Ft. Recovery FFA celebrates National FFA Week FT. RECOVERY, Ohio — To celebrate National FFA Week, the Ft. Recovery FFA Chapter held a truck and tractor drive in to help promote agriculture and the National FFA Organization.
Thirty-one FFA members drove in tractors to win the following: cleanest, biggest, smallest, oldest, newest, best restored and most hours. Mitch Lennartz won first in the cleanest category, while Dustin Overman placed first in the biggest category. Zach Tobe won the smallest category and the oldest award went to Zach Bergman. The newest award went to Nikki Nietfeld and Doug Lennartz took the category for the most used. The best restored went to Nick Rammel.
Thirty-seven FFA members also drove in trucks to win the following: newest, dirtiest, cleanest, loudest, junkiest, oldest and most miles. First place in the cleanest truck category was awarded to Derek Schmitz and Zach Bergman, and the loudest went to Doug Lennartz. The dirtiest category was awarded to first place Calvin Kaiser with Kelly Nietfeld winning the junkiest. Logan Jutte won first place in the most miles and the oldest being won by Andrea Lennartz. Karissa Will won newest. All winners received a trophy at the close of FFA Week.
CAB rewards student commitment with Colvin Scholarships WOOSTER, Ohio — Seven university students from across the Unites States have won $21,000 through the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand Colvin Scholarship. The awards recognize their commitment in both activities and scholastic achievement. 2012 Undergraduate Colvin Scholarship Awards: $5,000 - Loni Woolley, Grandview, Texas - Texas Tech University; $4,000 - Meghan Blythe, White City, Kan. - Kansas State University; $3,000 - Bailey Harsh, Radnor, Ohio - The Ohio State University; $2,000 - Lindsey Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio - The Ohio State University; $1,000 - Wyatt Bechtel, Eureka, Kan. - Kansas State University and $1,000 – discretionary award to Faith Jurek, Lubbock, Texas - Texas Tech University.
The scholarships began in 1999, when CAB co-founder and executive director Louis M. “Mick” Colvin retired. The non-profit company and its licensed partners worldwide acted to honor Colvin’s inspiration for others to be their best and make their dreams a reality.
A portion of the undergraduate selection criteria was based on an essay to, “Describe the variety of branded beef programs in today’s marketplace and how they help or hinder the consumer.”
Bailey Harsh is an Ohio State University (OSU) junior in both agriculture communications and animal science with a meat science emphasis. She is an OSU College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Ambassador and member of the OSU Meats Judging Team. After earning a graduate degree in agriculture communications, Harsh plans to work in agricultural public policy. She received a $3,000 Colvin Scholarship. Lindsey Grimes, a junior at the Ohio State University in animal science with an emphasis in meat science, earned the $2,000 Colvin Scholarship award and hopes to obtain a master’s degree in meat science at KSU. In December 2010, Grimes studied human and animal interactions in New Zealand. She is a foundation director for the National Junior Angus Association Board, an OSU CFAES ambassador, and committee chairman for OSU Saddle & Sirloin Club. |
