A&E hosted the Agriculture Consortium of Texas, Texas
Junior College Ag Association and Texas Collegiate Agriculture Student
Association joint annual meeting, April 11-13.
The ACT is composed of all Texas
universities offering degrees in agriculture.
During the conference, educational issues facing higher education are
discussed. Concurrently, the host ACT
school administered competitive events for students from the TJCAA schools (comprised
of approximately 12 junior colleges offering programs in agriculture). The TxCASA, composed of student
representatives from the four-year universities, discussed issues relevant to
them.
Thursday evening concluded with an awards banquet. Winners of the various TJCAA events were
recognized. During the banquet, Mandy
Scudder, Dr. Ed. Brokaw and Dr. Foy Mills were each presented a gift from the
TJCAA officers for service rendered during the annual conference.
On Friday, students and faculty engaged in tours of local
sites including the USDA-AMS Cotton Division Classing office, Fehr Foods and
Frontier Texas. A&E thanks each of these host sites plus
financial support from ACU, ARAMARK, ACT and Ag Workers.
