​President
Name: BRYAN PETERSEN (team member since Fall 2016)
Major: Applied Climate Science
Expected Graduation Date: May 2020
Hometown: Herman, NE
Career Plans: Purse a PhD in meteorology or climatology and ultimately enter academia or work in research.
Favorite Part of Soil Judging: I enjoy the variety of soils that you learn about during the practice and contest. It amazes me that a slight change in the position of the soil on the landscape can drastically change the soil profile. When describing the soil profile, it is important look at the ‘big picture’ and ask yourself why the soil formed in such a way. It this puzzle of ‘connecting the dots’ that makes soil judging a great learning experience.
​Treasurer
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Name: KOLBY GRINT (team member since Fall 2015)
Major: Agronomy
Expected Graduation Date: May 2019
Hometown: Sargent, NE
Career Plans: Work in the agronomy industry developing products and educating producers so that we can feed the world more efficiently and farm more sustainably.
Favorite Part of Soil Judging: Making new friends that have a shared enthusiasm for learning about one of our greatest and often most overlooked resource -- soil!
​Primary Programmer
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Name: NICOLE STRAND (team member since Fall 2017)
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife, Grassland Ecology & Management
Expected Graduation Date: December 2019
Hometown: Wauneta, NE
Career Plans: I hope to be a Soil Conservationist for the USDA-NRCS or a Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist for Pheasants Forever.
Favorite Part of Soil Judging: The friendships made along the way and using teamwork combined with everyone’s skills to be successful out in the field!
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Advisors
Name: JUDY TURK (coach since Fall 2017)
Position: Assistant Professor/Pedologist, Conservation and Survey Division, School of Natural Resources; Soil Judging Team Coach
Education: PhD and MS in Soil and Water Sciences (University of California - Riverside), BS in Biology (University of Maryland - College Park)
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Name: BECKY YOUNG (coach since Fall 2014)
Position: Professor of Practice - Soils, Agronomy & Horticulture; Soil Judging Team Coach
Education: PhD in Natural Resource Sciences with Soil Science specialization and MS in Natural Resource Sciences (University of Nebraska - Lincoln), BS in Geography (University of Wisconsin - Platteville)
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