Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education
The Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education, in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State University, offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
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Carolyn Sachs, Professor of Rural Sociology, Head of Women’s Studies Department, recipient of 2013 Distinguished Rural Sociology Award
June 11, 2013
On behalf of the Rural Sociological Society, Carolyn Sachs, Professor of Rural Sociology, Head of Women’s Studies Department, has been selected as one of two recipients of the Distinguished Rural Sociology award for 2013.
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Lou Moore, professor emeritus of Agricultural Economics, 2013 CAS Outstanding Alumni Award recipient
June 11, 2013
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Two Penn State AEE Majors chosen as National Teach Ag Ambassadors
June 11, 2013
Two of Penn State’s Agricultural and Extension Education majors have been chosen as the National Teach Ag Ambassadors. Senior Meagan Slates and Junior Jillian Gordon have both been chosen to represent Agriculture Education by acting as ambassadors for the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE).
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Rama Radhakrishna, Professor of AEE, elected as an AAAE Senior Fellow
May 28, 2013
On May 24, Rama Radhakrishna, Professor of Agricultural Extension Education, was elected, along with three others, as a Senior Fellow of the American Association for Agricultural Education at the AAAE Conference held in Columbus.
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Rose Sproat, dairy farmer in southwestern Pennsylvania, awarded the AgrAbility Award
May 28, 2013
The College of Agricultural Sciences’ Greek organizations raised more than $900 as part of their annual philanthropy activities and gave the funds to Rose Sproat, a dairy farmer in southwestern Pennsylvania.
