At Convention, Kerrs Receive Virginia Distinguished Dairy Award
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Kerrs participate at several lev
els. They also work with local
4-H dairy judging training and
the Hoards Dairyman contest,
besides promoting dairy hospital
ity by conducting dairy farm
tours for school children and
hosting soil conservation field
days.
As far as contributions of the
Kerrs to their community, Donna
is a Girl Scout leader and vice
president of the school district
PTA. At their church she serves
as treasurer and the Fellowship
chairperson. Jimmy is a church
elder and Sunday School superin
tendent.
Rebecca Cornman and Cather
ine Peacock each received the
Paul M. Reaves Award presented
by Dr. Steve Nickerson. The
dairy science students at Virginia
Tech were selected based on the
leadership abilities they have
demonstrated, academic
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Cornman additionally received
the W. Ray and Ruby Murley
Scholarship. She makes signifi
cant contributions to the activi
ties of the Dairy Club, co-chairs
milkshake sales at sporting
events, co-edits a dairy publica
tion, is active in dairy judging,
and is a leader in the New River
4-H Dairy Club. After gradua
tion, she will be employed by
AMS Genetics.
Peacock has been a Dairy Club
leader, chaired the A.R.E. dairy
bar, and the Little All American
Dairy Show. She has done re
porting and had the first place
production paper at national
ADSA meetings and is a dairy
judging team member. Peacock
will pursue a graduate degree in
reproductive physiology and has
a goal to own a farm.
Eric Paulson and Charles Beau
Leech V received the first schol-
Directors for 2003 are Dist.
1 Joseph A. Houck, Cul
peper; Dist. 2 Wayne W.
Miller, Locust Grove; Dist. 3
Daniel Lee, Dewitt; Dist. 4
Robert P. Coffman, Harris
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The following 2003 VSDA offi
cers were made official at the
convention. They are president
James P. Townsend, Manquin;
first vice-president Bobby
Combs, Chilhowie; second vice
president Joseph A.
Houck, Culpeper; and execu
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Directors-at-large are Charles
F. Moyer, Amelia; J.D. Hardesty,
Berryville; and Allen Sisson,
Shawsville.
At the banquet, Dr. James P.
Wightman was master of cere
monies. Miss Virginia, Jennifer
Catherine Peacock is also an outstanding student at Virgin
ia Tech in dairy science and maintained an in-major QCA of
3.5. She, too receives the Paul M. Reaves Award from Dr.
Steve Nickerson. Peacock is from Stephen City.
Rebecca Cornman from Pennsylvania is pictured receiving
the Paul M. Reaves Award from Dr. Steve Nickerson. Cornman
has been an outstanding student for seven semesters at Vir
ginia Tech with an in-major dairy science QCA of 3.4.
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Pitts, conducted the milk toast
that opened the gala event.
The Wes Allen Trio was re-
sponsible for dinner music and
Robert F. Earle, general manager
of SUDIA, gave a report of
SUDIA activities, as did Eric
McClain.
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