People Section

Auburn University

• Position Taken by Recent Graduate: Jingfang Zhang, PhD, Post-doctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky
• Leaves: Ruiqing Miao, Jian Rong, University of California, Berkeley, January - May 2022

Kansas State University

• Awards: Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State Research and Extension, Outstanding Regional or State Department Award, 2021
• Positions taken by Recent Graduates: Paul Aseete, PhD, Instructor, Makerere University; Francis Tisboe, PhD, Research Agricultural Economist at USDA – Economic Research Service; Hannah Shear, PhD, Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State

Mississippi State University

• Retirements: Steve Turner, 18 years of service.

University of Missouri

• New Appointments: Adrienne Ohler, Associate Research Professor; Matt Sveum, Agribusiness Instructor
• Awards: Lucy McGowan, Mizzou’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, first place; Barituka Bekee, Mizzou’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, tied for second place and won the People's Choice award
• Resignations: James Kaufman; Abigail Meffert

The Ohio State University

• Award: Yongyang Cai, Associate Professor, 2021 recipient of the Erik Kempe Award, The Ohio State University
• Leave: Joyce Chen, Associate Professor, Senior Economist role at Amazon, October 4 – June 30, 2022