Iowa Ag Connection - 23 Named to Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team

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23 Named to Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team
Iowa Ag Connection - 12/02/2016

Iowa Corn proudly announces today the 23 Iowa college students who will make up the seventh Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT). Comprised of Iowa students pursuing degrees in agriculture, CAT will assist the Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) and the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) in developing targeted programs to enhance the organizations' relationships with individuals pursuing careers in agriculture production and allied industries. CAT achieves this by fostering the knowledge and skills of these future leaders and providing them the tools to advocate for Iowa Corn and other commodity organizations' role in the success of Iowa agriculture.

"Iowa corn farmers' future depends our ability to offer relevant programming, advocacy and services to new professionals entering Iowa's agricultural sector, "said Iowa Corn Promotion Board Director Larry Buss, a farmer from Logan who chairs the committee overseeing the team. "We are excited to work with these 23 bright students on ways we can cultivate and promote our organization and the corn industry."

The team includes one representative from each state college and university, and five students from Iowa State University. In addition, two additional positions on the team are for students in non-ag disciplines at any accredited Iowa college or university. The 2016/2017 participants:

- Michael Barr, Kellogg, Iowa State University

- Michaella Beckman, Mediapolis, Southeastern Community College

- Victoria Butt, Iowa Falls, Ellsworth Community College

- John Dieter, Sioux City, Morningside Community College

- Benjamin Dirks, Monticello, Iowa State University

- Erin Dolecheck, Kellerton, Graceland University

- Abby Glam, Spencer, Iowa Lake Community College

- Madison Hoch, Algona, Ellsworth Community College

- Evann Farrens, Lenox, Southwestern Community College

- Anthony Furlin, Numa, Indian Hills Community College

- Austin Fariss, Batavia, Muscatine Community College

- Katey-Jayne Dennis, Mitchellville, Des Moines Area Community College

- Bryce Lidtka, Grinnell, Dordt College

- Tessa Meyer, Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College

- Luke Pelzer, West Liberty, Muscatine Community College

- Joe Roberts, Belmond, Iowa State University

- Katie Schmith, Orange City, Northwestern College

- Sami Searle, Joice, North Iowa Area Community College

- Kelsi Sieren, Keota, Iowa State University

- Kayla Smith, Marengo, Iowa State University

- Christopher Thurm, Readlyn, Hawkeye Community College

- Clayton Taylor, Lohrville, Iowa Central Community College

- Ellen Westhoff, Mount Vernon, Kirkwood Community College

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