February 18, 2020
Thirty university students who will attend USDA’s 2020 Agricultural Outlook Forum as participants of the USDA Future Leaders in Agriculture Program have been selected.
These undergraduate and graduate students will participate in a weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., capped off by their attendance at the Forum, USDA’s largest annual meeting, held Feb. 20-21, 2020 in Arlington, Va.
The participants
Undergraduate participants:
Jaevien Akinmola, South Carolina State University
Jailynn Britt, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Bobby Brooks, North Carolina A&T State University
Holly Enowski, University of Missouri
Mariana Gonzalez Castro, San Diego State University, Imperial Valley
McKenzie Greene, Clemson University
Kyle Jacobs, Virginia State University
Christopher Jennings, Prairie View A&M University
Gretchen Kuck, Texas A&M University
Sadie Keller, California State University, Stanislaus
Michael McGill, Oklahoma State University
Ivi Mitchell, Virginia State University
Isaiah Nance, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Edwin Sanchez, University of Maryland College Park
Andrew Skidmore, California State University, Fresno
Natalie Sturm, Montana State University
Maya Sullivan, Tuskegee University
Cassandra Tice, California State University, Monterey Bay
Monae Wilmore, University of Maryland College Park
Trevor Wingett, California State University, Stanislaus
Graduate participants:
Christina Bradshaw, North Carolina A&T State University
Emily Carlson, Oregon State University
Alejandra Celio, California Polytechnic State University
Mikayla Dolch, Oklahoma State University
Stephon Fitzpatrick, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Megan Hughes, Purdue University
Cathy Keeler, Tuskegee University
Taylor Price, Oklahoma State University
Ashley Toney, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Charles Watt, Montana State University
During their visit to Washington, D.C., students will take part in a USDA briefing and discussion of career opportunities with agriculture leaders in academia, government, and industry. They will tour the nation’s capital, attend the forum, and will meet with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue.
Since 2007, USDA has hosted undergraduate and graduate students at the Forum to enable real-world learning opportunities in contemporary agribusiness, scientific research, and agricultural policy. The program selects 20 university undergraduates and 10 graduate students based on essays on agricultural careers and challenges. These students major in agriculture-related studies, including business, economics, communications, nutrition, food science, and veterinary studies. Finalists are selected from land-grant universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and non-land-grant colleges of agriculture.
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