April 12 – College of Agriculture and Human Sciences student Alexander Robinson recently earned first place honors in the National Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS) essay contest.
The contest results were announced during the 35th National MANRRS Conference, which was hosted virtually April 6-10.
Robinson’s winning essay, “Modernizing the Agricultural Workforce,” explores the challenges facing the agricultural sector.
Alexander Robinson
Robinson, a graduating senior, is majoring in Agriculture with a concentration in Agribusiness. Upon graduating, he plans to attend graduate school at Purdue University and Yale University. He currently serves as president of the Prairie View A&M University MANRRS chapter.
Six CAHS students and two advisors attended the MANRRS conference and were sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program.
MANRRS’s mission is to promote academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. The organization also offers students opportunities to enhance leadership and organizational and public speaking skills and to experience professional critique of scholarly work in a “user-friendly” environment.