Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu
Contact: Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz, 979-845-1554, jim.mazurkiewicz@ag.tamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION – Twenty-four individuals have been selected for the Texas Agriculture Lifetime Leadership program Class XV.
The two-year program, led by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, is an intensive study of agriculture worldwide that equips people in the agriculture industry to become leaders in their fields, according to Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz, program director, College Station.
Also known as TALL, the competitive leadership development program that includes seminars with experts, on-site tours, meetings with business and government leaders, international study and personal skills improvement, he said.
The TALL XV 2016-2018 participants by county are:
- Ramon Alvarez, Cameron.
- Brett Bamert, Bailey.
- Jennifer Blackburn, Lubbock.
- April Bonds, Tarrant.
- Lee Burton, Shackleford.
- William (Pat) Carson III, Hall.
- Clifton Castle, Lubbock.
- Sarah Cortese, Lubbock.
- Patrick Dudley, Bastrop.
- Lauren Echols Decker, Jones.
- Grant Groene, Lubbock.
- Shane Halfmann, Brazos.
- Cody Harris, Anderson.
- Lacee Hoelting, Lubbock.
- Scott Irlbeck, Lubbock.
- John Coleman Locke, Wharton.
- Josh Louder, Tarrant.
- Daniel Luehrs, Nueces.
- Alicia Meinzer, Parker.
- Thomas Miller, Hopkins.
- Heath Reeves, Nueces.
- Jeffrey Sarchet, Wise.
- Kyle Watts, Smith.
- Remi Wright, Colorado.
For more information about the TALL program, visit http://tall.tamu.edu.
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