CANR Alumni Association recognizes young alumnus

Alyn Kiel, an alumnus from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will be recognized with a Young Alumni Award by the CANR Alumni Association. She will be honored during the ANR Week Luncheon set for March 8 at the Kellogg Center.

Alyn Kiel, an alumnus from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will be recognized with a Young Alumni Award by the CANR Alumni Association. She will be honored during the ANR Week Luncheon set for March 8 at the Kellogg Center.

While a student at MSU, she was an active member of the CANR Student Senate and Leaf Club. Currently, Kiel serves as the senior advisor for the U.S.Department of Agriculture Strategic Communication Department. One of her duties is speechwriter for Tom Vilsack, the secretary of agriculture.

Kiel also developed targeted messaging for high visibility topics such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the passage and implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill. She served as a mentor for two MSU CANR students with internships in Washington, D.C., during summer 2015. 

Kiel has devoted a great portion of her life to volunteering for several organizations to create a better world for the people around her. Currently she serves as a community garden member and volunteer in the Washington, D.C., area, as an FFA alumni member, as sponsor of a child through Children International and a farmers’ market food donation gatherer.

Kiel is a graduate of Michigan State University (MSU) with a major in agriculture and natural resources communications. She served as the 2006-2007 Michigan FFA state president, where she was a talented leader of that state officer team. While serving as a Michigan FFA alumni officer, Ms. Kiel was able to create a system that improved the efficiency and profit of the annual FFA auction and increased the amount of scholarships for FFA members to attend the Washington Leadership Conference. Kiel also worked hard to create an agriculture, food and natural resources communications minor at MSU. 

 

Did you find this article useful?

You Might Also Be Interested In

Tag List
  • alumni,
  • anr awards,
  • anr week,
  • canr outstanding young alumni award,
  • academic

College Information

Students & Families

Resources

Reports & Publications

Michigan State University
  • Spartans Will.
  • © Michigan State University

MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer, committed to achieving excellence through a diverse workforce and inclusive culture that encourages all people to reach their full potential.

Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status or veteran status. Issued in furtherance of MSU Extension work, acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Quentin Tyler, Director, MSU Extension, East Lansing, MI 48824. This information is for educational purposes only. Reference to commercial products or trade names does not imply endorsement by MSU Extension or bias against those not mentioned.

The 4-H Name and Emblem have special protections from Congress, protected by code 18 USC 707.

We comply with the Federal Trade Commission 1998 Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).