First-Timers AMS Bound

June 22, 2018
By, Cassie Yontz, Sr. Account Executive, Charleston|Orwig Congratulations to the 2018 AMS First-Time Attendee stipend winners! Winners will receive $100 to help offset registration costs to attend the 2018 Agricultural Media Summit. These awards are made possible by the AAEA Professional Improvement Foundation (PIF). Annually, PIF gives more than $50,000 to AAEA members to support professional development through workshops, IFAJ participation, emerging-professionals internships and support for those attending Ag Media Summit.   To find out how you can get involved and support PIF, contact PIF Chair Kelly Schwalbe. Congratulations to the following:
  • Allison Jenkins, MFA Incorporated
  • Carley Morrison, Assistant Ag Comm Professor, Mississippi State University
  • Delanie Crist, National Sorghum Producers
  • Emma Wilson, Iowa Corn Growers Association
  • Jenna Sudol, Virginia Cooperative Extension/Virginia Tech/Radford University
  • Kellie Lasack, Roan Marketing and Communications
  • Kelsey Litchfield, Freelancer
  • Leo Nieter, Red Barn Media Group
  • Lesa Vold, Egg Industry Center, Iowa State University
  • Natalina Sents, Meredith AgriMedia/Successful Farming
View the recipients and a quote from them upon receiving their stipend below.