Making Life Better
AES Major
Growing up on a farm his family prepared Perry White for a future in agriculture. Studying at the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Tifton campus has taught him the fundamentals he will use for life. An Agriscience and Environmental Systems major, White is preparing for a career in agricultural financing.
Perry's Student Profile
Name: Perry White
Hometown: Pearson, Ga.
Estimated semester/year of graduation: Spring 2009
Major: Agriscience and Environmental Systems
Q&A with Perry
What made you choose to attend UGA?
Everyone in my family graduated from UGA and I decided to follow in their footsteps. Besides, I'm a huge Georgia fan.
How many times have you changed your major? What made you settle on your current major?
Twice. I decided to stick with agriculture because it has had a big impact on my life. I decided to study agriculture more in depth and learn more of its key components.
What exposure did you have to agriculture before coming to CAES?
I grew up and worked on a farm that has been in our family for over 100 years.
What's your favorite class and why?
Precision Agriculture, it is very interesting learning about the new technology in farming making it more efficient and economical.
Which CAES instructor has been the most influential?
Dr. Don Shurley has taught me all of the financial and economic aspects of farming that will be beneficial to me in the future.
What's the most important thing you've learned this year?
Issues that affect animals in agriculture.
What's one thing you're always sure to take to class?
My laptop.
Where do you see yourself in five years?
Working with an agriculture financing company.
What's the strangest or coolest thing that's happened to you at UGA?
Coolest — being a College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Ambassador.
Strangest — working with rumen cannulated cows. (A rumen cannulated cow has a door surgically-installed in its side for research purposes.)
Favorite thing to do outside class:
Hunting, fishing or working on the farm.
Best advice for incoming freshmen:
Prepare for the future while you can.
One thing about yourself that sets you apart:
I am very personable and outgoing. I try to make new contacts everyday that will help me in the future.