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Local Student to Serve as Agriculture Future of America Campus Ambassador
Kansas City, MO – April 26, 2018 – From Rockford, Illinois, Sam Grams is motivated and determined to make a positive impact on the world. As a junior at the University of Wisconsin - Platteville studying animal science with a pre-veterinary medicine option, she is off to a good start.
From work experiences to leadership and volunteer opportunities, Grams pursues experiences that set her apart from her peers and prepare her to pursue a career in agriculture and food. Most recently, she was selected as an Agriculture Future of America Campus Ambassador.
AFA provides personal and professional development experiences for college students and young professionals in food and agriculture. Providing leader development, intern support and scholarships, AFA seeks to be a catalyst in the preparation of a new generation of agriculture leaders. Grams and her fellow team members serve as ambassadors between AFA and their college campuses and AFA’s corporate partners.
“AFA has allowed me to network with successful businessmen and women who have been paving the way in the agriculture industry, as well as given me needed confidence when networking with potential employers,” she said.
Grams and the other fifteen Campus Ambassadors were selected through a competitive application process to serve as AFA’s student voice and represent their peers on a national level. Grams says she is looking forward to her experiences with the team.
“I am excited to serve as an AFA student leader because I want to connect my peers to an organization that believes in building up young men and women with common passions and interests in various agriculture fields,” Grams said.
In addition to serving as a liaison between AFA and their respective campuses, the Ambassadors will assist the Student Advisory Team in delivering the 2018 AFA Leaders Conference. Held Nov. 1-4 in Kansas City, Missouri, this event is AFA’s core leader development program and over 800 delegates from across the nation will be selected to attend. The Student Advisory Team and 16 AFA Campus Ambassadors met April 12-14 to kick off this planning process with team training and theme setting exercises.
Grams said, “I believe there are many opportunities and skills that young adults pursuing careers in agriculture can take away from AFA Leaders Conference.”
Grams’s entrance into the AFA leader development program began 2017 when she was selected for AFA Leaders Conference. In addition to her involvement with AFA, Grams has also been active in other organizations including Sigma Alpha, Equestrian Club, Block and Bridle, Ag Business Club, and Pre-Vet Club.
About AFA
AFA builds bridges for young leaders to foster engagement and innovation in food and agriculture. With program participation increasing 52 percent in the last five years, AFA leader development programs have impacted 17,000 college leaders and young professionals from more than 200 colleges and universities throughout 43 states since its inception in 1996. AFA has awarded more than $9 million in academic and leader development scholarships. For more information about AFA, visit www.agfuture.org or contact Megan Karlin at megan.karlin@agfuture.org.
