USU's Aggie Made Debuts at the Aggie Family Reunion

Utah State University’s Aggie Made program will make its debut at the Aggie Family Reunion as part of the institution’s Homecoming festivities. Aggie Made, a program that highlights the products and celebrates the notable innovations of creative Utah State alumni, will be featured in a booth at the reunion Friday, Sept. 27, from 6-8 p.m., in downtown Logan. 

From helping provide children with the ability to hear and growing plants in space, to protecting the nation’s water supply and building earthquake-resistant buildings, Aggies continue to make a significant impact in a wide variety of ways.

“Aggie Made was started as a way to showcase our current students and alumni and the ways in which they are making an impact on the world, whether on a tangible level, as in a product or company, or through their success and influence on bettering society,” said Heidi Adams, director of Trademarks and Licensing at USU. 

As the program matures, Adams envisions Aggie Made to become a badge of honor that highlights the collective accomplishments of USU alumni, no matter where they are in the world. 

“USU’s focus on learning, discovery and engagement creates alumni that are involved, caring and looking toward the future,” Adams said. “We want them to be proud of their heritage as an Aggie and to carry it forth in their many endeavors.” 

Aggie Made people and products cover many facets, with some born in the classroom and eventually cultivated into highly successful realities, while other creations took form after graduation and evolved into compelling products that enrich lives. 

Companies such as Roscoe Ties, a company founded by USU alum Chris Hammond, was started after Hammond spent 10 years in the menswear industry and recognized the need for detailed and quality accessories that cater to men and growing boys. Malouf, a company that leads the industry in sleep and comfort products, was founded by USU alums Sam and Kacie Malouf. The couple strives to create a work environment where their employees can contribute and grow, and the Malouf’s also work closely with their industry partners to stop human trafficking. Another is Infuze Hydration, a successful company that infuses water with flavorful elixirs. Alum Danny Noall hatched the idea for the company when he was a student in the MBA program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business.

“This is exactly the kind of program that should be coming out of the university,” said Noall. “We have the talent, the products and the businesses that compete with any university in the world. Why not showcase them?”

Utah State University is as a thriving research university respected around the world, but it is also renowned for its comaraderie, collectively known as the Aggie Family. The Aggie Made program is taking advantage of those strengths and plans to grow and evolve the program so that it can be featured and tailored to meet a variety of needs. Plans for a website and an ever-present physical location in the USU Campus Store are in the works, as are workshops and product development opportunities through programs such as USU’s Outdoor Product Design and Development. 

For more information, or to become part of Aggie Made, contact Adams at Heidi.adams@usu.edu or 435-797-0587.