Rogan is a doctoral student at Auburn University and was selected as a FFAR Fellow studying Entomology. He began beekeeping after a local beekeeper brought an observation colony to my local county fair. He became infatuated with it and made sure to return every day to try and find the queen. After the fair, he told his mom that he wanted to become a beekeeper. Thinking this was just a phase, she bought him the book Beekeeping for Dummies and told me if he read it all the way through, she would know he was serious. The plan ended up backfiring on her as he read the book cover to cover, and later that next year, he applied and was awarded a scholarship from the Kansas Honey Producers Association for his first honey bee colony. He has been a beekeeper ever since! Through his work, he hopes to perform research aimed at improving colony health and communicating those results to beekeepers to help them limit their colony losses. In Rogan’s free time, he enjoys hiking and running with his dog Naz. He is also an avid sports fan.