Nichol Awarded 2003 All-American Dairy Show Pioneer Award
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The All-American Dairy
Show has awarded William
Nichol of State College the 2003
All-American Pioneer Award in
recognition of his years of dedi
cation and service to the show.
In the early 1960 s Nichol,
along with the late Cuthbert
Naim Sr. and other dairy enthu
siasts, had a dream to institute a
national dairy show in Pennsyl
vania in order to invite the nation
and other areas to bring their cat
tle to Harrisburg to compete with
the quality cattle bred in this
state. In 1964, the first Pennsyl
vania All-American Dairy Show
Youth Dairy Contest Results Announced
HARRISBURG (Dauphin Co.)
100 individuals representing 32
teams from 4-H, FFA, and collegiate
programs across the United States
participated in the Invitation Youth
Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on
Sept. 22. The top three rankings for
each division are as follows:
Collegiate Division All Breeds team rankings:
1. California Polytechnic State University
2 Cornell University
3. The Pennsylvania State University
Collegiate Division All Breeds individual
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was conducted in the Farm Show
Complex.
Nichol, along with other breed
representatives and agribusiness
personnel, had been working ap
proximately seven to eight years
making necessary arrangements
to institute this national show in
Pennsylvania. Nichol helped to
raise money from sponsors and
supporters. He was a member of
the first All-American Board of
Directors as the Holstein breed
representative. He helped to cre
ate the positions with a represen
tative from each of the six dairy
breeds along with two from the
Pennsylvania Dairy and Allied
rankings:
1. Kate Briggs, California Polytechnic State
University
2. Darin Hill, Cornell University
3. Jeena Rinehart, Cornell University
FFA Division All Breeds team rankings:
1. Georgia (Putnam County High School,
Atonton)
2. Pennsylvania (Northern Bedford High
School, Loysburg)
3. Maryland (Northern Harford High School,
White Hall)
FFA Division All Breeds individual rankings:
1. Andrew Ritchey, Northern Bedford Htgh
Industries to complete the board.
Nichol was served on the com
mittee establishing the rules and
regulations for the All-American
Dairy Show and was instrumen
tal in developing the “Herd Unit”
option for entering cattle in the
show. In 1999, Nichol was influ
ential in obtaining the necessary
funds to increase the premiums
offered to exhibitors. In 2000, the
All-American Dairy show offered
the highest premiums paid than
any other national dairy show.
Nichol though the premiums
within the class should be un
iform and there should be a bot-
School
2. Suzanne Purdue, Northern Harford High
School, Md.
3. Myron Miles, Putnam County High School,
Ga.
4-H Division All Breeds team rankings;
1. Wisconsin
2. Pennsylvania
3. Maryland
4-H Division All Breeds individual rankings:
1. Matt Sneller, Sebeweing, Michigan
2. Joe Sarbacker, Verona, Wisconsin
3. Beth Giangrieco, New Millford, Pennsylva
nia
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27, 2003-A37
tom limit. These high premiums
were paid out again at the 2003
All-American Dairy Show. He
has been a member of the group
responsible for the division of
premium increments and has
worked to keep the budget bal
anced.
Also in 2000, he was one of the
enthusiasts that encouraged
other board and dairy industry
persons to change the name of
the show by dropping the “Penn-
KILE To Feature Contests
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The 26th Annual Key-
stone Stockman’s Contest, a
youth activity in the program of
the Keystone International Live
stock Expo (KILE) Show, is
scheduled, Monday, Oct. 6. The
contest is open to all 4-H and
FFA members between the ages
of 13 and 19. Each county or
chapter is invited to enter one or
more teams of three or four
members. These members will
also compete as individuals.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.
and the contest concludes with
the naming of the Stockman of
the Year at approximately 3:15
p.m. This allows a group to par
ticipate in the contest, view the
livestock and horse shows in pro-
The Nov. 22 issue of Lancaster Farming's
Dairy Plus is scheduled to include the latest
quarterly TPI bull proof summaries for the
major breeds as a regular part of the book.
Also scheduled: sire information from
businesses, our first Dairy Plus Out-standing Farm
feature, and business and dairy cooperative news highlights.
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sylvania” from the title. He be
lieved that by changing the name
to the All-American Dairy Show,
it would encourage all partici
pants to feel as though this na
tional show was “their own
show.” Many others agreed and
in 2000, the official name change
occurred.
Nichol continues to attend the
All-American Dairy Show each
year and his enthusiasm for the
show never dims.
gress, and return home the same
day.
About 200 FFA members, 4-H
members, and college students
will enter the junior and collegi
ate judging contests at the Key
stone International Livestock Ex
position. This keen educational
competition is an excellent way
to test live animal knowledge and
verbal skills, providing students
with valuable experiences for
their futures in agriculture. This
contest begins at 8 a.m. on Satur
day, Oct. 4.
The 10th Annual Keystone
Arabian Horse Judging Contest
will also be conducted. Prizes for
this event are provided by KILE.
This contest will be Monday, Oct.
6, beginning at 8 a.m.
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