Location: 360 Heady Hall

Description: CALS and the University will be honoring multiple ag business and economics alumni during the homecoming festivities, Oct. 24-25, 2019. The Department of Economics will host a brief reception for our alumni award winners on Friday from 10:15 to 11:00 am. Coffee, juice and pastries or light snacks will be served.

CALS Award

Henry A. Wallace Award

• Dhamu Thamodaran (’83 PhD ag economics), executive vice president, chief strategy officer and chief commodity hedging officer for Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Floyd Andre Award

• Steve Berger (’86 ag business), farmer near Wellman  

ISU Awards

ISU Alumni Association James A. Hopson Volunteer Service Award

• Ben Zelle (’14 ag business, management information systems), territory customer support manager, John Deere

ISU Alumni Association Impact Award

• ISU Ag Business Club  

  Contact Person: Donna Otto