Two Herbert College of Agriculture Students Among Those Receiving this Honor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will welcome 14 students this fall as the newest class of Haslam Leadership Scholars. Among the 14 scholars are two students that are enrolled in the Herbert College of Agriculture. One of those students also has vast experience participating in 4-H.
Caroline Garrell of Petersburg, Tennessee, plans to study natural resources and environmental economics. She was named an AP Scholar with Distinction by the College Board and graduated with honors from her high school — also receiving its Citizenship Award. Garrell was the state’s 4-H leadership project winner, having coordinated a weeklong event for three years with UT’s Panhellenic Council and Knoxville Habitat for Humanity to raise $37,000 for their Women Build program. She has conducted a ceremony honoring service members who are prisoners of war or missing in action, helped an elementary school send 600 Christmas cards to troops serving overseas, and led other service projects as president of the 4-H Honor Club and a member of the 4-H All Star Regional Council. Garrell represents the sixth generation to live on her family’s farm and was a state 4-H winner in veterinary science, beef, citizenship and public speaking. She serves on the board of the American Black Hereford Junior Association and owns and exhibits Hereford, Simmental and Black Hereford cattle on the state and national levels.
Lexi Roth of Knoxville plans to major in animal science and minor in business with the goal of opening her own veterinary practice. She has shadowed at local veterinary clinics and was chosen to attend a virtual VetCamp hosted by North Carolina State University to deepen her knowledge in the field. Roth pushes herself in and out of the classroom through AP courses, clubs like model United Nations and DECA, her job as a hostess, and her volunteer work at local food banks and animal shelters. She was awarded the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by the College Board and has completed over 300 hours of community service while in high school, earning the Bronze President’s Award twice. Roth is half Hungarian and fluent in the Hungarian language, which she attributes to time spent visiting family overseas. She is passionate about photography and has earned multiple awards for her work. She has worked as a camp counselor and enjoys figure skating and coaching younger skaters in her free time.
View the full list of the incoming Haslam Leadership Scholars here.
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is comprised of the Herbert College of Agriculture, UT College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch, and UT Extension. Through its land-grant mission of teaching, research and outreach, the Institute touches lives and provides Real. Life. Solutions. to Tennesseans and beyond. utia.tennessee.edu.