AERS Placement

Where Our Ag Business and Economics (B.S.) Graduates Got Jobs

These are some of the hiring companies of previous Agriculture Economics and Rural Sociology department graduates job placements.

Company/Organization

Position

E. & J. Gallow Winery

Vineyard and Viticulture Intern

Alabama Forestry Association

Workforce Development Coordinator

Central Paper Company, Inc.

Business Development Representative

PacTec, Inc.

Assistant Manager of Shipping/Receiving

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC

Agrintelligence Specialist

Accuteck Packaging Equipment

Sales Representative

Georgia Dept. of Agriculture

Meat Inspector

SiteOne Landscape Supply, LLC

Customer Service and Sales Representative

Kelly Seed Company

Sales Representative

Georgia-Pacific, LLC

Logistics Specialist

Ag-Pro Companies

Management Trainee

Flint Equipment

Sales Representative

Altria

Territory Sales Manager

Alabama Farm Credit ACA

Loan Officer Trainee

Smithfield Foods

Ingredient Procurement

Alabama Farm Credit

Loan Officer

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC

Assistant Warehouse Manager

United Rentals

Territory Sales Manager

Alfa Insurance

Underwriter

Ag-Pro Companies

Sales Representative

First South Farm Credit

Loan Officer

Biobest Sustainable Crop Management

Outside Sales Consultant

Rhyne’s Select Turf

Manager

SAP Computer Software

Consultant

Majors & Minors

Graduate Degrees & Programs

AERS Placement

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Graduate Students

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Contact

Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Dept.
202 Comer Hall
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
(334) 844-4800

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Rural Sociology MASTER’S Graduate Placement

  • Zaw Lin (2023)
  • Jihyun Shih (2023) – Ph.D. student, Pennsylvania State University
  • Hannah Stewart (2022) – National Academies of Science
  • McKayla Robinette (2022) – North Carolina Agromedicine Institute
  • Jean-Fritz Saint Preux (2022) – Ph.D. student, Purdue University
  • Oluchi Otubo (2021) – Ph.D. student, Auburn University
  • Olaomo, Olanike (2021) – Ph.D. student, Georgia Tech University
  • Yashu Sapkota (2021) – Ph.D. student, Auburn University
  • Lonege Ogisma (2021) – Experiment Station South Florida
  • John Canfield (2019)
  • Jennie Hargrove (2019)
  • Amanda Stitt Moore (2019)
  • Karl Galloway (2018)
  • Lindy Olive (2018)
  • James H. Patterson III (2018)
  • Dalton Richardson (2018)
  • Lord Kwakye Ameyaw (2013)
  • Stefanie Christensen Francisco (2013)
  • Riva Denny (2012)
  • Emily Blejwas (2007)
  • Janice Frew Dyer (2007)
  • Michele Vitale (2007)
  • Vanessa Casanova (2003)
  • James Hutchins (1997)

APPLIED ECONOMICS PH.D. & AGRICULTURAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS MASTER’S GRADUATE PLACEMENT

  • Eugene Adjei (2023, Ph.D.) – Post-doc University of Saskatchewan
  • Yousef Alkilany (2023, Ph.D.) – Post-doc University of Missouri
  • Candace Lantz (2023, M.S.) – Ph.D. student, University of Florida
  • Julia Holley (2023, M.S.) – USDA-NASS
  • George Richburg (2023, M.S.) – Alabama Department of Ag & Industries
  • Abhipsita Das (2022, Ph.D.) – Post-doc Arizona St, and now Assistant Professor Alabama State University
  • Caroline Hudon (2022, M.S.) – Northwest Farm Credit, Montana
  • Doston Nichols (2022, M.S.) – Northwest Farm Credit, Idaho
  • Caitlyn Oldenburg (2022, M.S.) – Bonnie Plants
  • Adrian Turrisi (2022, M.S.) – USDA-Risk Management Agency
  • Hunter Whatley (2022, M.S.) – John Deere, Kansas
  • Jose Roberto Garcia Gamez (2022, M.S.) – Manager, Auburn University Experimental Economics Lab
  • John Musah (2021, Ph.D.) – Citibank, Dallas, Texas
  • Jingfang Zhang (2021, Ph.D.) – Post-doc University of Kentucky, and now Assistant Professor, Alcorn State University
  • Kumuditha Hikkaduwa Epa Liyanage (2021, Ph.D.) – Post-doc Tennessee State University
  • Prasanjit Ghosh (2021, Ph.D.) – Assistant Professor, University of Southern Indiana
  • Abigail Hoelscher (2021, M.S.) – Plains Cotton Coop Assn, Texas
  • Matthew Muntifering (2020, Ph.D.) – Analyst, Realtor.com

  • Suzan Odabasi (2019) – Faculty position at a University in Turkey

  • Bui Chuong (2018) – Statistician, University of Alabama, Tuskaloosa

  • Ping Wang (2018) – Assistant Professor, Zhongnan U of Economics and Law, China

  • Minglu Xu (2018) – Researcher in Big Data Team, China Pay, China

  • Rui Chen (2017) – Post-doc and instructor, Auburn University; now Assistant Professor at Tuskegee University

  • Filiz Guneysu (2017) – Faculty at Economics Department, Osmaneli Korkut Ata University

  • Mohamed Sebaq (2017) – Assistant Lecturer, Suez Canal University, Egypt
  • Ann Rachel Bailey (2016) – Instructor, Auburn University
  • Wei Ge (2016) – Assistant Professor, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
  • Bretford Griffin (2016) – Professor of Economics (adjunct) at Hillsborough Community College, FL
  • Chen Li (2016) – Analyst, New-York based company
  • Ly Nguyen (2016) – Post-doc, Institute for Sustainable Food Systems, University of Florida
  • Chengyu Si (2016) – Ph.D. program in Applied Economics, Auburn University
  • Muhammet Yunus Sisman (2016) – Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics, Dumlupinar University, Turkey
  • Omer Tadjion (2016) – Assistant VP, Risk Modeling Unit, Union Bank, Monterey Park, California
  • Li Gong (2015) – Lecturer of economics, Herzing University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Sheng Li (2015) – Post-doc position, Farmindale College, New York State University

  • Xinran Liu (2015) – Assistant Professor, Qilu University of Technology, China

  • Frederick Murdoch Quaye (2015) – Post-doc position, Farmindale College, New York State University

  • Derrick Robinson (2015) – Assistant Professor, Jacksonville University

  • Knar Khachatryan (2013) – Assistant Professor, American University in Yerevan, Armenia

  • Sooriyakumar Krishnapillai (2012) – Assistant Professor, American University of Nigeria

  • Xuan Shen (2012) – Econometrician, Regions Bank Headquarters, Birmingham, AL

  • Jaehyuk Lee (2012) – Instructor, Georgia Southern University

  • Lei Zhang (2012) – Assistant Professor, Dept of Economics, Shandong University, China

  • Jaspreet Aulkah (2011) – Ph.D. student in Applied Economics at Purdue University

  • Aboud Miriam Diaz (2011) – ULB Brussels, Belgium. Commercial bank in Mexico

  • Dengjun Zhang (2011) – Post-doc, Department of Economics, University of Stavanger, Norway

  • Rose Bashwira (2010) – PhD student in Kenya

  • Natalie James (2010) – Instructor at University of Missouri at Rolla, (now Missouri Science and Technology Community College)

  • Crystal Lupo (2010) – Lecturer at Auburn University

  • Chuannan Men (2010) – Private company job in Shanghai, China

  • KaMing Chen (2009) – Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong

  • Dongyun Lin (2009) – Assistant Professor, Business Administration, Northern New Mexico College

  • Thomas McAdams (2009) – Economist, Merit Energy Company

  • Oluwagbemiga Ojumu (2009) – Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Prairie View A&M University

  • Elena Shirokaya (2009) – Financial Analyst IKEA, Brussels, Belgium

  • Vaughn Elliot (2008) – Lecturer at Economics Department, AU

  • Qianfei Wang (2007) – Graduate student at Columbia University

  • Chi mai Le (2006) – Commercial bank in Vietnam

  • Mostafa Malki (2006) – Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Brownsville