Ryan Allen Stout of Mount Ulla graduated Dec. 18, 2008, from the N.C. State Agri-Institute with a degree in agri-business management and turfgrass management.
The son of Mark and Sharon Stout of Mount Ulla, he is a 2004 graduate of West Rowan High School and is employed by Stout Heating and Air.
At N.C. State, he was a member of Farmhouse Fraternity.