Ag Econ students selected to top 10 freshman lists
Five agricultural economics department students were included in the ten top
freshman men and top ten freshman women lists announced by OSU’s Mortar Board at
the September 19 football game.
Among the top ten freshman women are: • Haley Baumgardner, Agribusiness,
Carrier • Carly Schnaithman, Agribusiness, Garber
Among the top ten freshman men are: • Garrett Blake Jackson, Agricultural
Economics, Hartshorne • Randy Gordon, Agribusiness, Taloga • Ryan
Ramseyer, Agricultural Economics, Wichita, Kansas
Mike Woods, Department Head, states that while we had less than 2% of the OSU
freshman class in the agricultural economics department last year, we had 25% of
the top freshman men and women.
Dr. Shannon Ferrell serves as the advisor for all of these students. He says,
“The fact that year after year, so many of our University’s highest achievements
are won by Ag Econ students speaks volumes about this department. When our best
and brightest students are looking for a department with outstanding faculty and
staff that create an environment where the student can thrive, they come here.”
In Other News
Dr. Clem Ward, a member of the Agricultural Economics Department faculty since
1978, was honored at a Retirement Seminar and Reception October 9. Dr. Ward
spoke on “Reflections on a Career: From Little-Known Influences to Professional
Highs and Lows.” (Video and
PPT file are
available)
Dr. Jae Bong Chang (South Korea) has won the Food Distribution Research
Society’s 2009 William Applebaum Memorial Scholarship Award for his PhD
dissertation entitled Three Essays on Modeling Consumer Demand.
Dr. Jayson Lusk, with Christiane Schroeter, and Wallace Tyner, won the Best
Paper Award, Food and Safety Nutrition Section, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, for “Determining the Impact of
Food Price and Income Changes on Body Weight ” published in the Journal of
Health Economics.
