ACADEMICS

Jason Ahola, an associate professor of beef production systems at CSU, was the only Colorado professional recognized as a 2011 Top 10 Industry Leader by The Cattle Business Weekly, an agricultural newspaper based in Philip, S.D. Cattle Business Weekly cited Ahola’s work as faculty adviser to the CSU Seedstock Merchandizing Team, which gives rising beef-industry professionals hands-on experience in the cattle business. Under Ahola’s guidance, the team of about 10 animal sciences students work almost the entire academic year to ready 50 purebred Hereford, purebred Angus and Herford-Angus crossbred cattle for a spring sale, which is attended by about 500 buyers.

Jane Goff, a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, was voted president-elect of the National Association of State Boards of Education. Goff will begin her term of office as president-elect in January 2013 and then serve as president of the association in 2014. Goff, of Arvada, was elected to the Colorado State Board in 2008 following a 34-year career as a classroom French and Spanish teacher and director of Jefferson County Public Schools’ World Languages and International Student Exchange programs.