The Kansas Corn Collegiate Academy gives college students the opportunity to dive deeper into the corn industry, providing insights into the opportunities and hurdles that lie ahead of the corn industry and how their future career paths may be impacted.

Participating students will  create a capstone project that will relate the information they have learned back to their area of study. Students will participate in a day at the Statehouse in Topeka and Corn Congress in Washington D.C. Applicants must be currently enrolled in post-secondary school and still in school through spring semester 2018.

The first class of the Collegiate Academy has been announced!

• Avery Aust, Louisburg, KS, agribusiness with marketing emphasis
• Tyler Cloud, Garden City, KS, agribusiness
• Gracie Danner, West Liberty, IA, agricultural economics with minor in international ag
• Keren Duerksen, Newton, KS, agronomy
• Trent Frye, Belleville, KS, agronomy
• Jaylie Weseloh, Yates Center, KS, animal science and industry with minor in agribusiness
• Tarra Rotstein, Ocala, FL, agricultural communications and journalism with a secondary major in global food systems leadership

For information on the Kansas Corn Collegiate Academy,
please contact Laura Handke, Collegiate Programs Coordinator.