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Volume 51, Number 40 Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University December 2, 2016

Rosson’s Roundup

Rosson’s Roundup

Seminar

Holiday Luncheon

Upcoming Birthdays

Thank You

Position Announcements

December

2nd-Seminar 1:30 pm, 301

8th-Holiday Luncheon

9th-Seminar 1:30 pm, 301

14th– Faculty Meeting 3:30 pm

AGLS 301

Financial Planning Quiz Bowl Team

Congratulations to Tiffany Lashmet on having her blog selected in the Top 100 by the American Bar Association Journal! This is the third year in a row that Tiffany’s work has been recognized by the ABA. According to the Amer-ican Bar Association Acting Editor-Publisher, Molly McDonough, “For 10 years, the Blawg 100 has helped shine a light on the stunning breadth of legal topics and voices to found in the legal blogosphere. Journal editors have select-ed yet another stellar list of blogs. We hope you’ll find legal information sources in this list that are completely new to you and bookmark them for regular reading.” Great work, Tiffany! Congratulations to our five freshmen Honors students who successfully reached the final round of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Grand Challenges Challenge. The students chose to present a method for “Enriching Our Youth” by providing a way to improve House Bill 5 to include agriculture in high school curriculum to prepare students for pursuit of careers in agricultural fields. Ian Cobb, Jason Edmondson, Hannah Hawkins, Faith Parum and Jason Shamburger will compete in the finals on February 22. Congratulations to this team and thanks to their coach, Carissa Beamon, for reaching this high level of achievement!!! Two of our former students were honored by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the Legacy & Leadership Banquet on November 18. Congratulations to Justin P. Bierschwale ’02, a Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry member and partner in Bierschwale Land and Cattle Company. Justin received the Outstanding Early Career Alumni Award! He was instrumental in forming the depart-ment’s Finance and Real Estate Club and served as its first president. He also led the initiative to have the department’s courses approved by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board, making Texas A&M one of the few institutions in the country with that designation. Justin resides near Junction with his wife Carmen ’02 and three children. Receiving the Outstanding Alumni Award was Don Kaspar ’49, a Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry member. Don owns Kaspar Wire works in Shiner. His innovations include wire baskets made from smooth wire discarded by

farmers and ranchers as the conversion to barbed wire was made and he worked on the first shopping carts designed for grocery stores. The Kaspar Companies have been named to the Aggie 100, with signature Ranch Hand truck bumpers one of their top products. The firm is the largest employer in Lavaca County and Don supports Texas A&M, the College and the Depart-ment. Congratulations to Don on receiving this honor!

Have a great weekend!!

Ian Cobb, Faith Parum, Hannah Hawkins, Jason Edmondson, Jason Shamburger

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Flynn Adcock 12/4

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Connie Moore 12/9

John Park 12/9

Wayne Hayenga 12/12

Upcoming Birthdays

Position Announcements

Thank You!!

for hosting Friday coffee

Connie M., Dee & Suzy

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Business & Economics, West Texas A&M University, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Canyon, Texas. This is a nine-month, tenure track position (60% teaching, 30% research, and 10% service) that reports to the Head of the Department of Agricultural Sciences. WTAMU is a four-year academic institution of 9,500 students serving the Panhandle of Texas and surrounding states. Ph.D. in agricultural economics, economics, agribusiness, or closely related field. Closing Date: December 15, 2016. Position is available August 1, 2017. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Potential for summer salary from teaching and/or extramural research funding is available. Applicants should provide a letter of interest, official transcripts, resume, a statement of current and future research interests, and arrange for at least three letters of reference to be sent to: Dr. Mallory K. Vestal, Search Committee Chair Department of Agricultural Sciences WTAMU Box 60998 Canyon, TX 79016-0001 Phone: (806) 651-2570, Fax (806) 651-2938 E-mail: mvestal@wtamu.edu

Assistant Professor of Agribusiness Morrison School of Agribusiness W.P. Carey School of Business Arizona State Universi-ty. Possess an earned doctorate in Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, Marketing, Business Administration, Economics, or related field or be close to earning the doctorate by the position start date; and, evidence of a research interest in an area of agri-business that supports the Morrison School mission. Application Deadline and Procedure: Required application materials in-clude: 1) letter of application, 2) curriculum vitae, and 3) name, address, and contact information for three professional refer-ences. Initial application deadline is December 15th, 2016. Please submit all application materials to search committee chair, Dr. Timothy Richards via email to wpcarey.morrison@asu.edu . If you have any further questions about the position, please contact Dr. Richards via phone at 480.727.1586 or email wpcarey.morrison@asu.edu.