CFAES Connect: May 2022

  1. Congratulations to this year’s CFAES Distinguished Seniors

    Maddie Allman

    Maddie Allman of Chillicothe, Ohio, graduated magna cum laude with distinctions in May 2022 as the first in her family to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. She plans to pursue a master’s degree in agricultural communication, education, and leadership with a specialization in community and extension education.

    Allman, who describes herself as “a proud first-generation college student from Appalachian Ohio,” did her undergraduate thesis on the impact of COVID-19 and the federal COVID-19 relief packages on poverty in Vinton County, Ohio, her home county. She said she hoped pointing to needs in Vinton County would help provide resources to community leaders in the wider Appalachian region.

    Also while at Ohio State, Allman developed and implemented new programming for Collegiate 4-H’s annual Carving New Ideas workshop and helped establish the Buckeyes First Student Organization, providing support to first-generation college students. She also served on the 2021 Homecoming Court.

    “I hope to continue my research on Appalachian community development and hope to expand upon my current findings from my undergraduate research project,” Allman said. “I’m also hoping to travel to as many U.S. National Parks while I have the time, post-graduation, and continue pursuing big dreams and high-reaching goals.”

     

    Get to know the other 2022 Distinguished Seniors!

     

    Writer:  Mark Allen

    mark@markalleneditorial.com

    614-961-9666

     

  2. Don’t delay: CFAES Alumni Awards nominations due soon

    Alumni Award

    The deadline is June 30, 2022, for all nominations for the 2023 awards.  

    The CFAES Alumni Awards are given annually in four categories: 

    • The Meritorious Service Award gives public recognition to nonalumni and/or alumni of the college who have been singularly significant in the college’s quest for excellence.
    • The Distinguished Alumni Award gives public recognition to those who have brought distinction to themselves and the college at large through their participation, commitment, and leadership.
    • The International Alumni Award is presented to outstanding international agriculture alumni representing, supporting, and promoting the college and The Ohio State University across the globe.
    • The Young Professional Achievement Award recognizes alumni for their early professional accomplishments. This award provides recognition for these individuals and serves as a stimulus toward further efforts by younger alumni. Honorees are to be no more than 35 years of age at the time of the award ceremony.

    The award winners will be recognized at a celebration the first weekend of March 2023.  

    Please note that once you enter the webform, you will not be able to save your progress, so we advise compiling nominations in a separate document and copying them into the webform.

    Don’t delay! Nominate a deserving colleague or former classmate before time runs out on June 30.

    Nominate here!

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