It's been several weeks since I posted on this blog and I apologize for not keeping more up to date. Our NAMA team, which I am the co-adviser for reached the finals of the student NAMA competition for the first time ever. We are Big XII Champs and placed 6th overall out of 30 + teams. It was a great experience. Unfortunately, it also meant I was not able to Blog or Tweet as I had planned to earlier.
As we end the school year, I thought I would give a quick update on the students who will soon be alumni.
Troy Collins will be starting his full-time job with CoBank in Omaha in the middle of May. Troy is a South Dakota State University undergrad and interned with a farmers cooperative in Kansas last summer. He has worked on an renewable energy project for his assistantship and we are thrilled that he is employed and staying in Nebraska!
Matt Weeder will also be starting his full-time job and getting married this May. Matt and his future bride, both graduated from Northwest Missouri State and both have decided to serve as campus leaders for a FOCUS (Fellowship of Catholic University Students) chapter at a yet to be determined university. We are thrilled and excited for Matt!
Rodney Ensz will be graduating in August after his internship this summer with Farm Credit Services of America in Omaha. Rodney is a Bethel College graduate and currently plans to return to his family's farming operation near Beatrice this fall. Like many of our fellow alumni, we believe the skills Rodney learned through this program will give his family's operation a competitive advantage in the ever changing world of production agriculture.
Finally, Ashley Bergthold, who had been leading our blogging efforts has taken a full-time position with Syngenta starting in May. A Mizzou alum, this position will allow Ashley to be closer to her family in Missouri along with giving her a head start on her career in Agriculture. She plans to utilize the flexibility of our MBA Agribusiness program to complete the program via distance. While we'll miss Ashley's creativity we are very excited about this full-time emmployment opportunity for her.
Also of note the other 4 students currently in the full-time on-campus program have internships lined up for this summer. While I know the job market is very tight in many places, agriculture seems to be growing and still looking for talented individuals to make contributions to their organizations. In addition, many of our agribusinesses are starting to look and specifically ask for employees with MBA's. Regardless of if you do it on campus or on-line there is enormous value in having your MBA.
