ARLINGTON, Va. — Congrats to each of the winners and everyone who competed in this year’s competition! The Alliance team is so proud of your achievement and dedication to agriculture.
We have enjoyed helping you become confident communicators on behalf of agriculture and hope you will compete again next year if you will still be a college student!
In the individual competition, the winners were:
- First place, $2,500 scholarship: Erica Ballmer, Purdue University
- Second place, $1,000 scholarship: Allison Burenheide, Oklahoma State University
- Third place, $500 scholarship: Alex Jacks, Mississippi State University
In the club competition, the winners were:
- First place, $2,500 scholarship: Agriculture Club, Western Illinois University
- Second place, $1,000 scholarship: Agriculture Advocacy Class, Northwest Missouri State University
- Third place, $500 scholarship: Les Voyageurs, Louisiana State University
The top three individual winners along with a representative from each winning club will receive an expenses-paid trip to the Alliance’s 2018 Stakeholders Summit set for May 3-4 in Arlington, Va.
CAO Completion Emblem Recipients
We are spotlighting the individuals and clubs who successfully finished the program with the CAO Completion Emblem, which demonstrates your commitment to advocating for agriculture.
Please add College Aggies Online to your resumes to impress prospective employers!
Individuals who earned the CAO Completion Emblem were:
- Erica Ballmer, Purdue University
- Allison Burenheide, Oklahoma State University
- Alex Jacks, Mississippi State University
- Keely Egelhoff, Western Illinois University
- Madeline McGarry, Iowa State University
- Megan Nelson, North Dakota State University
- Jessica Miller, Oklahoma State University
- Markie Hageman, Fort Hays State University
- Ellen Schutt, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Callie Rathjen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Lindsey O’Hara, Western Illinois University
- Ashley Huntsberger, University of Nevada, Reno
- Daiton Tietz, Iowa State University
- Madison Martin, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
- Rebekka Brown, University of Florida
- Emily Solis, University of Maryland-College Park
Clubs who earned the CAO Completion Emblem were:
- Agriculture Club, Western Illinois University
- Agriculture Advocacy Class, Northwest Missouri State University
- Les Voyageurs, Louisiana State University
- Ag Ambassadors, Eastern Oklahoma State University
- Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences, Tuskegee University
Top club challenges awarded $250
Here are the clubs picked for creating the best event for each challenge:
- Campus Dining: Ag Ambassadors, Eastern Oklahoma State College
- Aggies at the Capitol: Les Voyageurs, LSU
- Campus Event: Dairy Science Club, Cornell
- Food Drive: Ag Club, WIU
- Guest Speaker: Ag Advocacy Class, NWMO
- School Visit: Ag Ambassadors, Eastern Oklahoma State College
- Undeniably Dairy: Ag Club, WIU
- Newbies on the Farm: Ag Advocacy Class, NWMO
- Scary Food Myths: Ag Ambassadors, Eastern Oklahoma State College
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