Source: Kelly McGuire, kmcguire@k-state.edu
Friday, April 24, 2009
STUDENTS WIN HONORS AT K-STATE'S LITTLE AMERICAN ROYAL
MANHATTAN -- Several Kansas State University students earned honors for their livestock fitting and showmanship skills at K-State's 81st annual Little American Royal. The event was part of the All-University Open House April 18 at K-State.
Modeled after the annual American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City, Mo., the Little American Royal is sponsored by K-State's Block and Bridle chapter and Dairy Science Club. The show is an opportunity for students, of any major, to learn or brush-up on their livestock showmanship skills. Participants are assigned university-owned livestock and are judged on how well they groom and train them.
In addition to the showmanship awards, two $100 scholarships were presented. This year's show was dedicated to Melvin Hunt, a longtime K-State professor of food science and industry.
K-State students earning honors at the Little American Royal include:
Lauren Davis, sophomore in family studies and human services, Abilene, novice champion in beef heifers.
From Manhattan: Dustin O'Neil, junior in animal sciences and industry, reserve champion and herdsman award, both in swine; Maria Stevens, senior in biological systems engineering, reserve champions in beef heifers; and Laura Storms, junior in food science and industry, reserve champion in dairy heifers.
Amanda Pederson, freshman in animal sciences and industry, St. Marys, herdsman award in horses; Kyla Clawson, sophomore in agricultural economics and animal sciences and industry, Satanta, $100 scholarship, and champion and herdsman award in beef heifers; Leo Becker, junior in animal sciences and industry, Shawnee, reserve champion in horses; and Brandi Brill, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, Wellington, herdsman award in sheep.
From out of state:
Jenna Dockweiler, junior in animal sciences and industry, Encinitas, Calif., novice champion in sheep; Lauren Schiller, junior in animal sciences and industry, Woodbury, Conn., champion in horses; Danielle Hill, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, Winnebago, Ill., novice champion in dairy heifers; Lindsay Gardner, senior in animal sciences and industry, Scottsburg, Ind., champion in sheep.
From Nebraska: Cassandra Dutcher, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, Humboldt, champion in dairy heifers; Maura Cornell, junior in animal sciences and industry, Omaha, $100 scholarship; Shannon Goedeken, freshman in animal sciences and industry, Platte Center, herdsman award in dairy heifers; and Megan Okeson, sophomore in animal sciences and industry, Plattsmouth, novice champion in horses.
Becky Wical, senior in animal sciences and industry, Lebanon, Ohio, champion in swine; and Austin DeZeeuw, freshman in animal sciences and industry, Elkton, S.D., reserve champion in sheep.
