For Immediate Release
June 6, 2002

A&T HOSTS ASAE STUDENT MEETING

Greensboro, NC: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recently hosted the annual student rally for the Southeast Section of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE).

During the two-day event, approximately 60 students from seven institutions participated in engineering contests and toured local sites of interest to agricultural engineers, including the site of the future Randleman Dam, the White Street Landfill and the City of Greensboro’s Stream Restoration Project.

Dr. Wayne Skaggs, national ASAE president, was the guest speaker at the welcoming banquet.

In 1991, the A&T Agricultural Engineering Program, which is jointly administered by A&T’s School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences and the College of Engineering, became the only accredited program of its kind among historically black colleges and universities.

The American Society of Agricultural Engineers is a not-for-profit professional and technical organization, with members worldwide interested in engineering knowledge and technology for food and agriculture, natural resources, environment, associated industries and related resources. The ASAE coordinates educational opportunities such as technical sessions, workshops, conferences and tours, with the purpose of communicating new research results, discussing applications and stimulating debate on important topics related to the collection of renewable resources and the processing of these resources for conversion to energy and industrial products.

Students in A&T’s Agricultural Engineering Program planned the event.

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For more information, please contact Mitch Arnold, (336) 334-7049.