University of Idaho Agricultural Education, Leadership, and Communications

Loren Eells plans to share his passion for learning with his students in the classroom in the near future. Eells is currently in his third and final year at the University of Idaho where he is studying Agricultural Education and has goals of teaching agriculture in the classroom. The New Plymouth, Idaho native is planning to graduate early and become an agriculture teacher. Eells explained, “I love learning and I think that’s why I’m called to it as well because there are so many different aspects of agriculture.” With a strong background in agriculture and FFA, becoming an Ag teacher felt like a perfect fit for Eells. Support from many aspects of Eells’s life has played a large role in his success and ambition. Eells expressed how supportive his family has been, “My parents have helped me out and my family has just been really supportive of me getting a higher education.” Being the first in his family to go to college has inspired Eells to not only become a teacher and achieve a high...

Growing up on a 2500 acre row crop farm nestled in the Palouse, started Sam Hoffman’s passion for agriculture. Starting in junior high school, Sam knew that he wanted to be an Ag teacher. Hoffman is now halfway through his 6th year of being a high school Ag teacher in the Troy school district. Hoffman is an alumnus of the University of Idaho and majored in Agriculture Education. Starting at a young age, Hoffman has always had a passion for the FFA organization, and that is what keeps his passion for teaching alive. Hoffman’s favorite thing about being an Ag teacher is “ helping students find their passion in the organization.” Being an Ag teacher has brought incredible opportunities to Hoffman. This past year, he had the opportunity to work with our department’s own Dr. Wolf. He agreed to this research project to help prepare pre-service teachers. This allowed Sam to see ways he can improve being an Ag teacher through Dr. Wolf’s advice, by comparing notes and finding ways to focus more...