Cohort 12 Project Summaries
“Collegewide First Year Program”
Derek Aday
North Carolina State University
“Establishment of a “Center of Excellence” Among Multiple Institutions”
John Beasley
Auburn University
“Integration of all State Experiment Stations into beef research program”
John Blanton Jr.
Mississippi State University
“Develop a self-sustaining recruitment tool for Food Science at Purdue University”
Brian E. Farkas
Purdue University
“Development of Cloud Computing Capabilities for Research in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at the California Polytechnic State University”
Sean Hurley
California Polytechnic State University
“Strategy for Recruitment and Hiring for Penn State Extension”
Jeffrey Hyde
Pennsylvania State University

Gary Jackson
Mississippi State University
“Transformational change by engaging alumni, stakeholders, and clientele in your mission”
Andy Kouba
Mississippi State University
“Leading the U of A Horticulture Department in Developing a Curriculum for the Next Generation of Students and the Development of an Assessment Plan to Continuously Improve and Meet Future Student Needs”
Wayne Mackay
University of Arkansas
“Facilitating a strategic plan for the Department that infuses climate, inclusion and diversity as core elements/values”
Alan G. Mathew
Purdue University
“Evaluate the challenges in interdisciplinary research at NCSU”
Alison Motsinger-Reif
North Carolina State University
“Creating a Culture of Assessment: Collaborative Development of a Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan for the Department of Human Ecology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore”
Grace Namwamba
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
“The Alaska Food Research, Enterprise, and Sustainability Hub (AK FRESH)”
Liz Snyder
University of Alaska Anchorage

Megan Terp
Abbott Nutrition