A
second-year agribusiness
how diverse the agriculture industry was,
leadership skills, but also his leadership
student from Atlanta,
he felt like the college's mission and goals
positions have taught him a lot about his
Georgia, manages and allocates funding
aligned with his. “My passion aligned with
experience in the classroom.
for campus organizations as the 2019 SGA
service and helping others. Becoming a
Activities and Services (A&S) Liaison while
part of CAFS felt more natural than going
more vocal in my classroom. I am always
maintaining a superior academic standing
with the typical business administration
trying to help out my peers and asking
with CAFS – that is JOSHUA CLEMENTS.
route,” Clements mentioned.
them their perspectives on new ideas.
“I’ve always seen myself in a leadership
Clements found that the power of
I have also gotten better at receiving
role. I have always seen myself advancing
professor mentorship with CAFS has made
feedback and being able to deliver it
more towards politics, so I figured the first
his experience even better than he could
as well,” Clements continues. His “get it
step would be, becoming a part of the
have predicted. According to Timmons,
done” attitude is echoed in his ability to
Student Government Association (SGA),
one of Clements’ mentors, Clements is
lead his peers. By continually encouraging
where we meet with officials on a day-to-
leaving a mark on CAFS and the student
his classmates to get involved, Clements
day basis, host Senate meetings and apply
body. “Joshua is a very impressive student.
typically leaves them with one message:
Roberts Rule of order. These are all real
He is a straight-A student with lots of
“The only way you are left by yourself is
practices. They are reflected in courtrooms
promise, with drive and ambition to see
if you never ask for help. You don’t know
and political realms today,” Clements said.
things through. Once you get to know
if you don’t try. Do something that you
Known to be a leader outside of the
him, you definitely see a leader in his own
genuinely have a purpose behind, have
classroom, Clements has dreams of
right and an impressive student,” Timmons
goals set in mind and go for it.,” Clements
becoming a corporate lawyer for a Fortune
explained.
concluded.
500 company. “After attending a couple of
“CAFS has definitely taught me the
Clements has plans on changing the
Senate meetings and after really deciding
value in professional development,
world with his debating skills and to
on what I wanted to do, that’s where I
networking and time management. A lot
become a corporate lawyer, and he feels
sought out leadership opportunities,” said
of these professors take their course work
like CAFS will give him the skills to be
Clements.
really seriously because they have been in
successful.
Shadowing and talking with Pepsi
the industry, and they want us to put our
representatives led Clements to make
best foot forward.” Clements claims that
CAFS his area of study. After evaluating
CAFS has had a significant impact on his
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