Dairy Science Students at National PAS

The National Postsecondary Agricultural Student (PAS) Organization provides opportunities for individual growth, leadership and career preparation and aspires to be the premier leadership and career development organization serving college agriculture students. It is available to students in agriculture/agribusiness/natural resources postsecondary programs in approximately 550 institutions in all 50 states.

Currently there are four chapters in South Dakota; South Dakota State University, Mitchell Technical Institute, Lake Area Technical Institute, and Western Dakota Technical Institute. Members have the opportunity to compete at the state level in Career Program Areas which gives students the chance to compete against the best in the state in areas they are studying. This includes Employment Interview, Ag. Sales, Impromptu Speaking, Public Speaking, Career Planning, Career Progress, Crop Specialist, and Livestock Specialist. Each student selects a program to compete in related to their major or area of study. The SDSU PAS chapter also competes at the National Conference where there are many other areas that the students can compete in. At the National Conference in St. Louis, Missouri in March, Brittany Nussbaum (Dairy Production Sophomore) was elected as the 2006-2007 National PAS President-elect. Garrett Doucette (Dairy Manufacturing Junior) was elected as the 2006-2007 National PAS Vice-President-elect. This will give these students the chance to promote agriculture to students and industry leaders across the US. At the National Conference, Garrett received 1st place in Employment Interview. Earlier in the year at the State PAS Conference, Garrett received 1st place in Employment Interview, 5th in Ag. Mechanics and was awarded a CHS Cooperative Foundation Scholarship. Brittany placed 3rd in Speakers for Agriculture Impromptu and was a member of the 1st place team for Parliamentary Procedures.

18 March 2006

South Dakota State University / Dairy Science Department
Dairy Microbiology Rm 109 / Phone: 605-688-4116
College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences