Cohort 20 Project Reports

Mike Gutter
“Building Capacity to Support Agriculture and Landowner Business Management”
Virginia Tech University

Hans Coetzee
“Where’s the Funding!? Implementing a New Budget Framework in Response to Changes in Federal Research Funding”
Kansas State University

Shanna Ivey
“Building online degree programs in Animal and Range Sciences”
New Mexico State University

Shafiqur Rahman
“Pathway to R2 for Central State University”
Central State University

Polly Ericksen
“Building a Food Systems Collaborative Research Culture”
University of Vermont

Yanhai Yin
“Developing Integrated Health Sciences Undergraduate Program at Iowa State University”
Iowa State University

Sreekala Bajwa
“Grow through Research Opportunities & Work – A student recruitment and retention initiative”
Montana State University

Steve Beck
“Making Oklahoma 4-H Beyond Ready”
Oklahoma State University

Carrie Hammer
“Establishing a stackable certificate master of agriculture program at NDSU”
North Dakota State University

Jennifer Waldeck
“Developing Leadership Succession in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia”
University of Georgia

Sam Angima
“Oregon State University Extension Emergency Response Plan”
Oregon State University

Clint Krehbiel
“Pathway to Prime Through Strategic Resource Groups”
Texas Tech University

Ben Chapman
“Academy for Public Communication of Science in Food Animal Agriculture”
North Carolina State University

Carolyn Young
“Strategic Pathways for Academic Program Innovation in Entomology and Plant Pathology”
North Carolina State University

Loren Giesler
“Forming an Integrated School for Entomology and Plant Pathology”
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Lamin Drammeh
“Improving Academic Excelence through Teaching Research and Extension: Promoting and Establishing a Joint Appointment Plan at SC State”
South Carolina State University

Brian Horgan
“Integrating a new department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences”
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Jeremy James
“Advancing distributed leadership to enhance student success”
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Martha Mamo
“Tapping the Untapped Potential: Building a Workforce Continuum in Ag and Food System”
University of Nebraska

Kent Messer
“Enhancing Conservation through Applying Behavioral Science: A Development Campaign for CBEAR”
University of Delaware

Kelly Dalton
“Aligning Voices, Amplifying Impact: APLU’s Leadership in National Nutrition Advocacy”
Association of Public and Land Grant Universities (APLU)

Doug Karcher
“Pathways That Stick: Reimagining Enrollment Through Regional–Columbus Partnerships”
The Ohio State University

Daniel Obrist
“Organization and co-chairing of the inaugural Western Extension Leadership Conference”
University of California

Kumar Venkitanarayanan
“Establishing a Food Innovation Center in Connecticut”
University of Connecticut

Xiaoping Zhu
“Saving Lives, Promoting Health, and Providing Services Through Integrated Education, Research, and Extension”
University of Maryland

Jessica Ward
“The Rural Veterinary Medicine Shortage: Finding Solutions and Navigating Stakeholder Perceptions”
Iowa State University

Cate Hill
“Entomology + AI: Building A Future -Ready Food Systems Workforce”
Purdue University