UT s program is the only one of the partnership programs based in agricultural economics. Throughout the four-year program, students will have the guidance of an academic advisor in agricultural economics in consultation with an advisor in biosystems engineering technology. In addition, the student will have the advice and counsel of their John Deere dealership mentor. The steering committee for the John Deere partnership program includes Dan McLemore, Bill Park, Darrell Mundy and John Riley from the Department of Agricultural Economics, and Luther Wilhelm, Al Womac and Willie Hart from the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. John Riley will serve as program coordinator.
Efforts are already underway to recruit students for the dealership management training program.
Prospective students should contact the UT Department of Agricultural Economics for more detailed information and application materials.