Thirteen students from across the college have been selected to serve as 2023-24 ambassadors for U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.

Following an application and interview process, they were selected to work both on-campus and off-campus recruiting events, to assist with Dean's Office and college-wide events, serve as representatives of the college, help with retention efforts and connecting with students, assist in other recruiting functions, and share the philosophy and benefits of enrollment in the college to prospective students, parents and alumni.

The group includes:

• Madison Estepp, lead ambassador, senior, agricultural education
• Jimena Rodriguez, senior, animal science
• Molly Parker, junior, agricultural business
• Abby Lunn, junior, food science
• Alexis Fiorentino, senior, pre-professional animal science
• Elizabeth Tribout, sophomore, agricultural business
• Evan Seay, sophomore, agricultural communications
• Schyler Angell, junior, agricultural communications
• Caroline Cheek, sophomore; environmental, soil and water science; and English rhetoric and composition
• Malinalxochitl Ilhuicamina, sophomore, food science
• Noah Boggs Riley, senior, human development and family sciences
• Abigail Norsworthy, senior, crop science and agricultural business
• Abbigail Slaughter, sophomore, poultry science and agricultural business

Estepp, Rodriguez, Parker, Lunn and Fiorentino served as ambassadors in 2022-23.

The ambassadors report to Laykyn Rainbolt, coordinator of undergraduate student recruitment.

"I am so excited for this group to represent the college over the next year," she said. "What an honor it is to stand beside such bright, energetic students in my first year of the job. I have no doubt they will make it one to remember for myself, the college and prospective students all over the state of Arkansas and the nation."

The mission of the ambassador program is to promote, empower and inspire the Bumpers College family by being inclusive, knowledgeable and resourceful, professional and approachable, appreciating diversity, showing the family aspect of the college and being servant leaders.

About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture. For more information about Bumpers College, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter at @BumpersCollege and Instagram at BumpersCollege.

About the University of Arkansas: As Arkansas' flagship institution, the U of A provides an internationally competitive education in more than 200 academic programs. Founded in 1871, the U of A contributes more than $2.2 billion to Arkansas' economy through the teaching of new knowledge and skills, entrepreneurship and job development, discovery through research and creative activity while also providing training for professional disciplines. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the U of A among the few U.S. colleges and universities with the highest level of research activity. U.S. News & World Report ranks the U of A among the top public universities in the nation. See how the U of A works to build a better world at Arkansas Research and Economic Development News.