MBA Students - Value Chain Partnerships for a Sustainable Agriculture


Meet Our Graduate Assistants and Student Intern
These students are enrolled in a new program at Iowa State University College of Business in which students earn a master's degree in business administration (MBA) as well as a minor in sustainable agriculture. All are assisting in the VCPSA project. Article in Food Soceity & Update Newsletter More about the new program
	Andy Larson grew up on a 50 Holstein dairy farm in Pecatonica Illinois. He has bachelor’s degrees in Environmental Science and Anthropology from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences from the University of Illinois. Andy spent two years as a Research Specialist for University of Illinois Extension in value added agriculture before coming to ISU. Larson is earning his MBA as a student in ISU's Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture. For the past year he has been working with the Value Chain Partnerships project coordinated by the Leopold Center and its Regional Food Systems Working Group.
	Karina Crosignani
	Alicia Rosman grew up on a farm in Harlan, Iowa where she graduated from high school in 2005. She is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree at Iowa State University in community and regional planning. Her studies emphasize environmental planning and urban design. She plans to graduate in May 2009 and attend graduate school. Rosman joined the Value Chain Partnerships for a Sustainable Agriculture in June of 2007.

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