An agriculture marketing team comprised of NDSU students is among the best in the country.
The NDSU National Agri-Marketing Association team, known as NAMA, earned third place at the organization's student chapter marketing plan competition held during the April 15-17 national conference in Kansas City, Missouri.
NDSU team members include senior Thomas Peterson, an agricultural and biosystems engineering major from Mandan, North Dakota; senior Emily Schubert, an agricultural communication major from Chanhassen, Minnesota; Isaac Anderson, a senior agricultural economics major from Maple Grove, Minnesota; senior Audrey Mascal, a university studies major from DeKalb, Illinois; sophomore David Ehlers, an agricultural economics major from Elbow Lake, Minnesota; Mylie Herman, a sophomore economics major from Brinsmade, North Dakota; Hayden Strickler, a freshman agribusiness major from Warren, Minnesota; and Jodi Boe, a senior majoring in crop and weed sciences from Golden Valley, North Dakota
"To add perspective, they finished ahead of Iowa State, Minnesota, Kansas State, Florida, Purdue, Ohio State, Arizona State, Missouri, Tennessee, Nebraska and about 20 other universities," said David Englund, lecturer in agribusiness and applied economics, who is a faculty adviser for the squad along with Tom Wahl, professor of agribusiness and applied economics.
"In every round of competition, the judges sang the highest of praise for our students. They demonstrated the very best that our students are capable of achieving," Englund said. "We could not have asked for better representatives for our department, college and university."
According to Englund, the team also was recognized as one of the top 11 chapters of the year for their annual report.
The NDSU team's stated goals are to develop marketing and presentation skills, network with professionals and encourage leadership and communication skills. The National Agri-Marketing Association is described as the nation's largest association for professionals in marketing and agribusiness.
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