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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- Insect Biology and Ecology

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.