Product manager at Jennie-O Turkey Store in Willmar, Minn., obtains MBA

Brent Koosmann, product manager at Jennie-O Turkey Store in Willmar, obtained his master's degree in business administration from St. Cloud State University May 5.

In 2007, Koosmann was hired as an associate product manager and was promoted to product manager in 2009. He is responsible for developing new products and managing existing product lines, including formulation, packaging, costs, promotion and advertising, for the retail frozen product portfolio.

Koosmann grew up in Appleton and obtained an undergraduate degree in marketing from St. Cloud State.

He used the Jennie-O Turkey Store Tuition Assistance Reimbursement Program to obtain his graduate degree.