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Ms. Ava Pluchino
Graduate Assistant
Office: Happy State Bank Academic and Research Building, Room 262A
Email: apluchino@wtamu.edu
Phone: 806-651-2585
Professional Profile
Ava Pluchino joined the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences as the Graduate Assistant in March of 2026. She will earn her B.S. of Agricultural Business and Economics with a minor in Animal Science from West Texas A&M University in May of 2026. Upon graduation she will be continuing her education at West Texas A&M University with a M.S. in Agricultural Economics, while working as the Office of the Dean Graduate Assistant. Ava came to West Texas A&M University from Houston, Texas and now resides here in Canyon, Texas.