Catching Up With Landon Frye ('12)
Landon got pretty fired up bowling during rush weekends.
Landon Frye graduated in 2012 with a degree in Ag Business and works as the Vice President of Farm Credit Services in Paris, Ill. At Illinois and Nabor House, Landon won the 2011 award for the top junior in the College of ACES and was a finalist for the Warren K. Wessels Senior Achievement Award in 2012.
1.) Tell us about your career life?
At Farm Credit, I serve the area of Coles and Edgar County, providing financial services to farmers and agribusinesses big and small. The role and responsibilities truly put the entirety of my Agriculture Economics degree to good use. It is very fulfilling to see farmers and agriculture communities thriving with favorable grain prices and respectable production during the recent drought. Despite a later planting start, hopefully 2013 will be a more fruitful crop.
2.) What were the most important reasons you chose to live at Nabor House?
While it sits right across from campus on Lincoln Avenue, one of the big reasons I chose Nabor House was its feeling of being a true home at Illinois. After longs days in class, meetings and projects, coming home to a network of guys grounded in the Christian faith with similar rural and humble backgrounds was a characteristic of Nabor House that I was thankful for.
3.) What is one piece of the Nabor House culture or routine that you still miss today?
Living with 3 other Nabors in a 12’ by 14’ room can have its downfalls, but that environment is never short on conversation, competition and camaraderie. With 8 other rooms just a knock away, the Nabor House environment is one that you can only experience for 4 years of your life.
4.) Besides “education, cooperation, and recreation,” what are three words that best describe your Nabor House experience?
Fulfilling. Lifelong. Brotherhood.
1.) Tell us about your career life?
At Farm Credit, I serve the area of Coles and Edgar County, providing financial services to farmers and agribusinesses big and small. The role and responsibilities truly put the entirety of my Agriculture Economics degree to good use. It is very fulfilling to see farmers and agriculture communities thriving with favorable grain prices and respectable production during the recent drought. Despite a later planting start, hopefully 2013 will be a more fruitful crop.
2.) What were the most important reasons you chose to live at Nabor House?
While it sits right across from campus on Lincoln Avenue, one of the big reasons I chose Nabor House was its feeling of being a true home at Illinois. After longs days in class, meetings and projects, coming home to a network of guys grounded in the Christian faith with similar rural and humble backgrounds was a characteristic of Nabor House that I was thankful for.
3.) What is one piece of the Nabor House culture or routine that you still miss today?
Living with 3 other Nabors in a 12’ by 14’ room can have its downfalls, but that environment is never short on conversation, competition and camaraderie. With 8 other rooms just a knock away, the Nabor House environment is one that you can only experience for 4 years of your life.
4.) Besides “education, cooperation, and recreation,” what are three words that best describe your Nabor House experience?
Fulfilling. Lifelong. Brotherhood.
5.) What’s one food dish from all of your NH meals that you’ll always remember?
The rush weekend glazed ham would win the best dish to remember. It was a delicious meal when I first rushed Nabor House and could have been part of the reason I chose to live there. I came to learn that the quality of the meal was greatly tied to the cook crew. Luckily, I think we always put our best cook team on the job to make a great impression for potential new members of Nabor House for rush weekends.
6.) Name two or three fellow Nabors who have been most influential on your life.
First and foremost would be my father, Jay Frye. In addition to his influence by example on college, careers and life, his alumni status afforded me a few chances to tour the house during Homecoming when I was younger and that painted a picture of what a great cooperative college experience could offer. He also showed me how to maintain college and Nabor House relationships post-graduation as our family’s best vacations were alongside four of my dad’s pledge brothers’ families and that also served as a testament to the strength of the Nabor House experience. I have also learned much from Rod Stoll, who has taught me and many others that Illinois agriculture is very small and interconnected community, with many people and places to be proud of. My fellow Sangamon Conference roommates, Rob and Ross Johnson also greatly enhanced the value of the Christian brotherhood that Nabor House provides.
7.) Which Nabor House memory is most special to you?
Being able to spend my senior year with my two younger brothers in the house was very special. One of the highlights was a finals week basketball challenge against the cross-campus rival, AGR. After a 5-game series (it must have been an off-study day), I’m proud to say that my brothers and the Nabor House team came out the victors!
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The rush weekend glazed ham would win the best dish to remember. It was a delicious meal when I first rushed Nabor House and could have been part of the reason I chose to live there. I came to learn that the quality of the meal was greatly tied to the cook crew. Luckily, I think we always put our best cook team on the job to make a great impression for potential new members of Nabor House for rush weekends.
6.) Name two or three fellow Nabors who have been most influential on your life.
First and foremost would be my father, Jay Frye. In addition to his influence by example on college, careers and life, his alumni status afforded me a few chances to tour the house during Homecoming when I was younger and that painted a picture of what a great cooperative college experience could offer. He also showed me how to maintain college and Nabor House relationships post-graduation as our family’s best vacations were alongside four of my dad’s pledge brothers’ families and that also served as a testament to the strength of the Nabor House experience. I have also learned much from Rod Stoll, who has taught me and many others that Illinois agriculture is very small and interconnected community, with many people and places to be proud of. My fellow Sangamon Conference roommates, Rob and Ross Johnson also greatly enhanced the value of the Christian brotherhood that Nabor House provides.
7.) Which Nabor House memory is most special to you?
Being able to spend my senior year with my two younger brothers in the house was very special. One of the highlights was a finals week basketball challenge against the cross-campus rival, AGR. After a 5-game series (it must have been an off-study day), I’m proud to say that my brothers and the Nabor House team came out the victors!
Click HERE to see all of our alumni featured in our "Catching Up With..." section.