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Centennial Celebration of Cowboys
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Oklahoma State University Ferguson College of Agriculture students celebrate 100 years of OSU Homecoming — clockwise from top left: Amarie Griffith (left) and Bobby Marchy serve on the homecoming court; Shadi Nettles, a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, contributes to housedec building for Walkaround; as Homecoming Harvest Carnival executive, Audrey Oschner participates in the annual fountain-dying ceremony; Ariel Scholten, executive director for OSU’s Centennial Homecoming, kicks off Homecoming Week events at the fountain-dying ceremony; and members of Alpha Gamma Rho and Alpha Chi Omega cheer for their fellow members at Football Frenzy. Photos by Cowboy Journal staff.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF COWBOYS
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR ALUMNI EARLY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTAWARDS
The OSU Ferguson College of Agriculture prepares its gradates to succeed at the highest levels of their chosen career paths.
In recognition of this success, each year the Ferguson College Alumni Society selects alumni as recipients of the college’s Early Career Achievement Award.
The board seeks nominations for alumni who have attained prominence through their efforts in agriculture, natural resources, life sciences or related areas of science, business, education, or government and public service early in their careers.
To be eligible for this award, a nominee must possess either an undergraduate or graduate degree from the Ferguson College of Agriculture and have earned a bachelor’s degree within the past 15 years.
Early Career Achievement Award recipients will be recognized during the Ferguson College of Agriculture Awards Banquet in the spring.
Nominations are due Feb. 1, 2022. For information about the award or to nominate an individual, visit agriculture.okstate.edu/alumni-friends.
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The Ferguson College of Agriculture Homecoming festivities took place at the Charles and Linda Cline Equine Teaching Center on Oct. 29, 2021. Photo 1: Tom Coon (left) and Cynda Clary. Photo 2: Larry Nickerson. Photo 3: Don Schieber (left) and Joe Williams. Photo 4: Ashlyn Clary. Photo 5: Raylon Earls (left) and Cynda Clary. 6: An enthusiastic crowd fills the arena with OSU spirit. Photos by Devin Griffith, Carli Eubank and Kristin Knight.
WELCOMING NEW BOARD MEMBERS BECKY WALKER CHANDLER STRATFORD, OKLAHOMA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Becky Walker Chandler graduated in 2001 from the Ferguson College of Agriculture.
An agricultural communications alumna, she has served as the executive officer of nutrition services for the Chickasaw Nation. Chandler comes from a long line of OSU alumni and is eager to serve the Ferguson College of Agriculture, she said.
Outside of work, Chandler is passionate about being a mom and wife, she said, and works hard to instill a love and appreciation of the agricultural industry in her children.
MATT GARD FAIRVIEW, OKLAHOMA
Phillip Cowley
Morrison, Oklahoma At-large Member
Matt Gard
Fairview, Oklahoma Northwest District
Matt Gard is a2013 Ferguson College of Agriculture graduate and fourth-generation agriculturist on his family’s homestead.
Gard has been a member of the Major County Conservation Board for 27 years, a member of the Northwest Oklahoma Alliance for 16 years, a member of the Oklahoma Academy of State Goals for 11 years and was a co-founder of the Northwest Oklahoma Water Action Plan.
Gard plans to use his extensive knowledge of conservation and the agricultural industry to positively impact rural economics as a Ferguson College Alumni Society Board member, he said.
Mechelle Hampton
Tulsa, Oklahoma Northeast District
Jon Marc Holt
Woodward, Oklahoma Northwest District
TRAVIS JONES ROFF, OKLAHOMA Travis Jones received his bachelor’s degree from the Ferguson College of Agriculture in 2003.
Jones has returned to the college and is set to graduate with his a Master of Science in International Agriculture in August 2022.
Since 2012, Jones has served as a resource conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Prior to NRCS, Jones worked as a prescribed fire and fuel technician for the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service and as an assistant engine foreman and wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service.
Travis Jones
Roff, Oklahoma Southwest District
Rick Reimer
Claremore, Oklahoma Northeast District
Charles Rohla
Ardmore, Oklahoma Southeast District
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Meg Stangl
Okarche, Oklahoma At-large Member
Becky Walker Chandler
Stratford, Oklahoma Southeast District
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