Briefly
Ag Man and Woman of the Year Named in the College
Two animal science majors—Paul Hostetter of Holtwood, Pa., and Gina Lehman of Mechanicsburg, Pa.—were named Ag Man and Ag Woman of the Year at a ceremony for graduating seniors last spring.
The awards are given annually to students who have made a significant contribution to the College of Agricultural Sciences. Sponsored by the Ag Student Council, the awards are not based on academics, but rather merit outside the classroom, and the student recipients receive $500 in addition to the title.
Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation from an underclassman, describing how the applicant has influenced him or her while at Penn State.
Lehman was Ag Student Council vice president, president of the Poultry Science Club and a member of the Coaly Honorary Society. Hostetter was president of the Block and Bridle Club in 2004-2005, was a member of the Poultry Science Club, Ag Student Council, and Coaly Honorary Society, and was an Ag Advocate.
Creamery Moves a Block Down Curtain Road on Campus
After 74 years in Borland Laboratory on the University Park campus, the 141-year-old University Creamery closed its doors in August at that Curtin Road location and moved a block east to the new Food Science Building. The popular gathering spot is now known as the Berkey Creamery.
Most visitors to Penn State's historic creamery know only of its famous ice cream, sherbet and cheeses sold at the store or over the Internet, but what many don't know is that it is the largest university creamery in the nation. Each year, approximately 4.5 million pounds of milk pass through the creamery's stainless steel holding tanks. About half comes from a 225-cow herd at the university's Dairy Production Research Center.
The creamery fronts one of the world's foremost university food science departments, which conducts cutting edge research and programs that will only improve as a result of the new, $46 million building with its ultramodern laboratories.
Block & Bridle, Dairy Science Clubs Take First Place
The Block and Bridle and Dairy Science clubs placed first at a recent competition held at the University of Massachusetts by the Northeast Student Affiliate of the American Society of Animal Science/American Dairy Science Association.
Eleven institutions sent a total of 51 four-person teams. Penn State entered eight teams into the competition, which included livestock judging, paper presentations and participation in quiz bowl events.
Penn State finished first overall. The first-place team was comprised of Clark Neely of Loysville, Pa., Jeremy Ranck of Christiana, Pa., Andy Herr of Millersville, Pa., and Ben Cloninger of Centre Hall, Pa. Penn State also captured the second-place, third-place, fifth-place and eighth-place team awards.
Penn State Team Captures Top Award at Dairy Challenge
A Penn State team earned the highest award—first-place platinum—in the fifth annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge earlier this year in Idaho.
Each of the first-place platinum team members received $200 scholarships. Penn State's team included Daryl Maulfair of Jonestown Pa., Joel Krall of Lebanon, Pa., Rosalie Zaginaylo of Berwick, Pa., and Timothy Crouse of Myerstown, Pa.
Teams from the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada and Iowa State University also earned platinum awards. The event attracted 27 teams from the United States and Canada, challenging them to put their textbook and practical knowledge to the test analyzing dairies.