CAFNR Marketing & Communications brought home two awards in the 2022 National Agricultural Alumni Development Association (NAADA) Publications & Projects Competition at the annual conference, held in Fayetteville, Ark., in June. NAADA annually celebrates the achievements of its members through Individual Achievement Awards and awards for exemplary publications and projects in several divisions. CAFNR Connected, the college’s alumni newsletter, received…
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Get to Know Reagan Brown
Brown is the CAFNR Marketing Communications Coordinator
What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? As the marketing communications coordinator, my job is to design creative and engaging content at the college level, including our student recruitment materials, social media graphics and outdoor signage – just to name a few examples! I also build and disseminate all of our internal…
Get to Know Margaret Straw
Straw is the CAFNR Extension Communications Strategist
What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? As the CAFNR Extension Communications Strategist, I work to tell the story of the huge impact our Extension specialists have across the state. Some of my job responsibilities include news releases, internal newsletters and social media for the Agriculture and Environment Extension program. How long…
Q&A with Jamie Gundel
Agronomist Jamie Gundel combats rising input costs with creative solutions
What do you do in your current role with the University of Missouri? I am a field specialist in agronomy and interim county engagement specialist based in Oregon County in the Southeast Region. I work with producers to help them address issues within their operations and work to educate them on various aspects of crop and forage production. How long…
Celebrating the First-Generation College Student Experience
CAFNR faculty and staff share their experiences as first-generation college students
First-generation students have unique experiences and challenges that shape how they navigate college. The University of Missouri is celebrating the journeys of students, faculty and staff, and encouraging the next generation of students who are the first in their family to complete a bachelor’s degree throughout the National First-Generation College Celebration Week. Mizzou defines a first-generation college student as one…
CAFNR Communications Wins Mizzou Brand Wagon Award
The CAFNR Marketing and Communications team (L-R) Genevieve Howard, Reagan Brown, Ashley Craft, Kate Preston, Michelle Enger and (not pictured) Logan Jackson were recognized Aug. 16 as winners of the Mizzou Brand Wagon Award. Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert also joined the surprise presentation. This award recognizes teams across campus who use Mizzou brand elements on their marketing and…
Q&A with Michelle Enger
Enger is the director of CAFNR Marketing & Communications
What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? I am so proud to work with an awesome team to share stories of student success; research innovations; Extension initiatives; faculty, staff and student honors; diversity and inclusion initiatives; and international outreach with our students, faculty, staff, alumni, colleagues and stakeholders via newsletters, the web,…
Genevieve Howard Receives Outstanding Staff Award as Part of 2020 Celebration of Excellence
Genevieve Howard, web and social media strategist in the CAFNR Office of Marketing and Communications, received the Outstanding Staff Award as part of CAFNR’s virtual 2020 Celebration of Excellence awards celebration. Howard joined CAFNR 14 years ago, after working two years in the College of Education. She received a Master’s in Education: Information Science and Learning Technologies in 2008 from…
An Outstanding Recognition
CAFNR students earn Mizzou '39, Mizzou 18 Awards
Each year, the Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board selects 39 outstanding seniors and 18 outstanding graduate students for its annual Mizzou ‘39 and Mizzou 18 Awards. Mizzou ‘39 recipients are chosen for their academic achievement, leadership and service to Mizzou and the community. Mizzou 18 recipients are chosen for their world-class research, collaboration with faculty and staff, and their demonstrated leadership with…
Strengthening CAFNR Communication
Office of Marketing and Communications adds to team
The University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) Office of Marketing and Communications recently added two individuals to its team – Reagan Brown and Ashley Craft. Brown has been named the CAFNR marketing communications coordinator. Craft’s new role is as the Extension communications strategist. “We are so excited to add Reagan and Ashley to our team,”…