James Nichols Named
Dairy Shrine Guest of Honor
Dr. James Nichols, Dean of
the College of Agriculture at
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University,
Blacksburg, Virginia from 1975-
1994, has been named National
Dairy Shrine’s Guest of Honor
for 2000. This is the highest
honor awarded annually by Na
tional Dairy Shrine and one of
the most prestigious in the dairy
industry. Dr. Nichols will
receive the Guest of Honor
award at the annual awards
banquet of National Dairy
Shrine on Thursday, October 5
in Madison, WI, in conjunction
with World Dairy Expo.
Nicholas, or “Doc Jim” as he
was known by his friends, had a
major influence on the dairy in
dustry in the state of Virginia.
His undergraduate courses in
Dairy Cattle Judging and Dairy
Cattle genetics provided a solid
foundation for those students
who wished to return to the
home dairy farm as well as those
who wished to pursue advanced
degrees.
In addition to supporting ex
isting departments at VPI, Dr.
Nicholas led the establishment
of a new regional veterinary col
lege. He also used legislative and
Virginia dairy industry support
to build a new dairy cattle teach
ing and research facility, keep
ing Virginia Tech a leader of
Dairy Production Science.
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Contest Winners, Awards Scholarships
Student Recognition
Winners
The 2000 National Dairy
Shrine Student Recognition
winners have recently been se
lected. This year, Heather Ob
erholtzer, now Hostetter, of
Elizabethtown, PA, receives top
honors in the contest. A gradu
ate of The Pennsylvania State
University, Heather will receive
a $1,500 cash award, at the Na
tional Dairy Shrine awards ban
quet held each year during
World Dairy Expo. Each year,
the National Dairy Shrine rec
ognizes graduating seniors plan
ning careers related to dairy
production.
Rebecca Seifret, California
Polytechnic State University, re
ceived second place; David Har
vatine, Cornell University,
received third place while
Jeremy Daubert, California Po
lytechnic State University re
ceived fourth place.
Whether she is judging dairy
cows, chairing a club fundraiser
or introducing 600 first graders
to a cow for the first time,
Heather Hostetter is driven to
excel. A recent graduate from
The Pennsylvania State Univer
sity, Hostetter grew up on a 75-
cow dairy operation located in
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
From a very early age, Hostetter
took an active role on the farm
and is especially interested in
large dairy management.
Since graduating from college
in May 2000, Hostetter has been
employed as an Area Territory
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The skills gained while majoring
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Since graduating from Cor
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Dairy Management Consultant.
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and experiences gained while
growing up on a dairy farm in
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David looks forward to help
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future of the dairy industry.
Eventually, he hopes to one day
be the owner of a large, progres
sive dairy operation.
Originally from McElhattan,
PA and raised on a registered
Brown Swiss operation, Jeremy
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every aspect of operating the
dairy farm and has enjoyed
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while continuing to be a leader
and advocate for tomorrow’s
dairy industry. While at Vir
ginia Tech, Jeremy was a
member of the Virginia Tech
Dairy Judging team and served
as president and treasurer for
the Virginia Tech Dairy Club.
Milk Marketing
Scholarships Awarded
National Dairy Shrine and
Dairy management Inc. also
awarded scholarships to stu
dents who plan to pursue ca
reers in dairy product
marketing.
Gisela Grammel, Wilming
ton, DE and Sarah Van Orden,
Catskill, NY, will be awarded
$5OO scholarships during the
annual National Dairy Shrine
Awards Banquet.
A food science major at the
University of Delaware, Gram
mel is busy working on her
degree while raising a family.
On campus, she is active in the
Institute of Food Technologists,
Food Science Club, Interna
tional Student Association and
Sisters of Agriculture. Before re
turning to college, Grammel
owned a wholesale bakery, Clas
sic Cheese Company, for five
years.
Upon graduation in May
2001, Grammel plans to attend
graduate school.
Sarah Van Orden is an animal
science-dairy major at Cornell
University. She has been active
in the Cornell Dairy Club, Block
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Four Leaders
Honored As Pioneers
Four dairy industry pioneers
have been selected to receive Pi
oneer Awards from National
Dairy Shrine, the “Hall of
Fame” of the dairy industry.
This year, National Dairy
Shrine is proud to honor the
three “Living” Pioneers: Norma
“Duffy” Lyon of Toledo, IA;
Richard Kellogg of Columbus,
OH and Morris Ewing of
Tucson, AZ. Also being honored
is the deceased George Malcolm
Trout.
Portraits of these Pioneers
will join the 247 previous Pio
neer portraits at the National
Dairy Shrine Visitors’ Center
and Museum in Fort Atkinson,
WI.
Perhaps the industry’s most
innovative promoter, Norma
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