This week, Dr. Valerie Kilders and Courtney Rodkey are joined by one of Purdue Agriculture's 2023 Distinguished Ag Alumni. Dr. Paul Patterson! Paul discusses his career path after graduating from Purdue and provides advice to current students.

Dr. Paul Patterson is currently serving as the Dean of the College of Agriculture at Auburn University and the Director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. from the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University in 1987 and 1994, respectively.