North Miami Senior Earns Top Privilege
Published: Friday, November 16, 2018
Recently North Miami senior, Eilee Deniston had the privilege to travel to Des Moines, Iowa to meet, interact and give a presentation to leaders and experts from around the globe. This opportunity came due to her success last May when she attended the World Food Prize Youth Institute at Purdue University.
There, she presented a paper to a panel of judges about sustainable agriculture in China. She focused on the diminishing honeybee population in China and how it effects the agricultural industry. She also presented solutions on how to fix this problem.
Upon completing her presentation, she was selected as one of the top ten presenters in Indiana. This honor allowed her to travel to Iowa for the World Food Prize Global Youth Institute. The World Food Prize was founded by Dr. Norman Borlaug, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who saved over a billion people from famine and starvation. The World Food Prize celebrates individuals who significantly improve global food security.
She attended the Youth portion of the Institute on Oct. 17-20. As a presenter, she was able to present her paper to a panel of college professors from around the nation. She was also able to meet and speak with foreign leaders such as the vice president of Peru and the Chair of the board of the Sasakawa Africa Foundation, Honorable Professor Ruth Onlang'o. During various sessions, Eilee was able to discuss her research with former World Food Prize Laureates such as Dr. Philip Nelson, 2007 and Dr. Gebisa Ejeta, 2009 laureate.
The experience included tours of various agricultural industries such as Kemin, a global nutritional ingredient company as well as the Corteva / Pioneer seed headquarters. Since attending the World Food Prize, she is now a Borlaug Scholar and is eligible to apply for a Borlaug internship. Winners of the internships will be stationed around the world for further research with a practicing scientist or at an established research station.
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