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Reid and Reese Drenth

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Year Graduated: 
2019

Twins Reid and Reese Drenth graduated in May 2019 with a degree in Agricultural Business are the Young Alumni of the Month

Reese is a Grain Merchandiser at Landus.  Reid is a Merchandiser for Archer Daniels Midland (ADM).

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Laura Cunningham

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Year Graduated: 
2010

Laura Cunningham, Iowa State University Alum, has been named a 2022 Women Impacting Ag Honoree. Cunningham graduated from ISU with a BS in Agricultural Business in 2010 and now operates SkyView Farms with her family in northeast Iowa.

 

Katie Stutsman

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Year Graduated: 
2009

Stutsman named Emerging Iowa Leader by College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Katie Stutsman, Agricultural Business and Economics Alum, received the 2022 Emerging Iowa Leader Award from Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The Emerging Leader Award is given to alumni who demonstrate leadership in their careers by better agriculture and life sciences in Iowa.

Tom Schenk

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Year Graduated: 
2007

Tom Schenk to be honored with Young Alumni Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

 

Tom Schenk, managing director in the deal advisor and strategy analytics group at KPMG in Chicago, will receive the Young Alumni Award from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the annual awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 3. The award is given to LAS alumni under 40 years old who have excelled in their professions and provided service to their communities.

 

Plinio Nastari

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Year Graduated: 
1983

Dr. Plinio Nastari is Founder and CEO of the DATAGRO Group, which is comprised of a team of over 160 professionals, serving clients in 41 countries. DATAGRO is an independent agricultural consulting firm, which produces analyses and primary data on the main agricultural commodities, with offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil and New York City. 

Bobby Richey

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Year Graduated: 
1986

Bobby Richey, Minister Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, assumed the role of Acting Deputy Chief of Mission on October 14, 2021. Prior to arriving in China, Bobby was the Acting Associate Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), which he joined in 1986, at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.

Scott and Eric Henry

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Year Graduated: 
2012

Business Built to Last, Longview Farms, Nevada Iowa
Intentional decisions help Iowa family take the long view.

Growth doesn’t happen by chance. In business, it is caused by the right forces working together. Or, in the case of LongView Farms — the right people working together.

Chris Schaffer

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Year Graduated: 
1994

The Board of Directors of Ag Processing, Inc., a cooperative, today announced that it has named Chris Schaffer as its Chief Executive Officer and General Manager effective August 1, 2021. Schaffer, who currently serves as AGP’s Senior Vice President of Ag Products, will succeed current CEO Keith Spackler who earlier this year announced his plans to retire.

Roger Carlsson

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Year Graduated: 
1978

2020 Henry A. Wallace Awardee

A veteran investment and risk officer, Roger Carlsson, chairman of First Continental Trading Group of Companies (FCT), is a driving force in the global investment management industry.

Jenna Lansing

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Year Graduated: 
2016

Name:  Jenna Lansing

Hometown:  Worthington, IA

Major and Graduation Date:  Agricultural Business, Minor in Animal Science, May 2016

Favorite ISU Classes:  Econ 334: Entrepreneurship in Ag; AnSci 426: Advanced Beef Management

Job Title and Employer:  Agri-Food WatchDesk Manager at Aimpoint Research

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