Katrina Swinehart
Katrina majored in agricultural education and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in 2011. She then went on to earn her master’s degree in 2013 in agricultural and extension education at Ohio State.
Swinehart is currently living in Fairborn, Ohio, and is an agricultural science educator/FFA advisor at the Greene County Career Center. Swinehart proudly states, “Since beginning my teaching career, I have had the pleasure of being selected as a DuPont Agriscience Teacher Ambassador, where I get to teach professional development for other teachers in inquiry-based learning. This is the most challenging professional development I have ever participated in, and I enjoy sharing the teaching pedagogy with others.”
Ms. Swineherd with students.
Hannah Thompson
Hannah chose to major in agricultural communication and graduated in 2011 with her bachelor’s degree. She then went on to graduate school, and earned her master’s degree in agricultural and extension education in 2013. Thompson is now living in Centerville, Maryland, and is the director of communications at the Animal Agriculture Alliance in Arlington, Virginia.
Encouraging her fellow Buckeyes, Thompson says, “There truly are Buckeyes everywhere! I am always running into Ohio State CFAES grads at conferences and events. It’s awesome to have Buckeye spirit in common!”
Hannah Thompson
Other students who were recognized as an outstanding senior in 2011 from ACEL include:
Jed Bookman, agricultural and extension education
Maria Goubeaux Homan, agricultural and extension education
Tara Milliken, agricultural and extension education
Lyndsey Murphy, agricultural communication
Kayla Weaver, agricultural communication
If you are a current senior in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, the application form for the 2016 Outstanding Senior Award is now available at http://go.osu.edu/cfaes-outstanding-senior.
To qualify for consideration, applicants must have a 3.00 cumulative GPA at the time of application and be graduating during the 2016 calendar year. Selections are made based on the applicant’s record of scholarship, leadership, professional and personal growth and involvement in the community, both within OSU and beyond.
The deadline for applications is December 16. All applications will be reviewed in January. A group of students will be selected, from all who apply, to interview with the selection committee in February. The group of Outstanding Seniors will be recognized at the CFAES Recognition Program on April 7, 2016. Contact Dr. Marilyn Trefz (.2) should you have questions.