Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team Students Selected for 2024 – 2025 Participation

Iowa Corn Collegiate Advisory Team Students Selected for 2024 – 2025 Participation

Iowa Corn is proud to announce the students selected to participate in the 2024-2025 school year’s Collegiate Advisory Team (CAT) program, which focuses on increasing college students’ understanding of the corn industry. During the one-year program, students will visit the Capitol, tour industry leaders’ operations, and expand their network and knowledge outside of the classroom.

2024 – 2025 Collegiate Advisory Team Students:

  • Amanda Ostrem, Des Moines Area Community College
  • Calla Langel, Des Moines Area Community College
  • Morgan McKay, Des Moines Area Community College
  • Presley Buttler, Des Moines Area Community College
  • Tate Tentinger, Ellsworth Community College
  • Kelly Lloyd, Future Flyers of Iowa
  • Ashlee David, Graceland University
  • Logan Evans, Graceland University
  • Adelyn Sienknecht, Hawkeye Community College
  • Raymond Franzen, Indian Hills Community College
  • Lucas Parcel, Iowa Central Community College
  • Breanna Selsor, Iowa State University
  • Brooklyn Botterman, Iowa State University
  • Chris Baer, Iowa State University
  • Elly Cain, Iowa State University
  • Emily Bray, Iowa State University
  • Lainey DeVries, Iowa State University
  • Maddilyn Klemme, Iowa State University
  • Madison Hoover, Iowa State University
  • Mallory Behnken, Iowa State University
  • Caleb Welsh, Kirkwood Community College
  • RC Hicks, Morningside University
  • Henry Rose, Muscatine Community College
  • Marshall Zeien, North Iowa Area Community College
  • Makinley Edwards, Southwestern Community College
  • Rylan Oglesbee, Southwestern Community College

The Collegiate Advisory Team will meet four times over the course of the 2024 – 2025 school year, providing experience and training by Iowa Corn in areas such as leadership, effective communication, policy, and industry relations.

For more information on the program, visit https://www.iowacorn.org/CAT

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For More Information:

Shannon Textor, Vice President of Communications, stextor@iowacorn.org, 515-225-9242

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