Cl2"Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 19 r 1994 UNIVERSITY PARK (Centre Co.) After 13 years as adviser to Penn State’s Block and Bridle Club (B & B) Club, Harold Harp sier has decided to step down. Harpster, associate professor of animal science, helps recruit new students to Penn State, assists in counseling new students every summer, advises student interns, and has served on the undergradu ate program and student scholar ship committees in the department of dairy and animal science. With so many demands on his time, he reluctantly resigned as B & B adviser. l ‘lt’s time for new leadership,” he said. “New ideas and change will keep the club strong and healthy.” When he took over club leader ship in 1980, Harpster set a goal to help increase national recognition for Penn State's chapter of B & B. Since that time, the club has con sistently placed near the top in various areas of regional and national compeution. Last spring, Harpster coached four B & B members to victory in the National Beef Quiz Bowl competition at the National Cattle men’s Association Convention in Phoenix. Penn State won over Oklahoma Stale, Washington State, and the University of Mis souri. The team captured top hon ors after answering questions on genetics, breeding, nutrition, man agement, marketing, and physiology. Regionally, Harpster coaches many teams to victory in annual competition sponsored by the Northeast Student Affiliate of American Society of Animal Sci ence and American Dairy Science Association (NESA). For three consecutive years, from 1984 to 1987, the club received first place overall honors in all three area of NESA’s competition, including judging, a quiz bowl contest, and a technical paper presentation con test The Northeast Student Affili ate consists of eight member schools. STRIKE IT RICH! SELL IT WITH A LANCASTER FARMING CLASSIFIED m* Harpster Retires From B&B Club Penn State’s B & B chapter has fared just as well as the national Block and Bridle Club convention under Haipster’s leadership. Since the early 1980 s, the club has received numerous first, second, and third place honors for its scrapbooks and published year books and for its many activities. The students thanked Harpster for his leadership and friendship by selecting him as the Little International Dedicatee in 1984 and again in 1992. They describe “Doc,” as they affectionately call him, as a patient and helpful adviser, a great .friend, and a per son they all look up to. Harpster worked closely with club mem bers, attending bimonthly meet ings, traveling with the group to out-of-state functions, and she pherding the many club activities throughout the year. “Doc has put a lot of time and a lot of heart into B & B over the last 13 years.” said Michele Ruf fing, the club’s corresponding sec retary. “He has been a strong sup porter and a good listener for all us members.” “Watching students develop leadership skills, make industry contacts, and successfully enter a competitive job market are the most satisfying aspects of my work,” said Harpster, who received the College of Agricul tural Sciences Alumni Society’s “Excellence in Academic Advis ing Award” in 1992. The award recognizes faculty with outstand ing skills in academic advising, assisting students with goal set ting, career planing, and personal counseling. 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Plumbing Former Adviser Harold Hatpster, center, shares Block and Bridle Club memories with club members Sarah Johnson, Gary Schick, Liz Preston, and Heather Lagoda, who is a graduate student in Penn State’s Department of Dairy and Animal Science. Kensinger is excited about this new responsibility and hopes to provide incentive for better academic performance among club members. 'Mills said, "There is no way any of us will replace ‘Doc.’ We just don’t have his wealth of experience.” A Pennsylvania Furnace native, Harpster received his undergradu ate degree in animal industries in 1971 from Penn Slate, where he was involved in the meats and livestock judging teams and B & B, “I had the good fortune to belong to the Block and Bridle Club when Professor Glenn Kean was faculty advisor. He had a total commitment to the club and stu dents in general. 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