Agricultural Leadership, Communication and Education faculty, Adam Cletzer, Rebecca Mott, John Tummons, Jon Simonsen, Jaelyn Peckman and Kate Preston won Outstanding Research Presentation award at the national American Association for Agricultural Education (AAAE) Research Conference in May. The paper was titled Agricultural Leadership: A National Portrait of Undergraduate Courses.”

The paper evaluated undergraduate agricultural leadership courses taught at different universities throughout the country. The project team collected survey responses from AAAE institution members and reviewed over 100 course syllabi. The findings provide empirical data for discussion on the state of agricultural leadership programs nationwide.