Penn State Dairy Science Club Celebrates
JAYNE SEBRIGHT
Lancaster Farming Staff
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) About 30 Penn State stu
dents participated in this year’s
Dairy Exposition Fitting &
Showing Contest, held at the
Penn State Ag Arena last Satur
day.
Show exhibitors were divided
into three categories, amatuer,
intermediate, and professional,
based on their level of showing
and fitting experience. Within
Steve Paiveski was named this year’s overall champion of the Penn State Dairy Expo
sition Fitting & Showing Contest, while Tom Über received reserve overall champion.
each division, participants were
divided into classes of four and
judge on both their showing and
fitting abilities. In each division,
the winners of each class com
peted for champion fitter and
champion showman.
In the professional division,
Steve Palveski, a senior from
Gibson, received both champion
fitter and champion showman.
Tom Über was named reserve
champion fitter and reserve
champion showman. Palveski
was also named overall cham
pion fitter, showman, and over
all champion, while Über
received reserve overall cham-
pion fitter, showman, and over
all champion.
Michelle Cornman earned
both champion fitter and cham
pion showman in the intermedi
ate division. Reserve champion
fitter and reserve champion
showman both went to Mary
Bamford.
In the amateur division, Ellen
Angstadt was named champion
fitter and reserve champion
showman. Champion showman
went to Laurie Bero, while Sara
Organist received reserve cham-
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Judges for this year’s show
were John “Andy” Foster 111
and Terri Packard. Foster is a
1994 graduate from Penn State
and a former Dairy Expo show
chairperson. He currently works
with his family on Globe-Run
Farm and serves as the Central
and Western Pennsylvania Ter
ritory Manager for Taurus Ser
vice, Inc.
Packard graduated from
Penn State in 1993 and was also
a Dairy Expo show manager.
She was named overall cham-
Penn State Dairy Science Club
Celebrates 75th Dairy Expo
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one dairy science club in the
country for the past several
years.
“I have visited many clubs
throughout the United States
and can really appreciate what
it means to be number one,” said
Rumler. “You young people
have come to expect it, but I can
really appreciate it, which
makes me all the more honored
to have received this award.”
David Lentz, a 1994 graduate
from Penn State, received this
year’s Young Dairy Leader
award. Lentz served as club
president, Dairy Expo chairper
son, and Nittany Lion Fall Clas
sic chair while he was a student
at Penn State. He also received
both the Davey Award, pre
sented to the outstanding senior,
and the Branding Award, pre
sented to the outstanding junior.
Since graduation, Dave has
worked as a regional representa
tive for Holstein Association
USA, Inc. He provides programs
to members and non-members
in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir
ginia, Delaware, and West Vir
ginia. He has also completed
training in the Holstein Founda
tion’s Young Dairy Leaders In
stitute.
Lentz thanked his many men
tors who were in the audience at
the banquet. He also attribute
some of his success to Penn
State’s great Ivanhoe Star bull.
“When my parents went out
of the dairy business in 1987, it
was my Ivanhoe Star daughter,
Katie, who kept my interest in
dairy and got me where I am
today,” said Lentz.
Many students were recog
nized during the awards pro
gram. Heather Oberholtzer, a
senior from Elizabethtown, re
ceived this year’s William R.
Davey award, presented to the
outstanding senior in the club,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 22, 2000-A2l
pion of the Dairy Expo show in
1991. Currently Terri is involved
in marketing, raising, and show
ing dairy cattle and owns a small
business.
During the Expo show and
other events, the club hosted a
silent auction to benefit club ac
tivities. Old show memorabilia
items having sentimental value
to Penn State alumni were sold
during the auction. The highest
selling item was silver platter
from the Pennsylvania Ayrshire
Association honoring former
judging team achievements. The
platter went for $5,000.
and was named as Penn State’s
nominee for the National Dairy
Shrine recognition program.
This year’s August E. Brand
ing award went to Curtis Beidel
of Newburg. The award is pre
sented to an outstanding junior
who unselfishly gives their time
and abilities to helping others
and the club. Josh Hushon of
Airville was named the Out
standing First Year Member of
the club.
Awards were presented to stu
dents who served as chairper
sons for the various events and
activities that the club hosts
during the year. After each
award was presented, club presi
dent Diane Clock asked past
chairs to highlight some memo
ries from when they were in the
club.
Graduating seniors were also
recognized during the meeting.
“We come together as always to
celebrate the accomplishments
of our seniors,” said Muller.
“This year’s list of seniors is one
of the longest we have had.”
Seniors graduating this spring
include Victoria Ansell, Barbara
Berrang, Lauren Lynch, Roberta
McConnell, Jill Middour,
Ashante Morgan, Todd Morris,
Jolene Nicoletto, Heather Ob
erholtzer, Steve Palveski, Chris
tina Peterson, Melissa Rhoads,
Sarah Rodriquez, Heather Slee
man, Kerry Snyder, Jameson
Walker, Andrew Wilcox, and
Janice Youse.
Summer and December grad
uates are Allen Behrer, Tia
Crider, Rebecca Fry, Colin Gil
lette, Diane Clock, Tara
Godshall, Noah Hughes, Fred
Lundy, Darren Martin, Rachel
McCutcheon, Peter Posnett, Me
lissa Rhoads, Dan Theodori,
and Danielle Vitanza.
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