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Cumbie Named College of Ag/AAES Development Officer at Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. — Wes Cumbie has joined the development staff of the Auburn University College of Agriculture and will work primarily in the area of fundraising for both the college and the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station.
The Apopka, Fla., native is an Auburn alumnus who earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics in 2000 and a master’s in the same in 2005. Prior to joining the Auburn staff, he was membership director for the Alabama Poultry & Egg Association in Montgomery and, before that, was sales and marketing manager for White Oak Plantation in Macon County.
“To have the opportunity to come back to Auburn is an exciting and new challenge,” Cumbie said. “I have a passion for Auburn and a passion for agriculture, so now I get to combine the two and get paid to do it.
“We need to position ourselves to keep agriculture a top program at Auburn and in the state,” he said of his development duties. “We’re going to get after it.”
Richard Guthrie, College of Agriculture dean and AAES director, said Cumbie’s experience will be an asset.
"We are extremely pleased that Wes has joined our development team,” Guthrie said. “His background in agriculture and natural resources, both as a student here and out in the working world, will be invaluable in his efforts to raise funds that benefit not only our students and faculty but the agricultural industry and the public as well."
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News from:
OFFICE OF AG COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Auburn University College of Agriculture
Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
3 COMER HALL, AUBURN UNIVERSITY
AUBURN, AL 36849
334-844-4877 (PHONE) 334-844-5892 (FAX)
AgComm@auburn.edu
Contact: Katie Jackson, 334-844-5887 or smithcl@auburn.edu
