Decorah native Bolson wins ag association award

The Iowa Section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers has named a Decorah native its 2010 Newcomer Engineer of the Year.

Jacob M. Bolson is an application engineer for Hagie Manufacturing in Clarion, Iowa.  He is currently the chair of the 2010 Agricultural Machinery Conference.  He has been actively involved in supporting pre-professional ASABE members by freely giving his time to advise and mentor capstone design students through the Iowa State Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department.  Through his industry contacts, Bolson has facilitated significant equipment donations back to the Iowa State Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering department which have been used to enhance the overall education quality for current students.