2025 Summer Newsletter

From the Desk of Greg Colson

AAE Colleagues, Students, Alumni, and Friends,

As the start of the new Fall semester draws near, I hope you’ll take a few moments to explore the highlights in this Summer edition of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics newsletter. From Washington, D.C. to Athens, our students, faculty, and staff continue to exemplify excellence across teaching, research, and outreach.

This summer, we are especially proud of the six students representing CAES in Washington through the Congressional Agricultural Fellowship and internship programs. Five of which, Anna Clifton, Olivia Cook, Luke Krohn, Andrew Luckey, and Joseph Waters are students within the Department who were selected as 2025 Congressional Agricultural Fellows. In addition, Michael Howard, who previously participated in the program, returned to Capitol Hill for another impactful internship experience. These students are gaining first-hand insight into federal policymaking and helping represent Georgia agriculture at the national level. Learn more about their experience and other exciting experiential learning opportunities this summer including student internships and faculty abroad[...]

In This Issue

Ag Dawgs on the Hill

This Summer, five of the College's six Congressional Agricultural Fellows are from AAEC. Read more about their experiences here.

HFIM Highlights

From a $5 million commitment by Delta to our partnership with the Georgia Center, we have focused on strengthening relationships this year.

AAEC Happenings

While we say good-bye to Chris Peters and Garrett Stanford, we say hello to two new staff members in the Department, as well as some important promotions.

Year in Review

This year we continued some excellent traditions, such as our Pumpkin Painting Contest and Conner Connects, as well as introduced new ones.

Outside the Classroom

Learn more about our two study abroad programs to Uruguay and Greece, internships programs across the U.S., and our faculty's work overseas.

Graduation

While we are sad to see over 110 students leave, we are eager to see where their careers will take them and the impacts they make across Georgia and beyond.