National Delta Tau AlphaMay 2012

Dr. Jean Gleichsner

Fort Hays State University

National Advisor

Dr. James Casey

University of Louisiana- Monroe

National Executive Treasurer

Casteel Kirk

Missouri State University

National President

Justice Adams Courtney

Middle Tennessee State University

National Secretary

Gabriella Starr

Middle Tennessee State University

National Parliamentarian

Katie Dickson

Tennessee Tech University

National Vice President-East

Eric Schneider

Northwest Missouri State University

National Vice President-Midwest

Chanel Ingram

University of Louisiana- Monroe

National Vice President-South

Hi everyone!

Thank you so much for the opportunity to serve as your President for the upcoming year! I look forward to meeting other members and communicating with chapters. If I can do anything for your chapter just let me know!

Casteel Kirk

Ag Quiz Bowl Ag Olympics Tour of Bayer Crop Science Tour of World War I Museum in Kansas City, MO Presentation on resumes, cover letters, and

interviews Election of 2012-2013 National Council Awards banquet with speaker; President of

Missouri Farm Bureau, Blake Hurst

1st place: Arkansas State University

2nd place: Missouri State University

Special thanks to Dr. Bud Kennedy, Arkansas State University, for organizing the Quiz Bowl!

1st Place: Fort Hays State University (no picture)

Honorable Mention: Eastern Kentucky University

Honorable Mention: Arkansas State University

Tennessee Tech University

University of Louisiana- Monroe

Southeast Missouri State University coordinated involvement with their regional campus members and planned out a fundraiser. They are also working on their t-shirt design for this year!

Missouri State University is electing new officers and planning out activities for next semester.

Fun facts you might want to know about your National Secretary,

Justice Adams-Courtney

• She is a student at Middle Tennessee State University majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Animal Science.

• She plans to go to Medical School and become a practicing physician.

•She is an officer of MTSU DTA, Sigma Alpha, Clay Target Club, and Student Agriculture Government Association, She’s also a member of Block and Bridle.

Justice has a black lab, terrier mix puppy named Cooper.

She loves to travel and hopes to visit every state.

She works at a veterinary office.

She reads the dictionary for fun, and also enjoys running.

Her shotgun is a Browning B80 semi-automatic 12 gauge, and she LOVES it!

The National DTA website is a great resource for our organization!

Check out our constitution, chapters, and merchandise here:

http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/