Serbian student selected to attend USDA conference
By: Morgan McMillan
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: News
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Due to time issues with international paper work, she opted to study agriculture instead.
Milovanovic decided to give agriculture a shot after she spoke with the dean of Agriculture, Dr. Gil Engdahl, when he suggested that she look into Ag-business.
It must have happened for a reason, because Milovanovic fell in love with her choice.
"I wouldn't change the department for nothing," Milovanovic said.
She said she is impressed with how the department is focused on the students and their needs.
Milovanovic came from Serbia to play basketball for Howard College in San Angelo, but said she began to feel like she wasn't meant to play basketball.
She obtained her associate degree in General Studies at Howard and then began to apply to other colleges in America.The two main colleges who accepted her were ASU and a university in Chicago, IL.
If she went to Chicago, she said, she might not have been presented with the opportunities offered at ASU.
Milovanovic was chosen to attend the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 2010 Agricultural Outlook Forum this Feb.18-19 in Arlington, VA.
"She is a phenomenal student and does a great job in everything she does," Dr. Sierra Howry said,
Milovanovic has been a pleasure to teach, Howry said, because she always puts forth so much effort on every task and enjoys it.
She is one of 22 college students in the nation chosen to attend the USDA conference where she will listen to some of the biggest agriculture icons speak about their outlook on the economy and how it affects the agriculture right now.
The contest is for junior and senior international students in America who are studying agriculture.
"It's a unique opportunity for students to learn about agribusiness, the latest research, future trends, and policy in contemporary agriculture," according to the USDA Agricultural Outlook Forum Student Diversity Program Web site.
In order for Milovanovic to be chosen for this conference, she wrote an article on, "Agriculture as a Career," with which she received help from Dr. Sierra Howry, assistant professor of Agriculture.
After Milovanovic completes graduate school, she plans to work in America instead of returning to Serbia.
She said she loves Serbia, and it is a "beautiful place," but there are not the opportunities that are available in America.
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