AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa State University National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) chapter won second place in the John Deere Signature Award competition at the association's annual conference and trade show April 16-19 in Kansas City, Mo.
The award is based on overall points for participation, involvement in the national competition, scholarship awards and annual report. The team received $2,000 with the award. The chapter also placed second nationally as Outstanding Chapter.
The chapter also participated in NAMA's annual marketing competition and advanced to the semifinal round. The competition requires students to develop a business plan and professional presentation to market a new product or service. This year's team marketed Surefire, a biological moss treatment product for the golf course industry.
Alicia Humphrey, a senior in agricultural education and life sciences from Ioxnia, Wis., was awarded the 2013 Successful Farming/Fergie Ferguson Outstanding Student Award. Humphrey is the chapter vice president and has been an active member for three years. She received a $4,000 scholarship with the award.
Six students were awarded Agri-Business Education Foundation scholarships during the annual conference. Calvin McBride, a sophomore in agricultural business from Alburnett, Iowa; Donna McCune, a junior in agricultural business from Manlius, Ill.; and Marcie Stevenson, a senior in agricultural business from Calamus, Iowa, were awarded $1,000 scholarships. Jordan Neighbor, a sophomore in agricultural business from Alburnett, Iowa; Katie Carver, a junior in agronomy from Shueyville, Iowa; and Jennifer Elliott, a freshman in agriculture and life sciences education from Monmouth, Ill., were awarded $500 scholarships.
The team's coaches are Stacey Noe, Agricultural Entrepreneurial Initiative program coordinator, and Carly Cummings, program assistant.