D22—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 26,1981
6 Junior Angus
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. The first six
recipients of the American Angus
Association National Junior
Recognition Program’s most
prestigious honor, the gold award,
were announced recently and, with
a unanimous vote of a three
member panel of judges, Jennifer
Platts of Culpeper, Virginia, was
named the outstanding applicant.
Additional gold lapel pm winners
were: Jodie Wallace, Ripley, West
Virginia; Dale Rains, Mercer,
Pennsylvania; Greg Kunzey, Elk
City, Kansas; Bruce Kroeker,
Hutchinson, Kansas; and Danny
Knop, Ida Grove, lowa.
Each of these young leaders had
already attained the first two
levels ot recognition, the bronze
and silver awards, for their ac
complishments in Angus
association activities,
showmanship and heifer com
petition, performance programs,
and producing and merchandising
Angus. They’re all less than 21
years of age, members ot the
national Angus association and
own Angus cattle, and their work
in 4-H and FFA projects, A.I.
physical facility improvements
and forage improvement
programs helped earn their gold
honors.
More than a dozen applications
tor the gold honors were reviewed
by judges Gilman Stewart, In
dianapolis, Indiana, past president
ot the American Angus
Association; John Crouch, director
ot the Association’s performance
programs; and John Kiesewetter,
Farmington, Illinois, immediate
past chairman ot the National
Junior Angus Association board ot
directors.
Jennifer Platts
Jennifer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace Platts, grew up on
the family’s Turkic Trak Farm
near , Culpeper, where she is
assistant manager ot the cow herd.
She will graduate next spring from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute with
a degree in animal science and
options in business, marketing, art
and design,
Jennifer has been a delegate to
the national Angus showmanship
contest, and was fourth in the 1978
American Angus Auxiliary
scholarship contest. She has been
Virginia Angus Queen and
secretary-treasurer ot the Virginia
Junior Angus Association. She was
selected as the state’s outstanding
junior Angus member, and won the
4-H State Outstanding Livestock
Exhibitor title.
Jennifer has worked with the
Virginia Beet Cattle Improvement
Association and was an ad
vertising consultant tor a firm at
VPI. She’s headed tor a career in
agriculture, probably in the
communications field, and hopes
some day to have her own farm.
Jodie Wallace
Jodie is a senior in industrial
engineering at West Virginia
University. The daughter ot Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Wallace Jr., Jodie
is coordinator ot the national
junior Angus board ot directors’
Finance Committee. She has been
president and director ot her state
junior Angus association, and was
a state Angus queen.
Jodie has worked on her parents'
tarm, and also spent several
summers working at the nearby
Kaiser Aluminum plant. Jodie is
on the American institute ot In
dustrial Engineer’s Regional
Conference Committee, spent a
year as an International Rotary
Exchange Student, and was a
nominee to the U.S. Naval
Academy.
members
Dale Halos
Dale was a member ot the National
Junior Angus Association board ot
directors last year, and was the
tirst chairman ot the group’s Kules
Committee. The son ot Mr. and
Mrs. Austin C. Kams, Dale has
been president and vice president
ot the Northeastern, Pennsylvania
and Western Pennsylvania junior
Angus Associations, and was
coordinator ot the 11)79 Eastern
Regional Junior Better Show.
Dale’s Angus herd numbers 4b
head. He has worked tor several
Angus operations, giving him
considerable cattle tilting ex
perience, and was a tinalist in the
1979 national Angus showmanship
contest.
A senior in animal production at
Pennsylvania State University,
Dale has worked in the college beet
barns, was a member ot the
livestock and meat judging teams,
is an active member ot the Block
and Bridle Club.
Greg Kimzey
A former president, vice
president and secretary ot the
Kansas Junior Angus Association,
Greg is a Kansas State University
student. He will graduate in 1982 in
animal science and industry with a
production option, then plans to
return to the family farm near Klk
City. Greg’s parents are David and
Patricia Kimzey.
Grey is a member ot the Kansas
State meat and livestock judging
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teams, works at the school's
purebred beet barn, and. is Block
and Bridle Club marshall,_and
president ot the Little American
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Honor Society member and a two
year recipient of the Kansas State
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Bruce is serving his second term
on the National Junior Angus
Association board ot directors.
He’s been president ot the Kansas
Junior Angus Association, placed
second in 1978 national Angus
showmanship, is a Kansas Angus
scholarship recipient, was the 1980
"Junior ot the Year” award
winner, and spent three years as 4-
H beet leader tor his county.
A junior in animal science at
Kansas State University, Bruce is
the son ot Eldo and Grace Kroeker,
and is a voting member ot Kroeker
Angus inc.
Betore transferring to Kansas
State Bruce attended Hutchinson
Junior College, where he was
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Danny Knop
Danny is an animal science
graduate ot Hawkeye Institute ot
Technology and works with his
parents, Eugene and Colleen Knop,
on Knop Angus Farm. He also has
land, cattle and machinery ol his
own. Among other responsibilities,
Danny is in charge ot the tarm’s
A.l. program, and has improved
conception rates by 15% in the last
two years.
A veteran to the showring,
Danny received honorable mention
in the iyau National Showmanship
Contest. He also was a member ot
lowa's Angus Howl team that
competed in the 1980 national
contest. Danny has been president,
vice president and director ot the
lowa Junior Angus Association,
and was an active 4-H and FKA
member.
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