Ag Bus senior Brandon Hanson has been named a recipient of the 2019 Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award by the ISU Alumni Association. The Iowa Falls native is majoring in agricultural business, economics and international agriculture.
Hanson is one of Iowa State University’s top scholars in agricultural business—one who has received multiple scholarships for his academic studies, been nationally recognized for academic success at the highest levels, and whose commitment to excellence extends far beyond the classroom.
He is vice president of activities for Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity, where he has a long history of service–including roles as national constitution and statutes committee co-chair and vice president of finance. He has also served Interfraternity Council as its vice president. He has been active with ISU Freshman Council, Alpha Zeta Honor Society, Ag Business Club, and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Student Council. As a CALS Ambassador, he has given more than 200 hours to student recruitment efforts. As a volunteer with the ISU4U Promise partnership, he has worked to develop agricultural programs for kindergartners at Des Moines’ King and Moulton elementary schools. Read more.