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News and Notes – December 2024

December 17, 2024

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2024 USDA/1890 Scholars

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First Row (left to right): Alana Holland; McKenzie Rudd; Lalia Willis; Larry Hartsfield, USDA liason; Shirley Hymon-Parker, interim dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences; Trinity Gripper; Isabelle Charles; Abigail Starks.

Second Row: Kendall Taylor; Lauren Agnew; Myles Borders; Tyree Wilborne; Tara Lepore; Joshua Carter; Mijah Lang; Jordan King; K'Nai Nelson.

Since its inception in 1993, the USDA/1890 National Scholarship Program has been a successful component of the USDA/1890 Partnership.  Through this program., the U.S. Department of Agriculture prepares students to be the next generation of leaders in agriculture. 

This year, there are 14 USDA/1890 Scholars.

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Moseley Steps Down as CAES Advisory Board Chairman

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Carroll Moseley of Syngenta U.S., outgoing chairman of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences’ Advisory Board, gets a hug from board secretary Skipper Jones of AgCarolina Farm Credit as he accepts a plaque and applause for his 10-plus years on the board. Moseley, who earned his Ph.D. at Virginia Tech, is the head of state regulatory affairs at Syngenta and has led the board in such initiatives as Ag Day at Truist Stadium. 

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Michael S. Regan ’98 Receives Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

Michael S. Regan ’98 Receives Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

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“Dr. Yang’s Kids” — Now “Doctors” Themselves— Grow Up to Educate, Mentor Others

“Dr. Yang’s Kids” — Now “Doctors” Themselves— Grow Up to Educate, Mentor Others

Three first-year students walked into NARS 110 class one day in 2013 and got far more than a lesson in urban and community horticulture. They found a friendship that has sustained them, personally and professionally, throughout their undergraduate years in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences; through their graduate school years, some in other states; to this day, in which all three can call themselves “Dr.”
New Penn State Vice Provost Levon Esters ‘00: “A&T Taught Me … to Be a Leader”

New Penn State Vice Provost Levon Esters ‘00: “A&T Taught Me … to Be a Leader”

Levon Esters ‘00 knew that he wanted to continue his education in the agricultural sciences. But the Florida A&M graduate hadn’t considered being an Aggie.
October news and notes

October news and notes

Professor Kathleen Liang, co-director of Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), was featured in the Greensboro News & Record for her work to promote specialty crops.
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