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John Gruber Inducted into Fayette County Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame

John Gruber Inducted into Fayette County Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame

John P. Gruber was inducted this week into the Fayette County Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame at an annual banquet that once again highlighted the longstanding heritage of agriculture in Fayette County, Ohio.

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Cal Epsilon Alumni Highlight - Meet Hannah Bianchi!

Cal Epsilon Alumni Highlight - Meet Hannah Bianchi!

We were able to chat with Cal Epsilon alumna, Hannah Bianchi! Hannah graduated from Fresno State with a Bachelor's in Agricultural Education, and she is currently completing her credential program. She talked about how Alpha Zeta helped further her versatility as a professional and more:  


 

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Bob Dole: Farm State Statesman

Bob Dole: Farm State Statesman

By Jim Patterson, AZ alumnus

In January, former Kansas U.S. Senator Bob Dole, the 1996 GOP presidential candidate and the longest serving GOP Senate leader, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for service as a “soldier, legislator and statesman.”

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Cal Epsilon Alumni Highlight - Meet Monique Bienvenue!

Cal Epsilon Alumni Highlight - Meet Monique Bienvenue!

We were able to chat with Cal Epsilon alumna, Monique Bienvenue! She talked about why she joined Alpha Zeta and more. Bienvenue graduated from Fresno State in 2015 with a B.A. in Agriculture Communications with an emphasis in Public Relations. 

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Eugene Badger Inducted Into Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

Eugene Badger Inducted Into Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

Eugene Badger was born in Hastings, Florida, and grew up on his family’s potato farm. This early connection to agriculture grew into a lifelong commitment to advancing Florida agriculture and advocating on its behalf.
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Tribute to Dr. Clayton Yeutter

Tribute to Dr. Clayton Yeutter

By James Patterson, Diplomat, Writer, Speaker, Educator

Yeutter held a law degree and a Ph. D. in agricultural economics from University of Nebraska-Lincoln. At Nebraska, Yeutter, in 1950, was inducted in the Fraternity of Alpha Zeta, an agricultural honorary fraternity. 

Photo: U.S. Trade Ambassador Clayton Yeutter (AZ Nebraska) with Agricultural Attache Jim Patterson (AZ Auburn University) at the 1996 National Agricultural Marketing Association meeting San Diego California. Patterson was posted at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City at the time. 
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Richard and Evelyne Rominger Receive UC Davis Medal

Richard and Evelyne Rominger Receive UC Davis Medal

Alumni Richard and Evelyne Rominger, who for decades have played prominent roles in the community and in statewide and national agriculture, have been selected to receive the UC Davis Medal, the highest honor the university presents to an individual.
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Chris Vitelli Named Superintendent/President of Merced College

Chris Vitelli Named Superintendent/President of Merced College

The Merced Community College District Board of Trustees has announced the selection of Mr. Chris Vitelli as the college’s seventh Superintendent/President.  The Board of Trustees announced the selection by unanimous vote during its meeting on December 13.
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Tom McKinney Named Purdue University Distinguished Ag Alumni

Tom McKinney Named Purdue University Distinguished Ag Alumni

Purdue AZ alumni Thomas McKinney, President and General Manager of McKinney & McKinney, was named one of Purdue University's 2016 Distinguished Agricultural Alumni.
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The War for Democracy in Ukraine

Alum Jim Patters on Auburn '77 Quoted in Film Publicity

AZ Alum Jim Patterson, Auburn '77, is featured in the publicity for the 2016 film documentary "Breaking Point: The War for Democracy  in Ukraine." An agricultural economist, diplomat and life member of the American Foreign Service Association, Patterson saw the documentary as a guest of the Woodrow Wilson Center at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington DC. The link for the film is at http://breakingpointfilm.com/ Aside from the quote, Patterson commented the Ukraine was the Bread Basket of Former Soviet Union and Stalin infamously forcibly stole the wheat harvest for years leading to genocide by starvation against. The ongoing war between Russia and the peaceful Ukrainians has disrupted Ukraine's economy and status as a reliable wheat exporter. Disruption has hurts other areas of Ukraine's economy and it will decades to recover. Patterson has appeared to support Ukrainians at events in California (Los Angeles and the Bay Area) and Washington DC.   He plans to produce additional writings on the economic disruptions in Ukraine too support payments from Russia due to its military and economic crimes. He is interested in talking with other AZ members interested in collaborative projects. 
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