Alpha Zeta Scholarship applications due Feb. 15
Become a National Alpha Zeta Scholar. All student members of Alpha Zeta (undergraduate, graduate and professional) are eligible for scholarships. More than $5,000 in scholarships will be awarded in 2005.

Apply Now! [ pdf ]

National Agricultural Leadership Conference and 49th Biennial Alpha Zeta Conclave
Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow's Agricultural Leaders
April 7-9, 2005
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa [ More ] 

Register four students and the fifth is free!
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Register Now! [ pdf ]

Officer reports due!
If your chapter has elected new officers, please e-mail your Officer, Advisor and Calendar Report [ Form #3 ] to Brian Reuwee at the national office.

Middaugh Chapter Awards
Receive accolades in Ames!   Send chapter activity reports [ Form #8 ] to be eligible for the Middaugh Chapter Awards given during the Biennial Conclave April 7-9, 2005. Reports and photos are due March 15. [ More ]

Cup still up for grabs
Officer Reports, Chapter Activity Reports and scholarship applications will likely determine winner as race for Founders' Cup heats up. Winner announced at Conclave.
1. Townshend
2. Cook
3. California Delta
4. Nebraska
5. Kansas
[ Cup Criteria | More ]

Get your chapter news in the AZ Leader
Send me news and photos about your chapter's upcoming or recent events and projects. I will post them in the AZ Leader and on the Web site. Contact Brian Reuwee. [ reuwee@alphazeta.org ]

Graduating this May?
Don't forget your cap, gown and honor cords; three graduation necessities. Alpha Zeta Honor Cords identify you as an Alpha Zeta member during commencement. $10. An honor stole is also available for $25. To order, call (800) 225-3629.

GROWMARK agronomy internships
Twelve week paid internships still available for juniors pursuing agronomy degrees. Possible locations in New York or Pennsylvania. [ More ]

Ag communications internships
Communications internships are available through the American Agriculture Editors Association, American Angus Association and Angus Productions, Morgan & Meyers and Hereford Publications. [ More ]

New location for Alpha Zeta National Office
We've moved! AZ joins several non-profit organizations on the new Association Headquarters Campus in Chesterfield, Mo., about five miles west of our current location in St. Louis. Here's our new contact info:

Alpha Zeta
16020 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(800) 225-3629
(636) 449-5090
Fax: (636) 449-5051

Toll-free number, e-mail and Web site address have not changed. Our current phone numbers and P.O. Box will be forwarded for the next six months. Please update your records.

February 3, 2005
www.alphazeta.org

Important Dates:

• NOW: Officer Reports due!
• February 15: Scholarship application deadline.
• March 1: Conclave registration deadline.
• March 15: Award nominations deadline (Officer, Advisor of the Year);
  Chapter Activity Reports due for Middaugh Award consideration.

Don't let anything stop your chapter from attending the NALC and Conclave!

• Ask your advisor or dean if the ag school will subsidize your registration fee?
• Seek travel reimbursement from your campus or ag school student government.
• Host a fundraiser.
• Solicit donations from local AZ alumni.
• Meals and lodging are included.
• Five students from your chapter can register for the price of four.
• Don't have five members interested; invite a perspective member or a student leader from another organization.

Improve your recruiting

• Resources available online: Membership Education Manual, AZ Guidebook, recruitment brochure, invitation letter and a primer on recruiting new members.
• Plan activities. Candidates should get to know each other and work together to earn AZ membership.
• Don't forget about graduate and transfer students. Recruit the candidates your chapter missed in the fall.

Brian Reuwee
Alpha Zeta | Leaders for the World of Agriculture sm
16020 Swingley Ridge Road, Suite 300
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(636) 449-5090
Fax: (636) 449-5051
reuwee@alphazeta.org
www.alphazeta.org

Planting Seeds for Tomorrow's Agricultural Leaders
National Agricultural Leadership Conference &
49th Biennial Alpha Zeta Conclave
April 7-9, 2005

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