Shasta R. Sowers of Floyd,
Va., has been named the Outstanding Graduating Senior in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at
Virginia Tech for the 2012-13 academic year.
Sowers, who is pursuing a
major in agricultural sciences with minors in international agriculture, animal
and poultry sciences, and Appalachian studies, is expected to receive a
bachelor’s degree in May.
Sowers was also the 2011
Virginia Farm Bureau Ambassador.
She has received numerous
awards and scholarships including the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Scholarship, the Henry C. Groseclose Scholarship, the Marion and Annie W.
Williams Scholarship, the State Fair of Virginia Scholarship, and the William
Hackman Scholarship.
Sowers was selected for the
2012 International Collegiate Agricultural Leadership program in Southeast Asia
and has taught farming techniques in Nicaragua. As a researcher for the
Appalachian Teaching Project, she volunteered at a local farm and the
Blacksburg Farmer’s Market and presented her findings to the Appalachian
Regional Commission.
Outside of the classroom,
Sowers was a college ambassador and a member of the Dairy Club and Collegiate
Future Farmers of America (FFA). She served as state secretary for the
Virginia FFA Association and participated in The Big Event and Relay for Life.
She is the daughter of Curtis
and Loyce Sowers.
Outstanding Senior Awards are
presented at the Student Honors Day Banquet each spring. Co-sponsored by the
Virginia Tech Alumni Association and the senior class, the award recognizes
outstanding student performance in each college of the university. Students are
selected on the basis of their grade point average (a minimum of a 3.4 or
higher on a 4.0 scale) and outstanding performance in several or all of the
following areas: academic achievement, extracurricular activities, leadership
positions, and contributions of service to the university and/or community.
Nationally ranked among the
top research institutions of its kind, Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences focuses
on the science and business of living systems through learning, discovery, and
engagement. The college’s comprehensive curriculum gives more than 3,100
students in a dozen academic departments a balanced education that ranges from
food and fiber production to economics to human health. Students learn from the
world’s leading agricultural scientists, who bring the latest science and
technology into the classroom.
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