University of Georgia

Mary
Ann Parsons, John
R. Hayes and Marie
Truesdell each received a University of Georgia College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Alumni Association young
alumni achievement award Sept. 16 in Athens, Ga.

Parsons is a 2002 UGA graduate with a bachelor’s degree in
agricultural communications, minoring in agribusiness, and is
working on a master’s degree in agricultural leadership. She is
the development coordinator and assistant executive director of
the Georgia 4-H Foundation.

Hayes received his bachelor’s degree in environmental economics
and management from UGA in 1995 and his master’s in agricultural
economics in 1997. He is general manager and partner of Lasseter
Implement Company in Hazlehurst, Ga.

Truesdell, a 1999 UGA graduate with a Ph.D. in agricultural
economics, chairs the department of business and is an assistant
professor at Marian College in Indianapolis, Ind.