[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. JUSTIN COLLIER

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 16, 2005

  Mr. DAVIS. Mr. Speaker, congratulations to Mr. Justin Collier, who 
has been named the 2004-2005 Outstanding AG/HEC Ambassador. Mr. Collier 
is from McMinnville, TN, he is currently a student at Tennessee Tech 
University studying Agriculture with concentrations in horticulture and 
nursery and landscape management.
  Mr. Collier received an engraved plaque and a $500 cash award which 
was presented by Don Elkins, Dean of the College of Agriculture and 
Human Ecology and AG/HEC Ambassadors advisor, at the Agriculture Awards 
Banquet on April 15, 2005.
  Mr. Collier began his work in recruiting and public relations even 
before he was officially an AG/HEC Ambassador. He started speaking to 
several groups of new students and their parents in the summer of 2004 
during SOAR sessions. He also visited 7 high schools on recruitment 
visits during the year, where he gave presentations to classes about 
Tennessee Tech, the College of Agriculture and Human Ecology, and 
career opportunities available to Agriculture/Human Ecology graduates.
  In addition, he gave official welcome tours to several groups of 
campus visitors. During these tours he hosted several individuals and 
small groups of campus visitors and gave them a complete campus tour, 
which included a farm tour. His efforts also included writing, emailing 
and calling numerous prospective students. In 2005 Mr. Collier 
participated in LEAD 2005, an Ambassador Leadership Conference held in 
February at the University of Georgia in Athens.
  Regarding his experiences as an AG/HEC Ambassador in 2004-05, Mr. 
Collier states, ``The recruiting and other activities have allowed me 
to share my love for the College with many people. I have met more new 
people and made more friends than I could have possibly imagined. 
Having had the opportunity to serve as an AG/HEC Ambassador has been an 
honor and will definitely go down as one of the most memorable and 
exciting experiences during my time at TTU.''

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