ISU Ag Business Club wins national award sixth year in a row
August 16, 2011
The Agricultural Business Club accepted the National Outstanding Chapter Award at the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association meeting in Pittsburgh. The team members are all agricultural business majors. From left to right William Edwards, Iowa State University economics professor and club advisor, Melissa Thelen, Lisa Tronchetti and Whitney White, who are May graduates; and Amber Broulik, a senior, and Tory Mogler, a sophomore.
AMES, Iowa — The Iowa State University Agricultural Business Club has been named the National Outstanding Chapter by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) for the sixth consecutive year.
Students received the awards and participated in other events at the AAEA annual meeting in July in Pittsburgh.
In addition to the club's awards, Tory Mogler, a sophomore in agricultural business, was elected vice president of the AAEA student undergraduate section.
The Agricultural Business Club is an undergraduate student organization advised by economics professors Ronald Deiter and William Edwards.
"Club membership and events like this one help students develop leadership skills and provide interaction and networking opportunities with business and industry leaders," Edwards said.
Since 1992, the club has received the National Outstanding Chapter Award 10 times and has been awarded the National Creative Club Award six times since the award was created in 2000.
