Global Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that Larry L. Groce has been appointed Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Accounts. According to Doug Fargo, President and CFO for Global Industries, "We are pleased that Larry has accepted this position, and look forward to having him on our sales and marketing team. Larry brings more than thirty years of experience in sales, marketing and business development, in both the domestic and international markets. ...

Emily Zweber (South Dakota, '02) will become the AgChat Foundation's first executive director. The nonprofit AgChat Foundation (ACF) educates and equips farmers with the skills needed to effectively tell their story on Twitter, Facebook, blogs, YouTube, LinkedIn and other social media services.Zweber, an organic dairy farmer from Elko, Minn., known to many as @ezweber on Twitter, will focus on furthering ACF's mission of connecting farmers to diverse audiences via social media platforms. She ...

Jim Thrift, Vice President of Regulatory Policy & Corporate Relations at Agricultural Retailers Association, officially retires at the end of this calendar year.Thrift has dedicated 40 years of service to the agriculture industry.The individuals who entertained the crowd at Thrift's retirement 'Roast & Toast' celebration included Karen Soule, a past coworker from American Cyanamid; Bryan Gentsch with Association Strategies; Scott Rawlins with Wilbur-Ellis, and Bill Rowland with BASF.During ...

As a founding member of the Cal-Eta Chapter of Alpha Zeta at California State University at Chico, one can assume that Emily Morgan was an extremely active collegiate member. When she was elected to  chapter president, Emily took it upon herself to make sure Alpha Zeta members were receiving the most out of being part of the fraternity. She connected Alpha Zeta with the agricultural career fair, helped plan a campus wide Ag Day and planned an annual fundraiser that benefited scholarship ...

David Headley knows how much the decisions made in college can impact your future. Headley, currently the High Censor on the Alpha Zeta High Council and a North Carolina chapter alumnus, acknowledges that his college involvement with AZ led him to where he is today. For more than 10 years, Headley has been actively involved with AZ. During his time at North Carolina he grew interested in the fraternity and became very engaged with the events they would hold including: Ag ...

Dr. W. Harold Reese (Texas Beta), emeritus professor of biological and earth sciences, is slated to receive the Distinguished Lifetime Service Award from Wayland Baptist University during chapel services Friday as part of homecoming weekend.Reese came to Wayland in 1966 after completing the doctor of philosophy degree at Oregon State University. He attended Wayland Baptist College from 1944-45 and 1946-47 before completing bachelor and master's degrees at Texas Tech in 1952 and 1961, ...