Past Masters Student Job Placement
| Last name | First name | Year | Initial placement |
| Adkins | Henry | 2024 | Commodity Risk Management Analyst, Dairy Farmers of America |
| Sherrill | Melanie | 2024 | Economist, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics |
| Boldt | Noah | 2024 | Research Associate, Virginia Tech |
| Goncalves | Fernando | 2024 | Research Specialist Senior, Virginia Seafood AREC |
| Gill | Jayson | 2023 | Grain Originator, Perdue Farms |
| Rippley | Samantha | 2023 | Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota |
| Griles | Elijah | 2022 | Commodity Specialist at Virginia Farm Bureau |
| Mbarushimana | Jean Claude | 2022 | M&A Research Analyst, International Business Development Consulting |
| McGroddy | Katherine | 2022 | Merchant Operations & Finance Rotational Associate at Castleton Commodities International |
| Pierce | Timothy | 2022 | Second Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps |
| Fluharty | Shannon Mae | 2021 | Project Scientist, Environmental Resource Management |
| Garber | Benjamin Fredrick | 2021 | Data Analyst A2F Consulting |
| Hassman | Colburn Hastings | 2021 | Commodities Analyst, Citi |
| Jennings Jr. | Ronald David | 2021 | Continued working at Port of VA |
| Khanal | Nabin Babu | 2021 | Ph.D. Candidate, NC State |
| McKibben | Paige Alexandra | 2021 | Research Analyst, Eastern Research Group |
| Vannoy | Mallory Drew | 2021 | Project Manager, Vannoy Construction |
| Adams | Normand Rutledge | 2020 | Undergraduate Advisor, Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech |
| Ebadi | Nasim | 2020 | Data Research Fellow, The Data Incubator |
| Gupta | Deeksha | 2020 | Ph.D. Candidate University South Carolina |
| O'Reilly | Ryan Keefe | 2020 | Research Associate, Energieinstitut an der JKU Linz |
| Wearaduwa Vidana Kankanamge | Thilani Kaushalya | 2020 | Research Officer, Marga Institute- Center for Development Studies |
| Brahma | Sreeya | 2019 | Ph.D. Candidate, Virginia Tech School of Architecture |
| Grossen | Grace Elizabeth | 2019 | Agricultural Economist, ERS |
| Knaresboro | Lauren Marie | 2019 | Economic Research Analyst, Virginia Economic Development Partnership |
| Paik | SongYi | 2019 | Ph.D. Student, University of Minnesota |
| Spech | Ryan Daniel | 2019 | Crude Trading Analyst, ExxonMobil |
| Stump | Katherine Alice | 2019 | Analyst, Tecolote Research |
| Neff | Tyler Wesley | 2018 | Commodity Analyst, Smithfield Foods |
| Nischan | Ulrike | 2018 | Senior Research Analyst, NYC Consumer Affairs of Financial Empowerment |
| Rosario de De Jesus | Santa Felicita | 2018 | Manager of Payment of Environmental Services, Dominican Republic Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Woo | Yuri | 2018 | Ph.D. Student, Virginia Tech |
| Hasan | Sm Muntasir | 2017 | Research and Enrollment Analyst, University of Alberta |
| Hathaway | Bret Anson | 2017 | Sr. Commodities Procurement Specialist, Pinnacle Foods |
| Horton | Zachary Tanner | 2017 | Finance Trainee, Smithfield Foods |
| Jackson | Sydni Blaine | 2017 | Agricultural Development Programs, Global Aid Network |
| Johnson | Wesley James | 2017 | Forest Planning Analyst, American Forest Management |
| O'Donnell | Catherine Elizabeth | 2017 | Student Naval Aviator, United States Navy |
| Tutko | Benjamin Thomas | 2017 | Pond Hill Farm, Farm Intern |
| Zhu | Jiafeng | 2017 | Research Associate, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
In the News
Ph.D. Program: Priority deadline for funding consideration is January 15, 2025. View presentation overview of the program >>
Posted August 2024: Twelve doctoral students take the global stage >> Full story | Photo album
Contacts
Chunbei Wang, Ph.D.
Graduate Program Director
Amy Guerin
Graduate Program Professional Coordinator
abguerin@vt.edu
