Making your Degree work for you
Ethan Elsbury
Hometown: Greenfield, IN
Major & Concentration: Agricultural Systems Management and Agribusiness Management
Minors or Certificates: Farm Management
Why did you come to Purdue: Tradition/ one of the top Ag schools
Favorite Purdue tradition: Watching our Boilers play in Mackey
Top three influences at Purdue: LeeAnn Williams, Katie Dilley, and Collegiate Cattlemen's Association
Top five memories of your time at Purdue:
- Shenanigans in the dorm with friends
- Weekly scary movie night at the house with my roommates
- Being in Rose Ade and Mackey
- Riding around campus with the windows down with friends listening to music and talking about life
- The network of connections.
Places you have been as a Purdue student:
- Across Indiana (internships)
- Houston Texas
- New Orleans Louisiana (Cattlemen's Convention)
- Florida
- Tennessee
Favorite club/organization: Collegiate Cattlemen's Association
Favorite Student-led event/initiative: Purdue Ag Week
Favorite Purdue event: Purdue/IU basketball games
Favorite Social Activity: Homecoming week
Favorite place to study: ABE computer lab
Favorite spot on campus: Krannert Ag Econ office
Favorite thing about CoA: CoA is a family, no matter where you go, you more than likely know someone.
Favorite thing about your major: The versatility
Favorite class: AGEC 331
Favorite professor: Professor Downing
Coolest project: Ready Set Sell
Three biggest accomplishments: Top Gun at AgriGold (top intern), making connections all over the world, and being an ABE ambassador
Things on your resume not listed above: Lily Scholar
Where do you want to end up: Close to home, with a full-time job, continuing to work with my cows
Advice for underclassmen: If you are hesitant to go to a networking event or if there is a chance to meet new people take it. You never know when your paths will cross again.
The biggest takeaway from Purdue: Life is full of opportunities; you just have to be willing to take the first step to reaching your goals.