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News article: Faculty, graduate students attend NC-AAAE

The Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership had several members of our faculty, along with graduate students, attend the annual conference for the North Central Region of the American Association for Agricultural Education. The conference was hosted by the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.

At the annual awards banquet, Dr. Amand Bowling, Dr. Annie Specht, and Dr. Mary Rodriguez were presented with awards. 

Media mention: Kitchel completes Big Ten leadership program

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News article: Kitchel completes Big Ten Leadership Program

Dr. Tracy Kitchel, professor and chair for the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership (ACEL), recently completed the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Academic Leadership Program (ALP). 

News article: Kitchel named AAAE Fellow

Dr. Tracy Kitchel, professor and chair of our department, was recognized today at the American Association for Agricultural Education annual conference with AAAE Fellow Award.

The Fellow award is “to recognize those members of the association who have made exceptional contributions to and impacts on the profession and AAAE."

Dr. Kitchel was one of three recipients for 2019. Dr. Mike Retallick of Iowa State University and Dr. Travis Park of North Carolina State University were the other recipients.

Congratulations Dr. Kitchel!

News article: ACEL students compete in research forums

Students from the Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership (ACEL) competed in undergraduate research forums at The Ohio State University. The University’s Richard J. and Martha D. Denman Undergraduate Research Forum on February 20 and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Undergraduate Research Forum on March 6.

News article: Heiby and Nicol selected for national agricultural education symposium

Ohio State agriscience education students Logan Heiby and Frances Nicol were selected to attend the Future Agriscience Teacher (FAST) Symposium as part of the National Association of Agricultural Educators’ (NAAE) annual conference in December in Nashville, Tennessee.