research Society
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on November 3, 2009 |
On October 31 through November 1, 2009 five students from the Department of Agricultural Economics traveled with Dr. Lindsey Higgins to Broomfield, Colorado to compete in the Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS) Food Marketing Challenge contest. The Food Marketing Challenge asks students to apply their knowledge of food distribution, economics, management, marketing, and merchandising to [...]
Five Students Nominated for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell Scholarships
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on October 23, 2009 |
Five Students Nominated for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell Scholarships Five outstanding students have been nominated by Texas A&M to apply for the Rhodes, Marshall, and Mitchell Scholarships, arguably the most prestigious and competitive scholarships in the world. Anna Lee Allcorn, an Agribusiness major, is applying for the Rhodes Scholarship. If selected, she will study [...]
Students Participate in Produce Convention
Posted in AGEC Student Spotlight, tagged AGEC Student Spotlight on October 6, 2009 |
Matthew Okeson, Katie Parrish, Anna Lee Allcorn and Kelly Pritchett just returned from participating, by invitation, in the intensive, 5-day annual conference of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) in Anaheim, California, during October 1-5, 2009. This is one of the largest international produce conventions in the world. Close to 19,000 participants from about 50 countries [...]
