Three K-State students named agriculture students of the month

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Wednesday, January 24, 2007

THREE K-STATE STUDENTS NAMED AGRICULTURE STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

MANHATTAN -- Three Kansas State University students have earned Student of the Month honors from the College of Agriculture.

Criteria for the award include honors that the student has received, a one-page resume, activities, grade point average and a short essay.

Clint Blaes, a senior in agricultural communications and journalism, Cherryvale, is the Agriculture Student of Month for December 2006. Blaes is the editor of the Kansas State Agriculturist for spring 2007. He also is a Kansas Farm Bureau Legislative Fellow, vice president for administration for the College of Agriculture Ambassadors, president of FarmHouse fraternity and a student senator for the K-State Student Governing Association.

Vincent Hofer, a junior in agribusiness, Franklin, is the Agriculture Student of the Month for January. Hofer is currently serving as vice president of the K-State chapter of the National Agri-Marketing Association. In the spring 2006, Hofer participated as a member of the K-State team that won the national championship in the National Agri-Marketing Competition. He also was awarded the Gamma Sigma Delta Outstanding First Year Performance Award in 2005.

Tricia Dicke, a senior in animal sciences and industry, Creston, Neb., is the Agriculture Student of the Month for November 2006. Dicke is an ambassador for the College of Agriculture. She has received the Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Scholarship, the Office of International Programs Scholarship and the Leslie W. and Edna L. Beckman Memorial Scholarship. Dicke is a member of several honor societies, including Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Gamma Sigma Delta and the National Scholars Honor Society.