Congratulations, Class of 2016!
The Institute of Applied Agriculture concluded its 50th Anniversary year with a pre-graduation celebration which attracted so many people that it outgrew two locations before settling nicely into the College Park Marriott on May 19, 2016.
2016 marked the largest graduating class that the IAA has had in two decades. And that is only one of the unique attributes of this graduating class according to IAA Director Glori Hyman’s welcoming remarks to the graduates. “You are part of an elite group. Not only because you are IAA Alumni, but because you are the only ones to graduate during the 50th Anniversary year, and of course that’s a distinction you will hold forever,” Hyman laughed.
She continued, “Twenty percent of you have successfully transitioned into degree programs—that’s more than we have ever had in a single graduating class. Fifteen percent of you had already earned bachelor’s degrees or higher before enrolling in the IAA. You are the first graduates to have trained at the Terp Farm, and you are the first IAA students to graduate under Dean Beyrouty’s tenure at our College.”
Over 150 people celebrated the accomplishments of the IAA’s 26 graduates and the recognition of John Shields, the IAA’s Outstanding Alumni for 2016. Three members of the graduating class—Marcus Maxwell, Lindsay Barranco, and Scott Hebert—represented their classmates well as they shared their stories of Turkey Bowl games, ag mechanic fears, Turf Bowl competitions, teachers and classmates.
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Meet the Class of 2016:
Matthew Antonio
Agricultural Business Management
Lindsay Barranco
Sustainable Agriculture
Andrew (Andy) Bauer
Agricultural Business Management
John Boniface
Agricultural Business Management
Robert (Bob) Borkowski
Sustainable Agriculture
Christian Brinkerhoff
Golf Course Management
Jeffrey Bynaker
Golf Course Management
Shaun Clark
Golf Course Management
John Critzos
Golf Course Management
James (Jimmy) Halley
Golf Course Management
Scott Hebert
Golf Course Management
Ryan Higgins
Turfgrass Management
Jacob Kilmon
Golf Course Management
Jarod Knopp
Sports Turf Management
Marvin Martinez
Turfgrass Management
Marcus Maxwell
Landscape Management
Chase Oaster
Landscape Management
Ian Patrican
Golf Course Management
Michael Perise
Sustainable Agriculture
Luke Santerre
Landscape Management
Grant (Joe) Shaffer
Agricultural Business Management
Colton Simpson
Landscape Management
Ryan Snell
Landscape Management
David Sullivan
Ornamental Horticulture
Emily Weber
Agricultural Business Management
Austin Weinreich
Agricultural Business Management
