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Ferguson College of Agriculture

Freshmen In Transition Student Academic Mentors

FIT SAMs are positive role models, peer mentors and small group facilitators who live and participate in the designated residence hall for the Freshmen In Transition experience.



2026-2027 FIT SAMs

Alexa Smieja
Agricultural Education & Agricultural Leadership
Belgrade, Montana

Alexander Nuñez
Agribusiness 
Afton, Oklahoma

Dylan Lopez
Agricultural Education
Le Grand, California

Levi Self
Agribusiness & Finance
Cheney, Kansas

Madelynn Albin
Agribusiness & Animal Science
Billings, Montana

Maria Salud
Entomology
Williamsburg, Virginia

Sophia Broshes
Horticulture
Lima, Ohio

Tucker Mashore
Animal Science
Ringling, Oklahoma


Leadership

  • Seek to establish a sense of community for FIT participants

  • Coordinate on-going programming activities for the FIT students

  • Serve as key resource persons who assist FIT students in getting engaged and involved in academic, extracurricular, professional and social activities that promote personal growth and development.