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Our
alumni shape the future of our depart ment and give helpful insight on
what future graduates can expect. After talking with some of our ag communications
alumni, we have found out what they are doing now, where they first started
after graduating from college and they even gave some advice for future
graduates. Find out what they were involved in during college and when
they graduated.
A of Lubbock, Texas
graduated from Tech with her bachelor’s degree in 1995, and with
her master’s degree in 1996. Her first job was with the Texas Department
of Agriculture. While in college, she was involved in Agricultural Communicators
of Tomorrow, Alpha Chi Omega and an Ag honors fraternity. Presently, she
works for AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company as a sales representative.
Her advice for graduates is to take advantages of the resources available
to you at Texas Tech, like the career centers on campus, your professors
and the staff of the Ag college.
 of
San Antonio,  Texas
graduated from Tech in 1997 and was involved in ACT, Collegiate FFA, Ag
Council, Agri-Techsans and was a student senator. Her first job out of
college was with the Granada Land and Cattle Company in Wheelock, Texas
in their advertising and promotion department. She is now the general
manager of publications as the Brangus Association. She has been with
the Brangus Association for fourteen years. This year she is also the
president of the Livestock Publication Council. Her advice for future
graduates is to be active in organizations. She said that internships
are beneficial and a lot can be learned from hands on experience.
of Littlefield, Texas graduated from Tech in 1994 with her bachelor’s
and in 1997 with her master’s degree. Her first job out of college
was with CEV Multimedia. During college, she was involved with the Agriculturist
staff, Agri-Techsans and the 1993 Meats Judging Team. She is now working
for Novartis as a pharmaceutical sales representative. Her advice for
graduates is to not ever limit yourself to your job possibilities. She
says that the Ag communications degree is very broad and versatile, and
can help you do jobs in many different fields, whether agricultually based
or not.
of Roswell, New Mexico graduated from Tech in 1997 and was involved in
ACT, Collegiate FFA, Agri-Techsans and Block and Bridle. Her first job
out of college was as a bank teller at the First Federal Saving Bank in
Roswell. Today she is the editor of the alumni publications and Webmaster
for the New Mexico Military Institute. She has been happily married for
five years and is the mother of one child with one on the way. Her advice
for future graduates is to gain as much education and work experience
as possible.
who graduated from Tech in 1988 is of Lubbock, Texas. During college,
he was one of the first editors of theAgriculturist, president of ACT
and a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity. After graduating from college,
he worked for Wylie Manufacturing in inventory control. After working
there for a year, he started working for a job with the Cotton Board.
He worked as a field representative for eight years and is currently Senior
Director of the field representatives. He travels quite a bit with this
job. He has been happily married to his college sweetheart Catherine and
has three children. Cleveland and his wife are involved in their church
as youth directors and the PTA. His advice for future graduates is that
work experience is worth a whole lot, but so is grade point averages.
He also said that it is important for him to give back what he has taken.
He said that life is too short to be a taker.
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of Bellevue, Texas, graduated from Tech in 2000. She is currently a research
assitant for the plant and soil science department at Tech and is pursuing
a master’s degree in crop science. After graduation, she attended
law school at Tech. With her current studies, she hopes to be involved
in communicating to the public regarding genetically modified foods and
fibers. The research will simplify the complicated regulatory and legal
aspects that it involves. While at Tech, she was very involved in ACT.
In 1998, she was national president for ACT. She was also involved in
Ag Ambassadors, AgriTechsans and Ag Council. Her advice for graduates
is to figure out your interests, create your own career and look for the
institution that will provide the necessary education.
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