Ag Day 1992

UMD AG DAY 1992

67th Annual Ag Day

Theme: Harvesting New Ideas

Ag Day Dedication: Norman Travis Martin

On September 8, 1955, the University of Maryland Agricultural Engineering Department hired a 17 year old kid to help out around the machine shop. He must have been pretty impressed with his $1,984.00 annual salary, because 37 years later he is still there. Norman Travis Martin ahs spent his whole adult life in the service of the University of Maryland. From his beginnings in a shop with nothing but a hammer and one electric hand drill, he has gone from Mechanical Handiman to Maintenance Mechanic to Research Assistant to Research Analyst to Model Maker to Instrument maker to Shop Supervisor to his current position as Engineering Technician Supervisor.

Born April 4, 1938 in the "Watermelon Capital of the World", Hope, Arkansas, Norman's family came to Maryland when he was 4 years old and settled in Beltsville, MD. He grew up in this area, hanging out at the Little Tavern and the Sidney Lust drive-in, where he met his future wife Virginia. They lived for a while on the University research farm in Upper Marlboro and hard four children; Sharon, Linda, Anne and Karen. They were later followed by three grand children; Melinda, Nina, and Andrew.

Norman has always been supportive of student activities and firmly believes in a principle which can be scarce on modern day campuses: "The University exists for the Students". Whether its loaning BBQ grills, cooking for club functions (including 1500 chicken halves for a Poultry Science meeting) or dispensing some of the knowledge that 37 years of experience brings, Norman is always thinking of "the kids".

In recognition of his devoted service, on June 11, 1986, Norman was given the title of "Tenured Professor of Agricultural Engineering". With great appreciation for help both past and present, the Agriculture Student Council would like to dedicate this program of the 67 ^th Annual Agriculture Day to Norman Travis Martin.

Block and Bridle Club's Livestock Show

DAIRY CATTLE FITTING AND SHOWING CONTEST

Judge: Bonnie Graves-Remsberg. Middletown, Maryland

Coaches: Allison Martini, Anne Digges, Sherryl Fetter

Class 1: Novice

Sponsor: Dr. Peters

Exhibitor	Heifer
Johanna Froelich	850
Kathryn Graham	846
Tracy Hearne	851
Sheri Jardine	841
Melissa Larson	843

Class 2: Novice

Sponsor: Kim Castle

Exhibitor	Heifer
Elena Newport	849
Suzanne Sietsema	848
Becky Tully	847
Jennifer Winkelstein	844
Jen Woodward-Green	842

Class 3: Novice

Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. John Fetter, Jr.

Exhibitor	Heifer
Lynne Johnson	824
Kristin Otero	835
Melissa Sprague	839
Carrie White	840
Rachel Worrell	819

Class 4: Novice

Sponsor: Mr. and Mrs. John Digges

Exhibitor	Heifer
Suzanne Borst	833
Penelope Fullwood	831
Roni Gabardini	828
Dawn Gorrell	829
Ashley Henshaw	837

Class 5: Novice

Sponsor: Catoctin Mt. View Farm, Rodman and Jean Myers

Exhibitor	Heifer
Denise Beaudion	809
Stewart Greene	815
David Keller	814
John Waire	812
Humberto Zeitler	816

Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Sponsored by Remsburg Sales Service. Jefferson, MD Class 6: Experienced

Sponsor: Dr. Majeskie

Exhibitor

Erin Harshberger

Christi Davis

Class 7

Sponsor: Dr. Erdman

Exhibitor

Karen Young

Jennifer Pironis

Reserve Grand Champion and Grand Champion sponsored by Remsburg Sales Service. Jefferson, MD

SWINE (STUDENT SHOW)

Judge: George Lechlider

Coach: Kitty Raichura

Class 1

Sponsor: Norm and Fran Froelich

Allison Martini

Mike Kreger

Colin Judge

Clare Knightly

Katharine Ross

Class 2

Sponsor: Ann Sprague

Johanna Froelich

Dave Keller

Kathy Bauer

Tami Lass

Tracey Stuller

Class 3

Sponsor: Dixie Hall

Stephanie Campbell

Carrie White

Katie Graham

Jenell Rinehart

Mike Eyester

Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion sponsored by Dan Williams

SWINE (FACULTY SHOW)

Judge: George Lechlider

Coach: Kitty Raichura

Class 1

Sponsor: Dr. DeBarthe

Dr. Hohenhaus

Dr. Westoff

Dr. Majeskie

Dr. Seibel

Class 2

Sponsor: Tom and Merle Sprague

Dr. DeBarthe

Dr. Vandersall

Dr. Kuenzal

Class 3

Sponsor: Robert and Katherine Ross

Dr. Mench

Dr. Erdman

Dr. Peters

Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Sponsored by Gary and Sherry Seibel

SHEEP CLASSES

Judge: Bill Gregg, Jr.

Coach: Allison Martini

Class 1

Sponsor: Jim Puglisi-State Farm

Chris Barnett

Amanda Bond

Dorie Rio

Steve Crawford

Class 2

Sponsor: Forest Manor Farm, Terry and Joy Davidson

Suzanne Cheplo

Phil White

Denise Beaudion

Steve Gruber

Class 3

Sponsor: Jordan Thomas

Melissa Sprague

Melissa Larson

Jennifer Setser

Joanna Pappas

Class 4

Sponsor: Ag Alumni

Chris Brengal

Jamie Cranford

Sherryl Fetter

Colin Judge

Reserve Champion and Grand Champion Sponsor: Elaine Bailey

BEEF CLASS

Judge: Bobbye Chaney

Coach: Anne Digges, Sherryl Fetter, Alison Martini

HEREFORD CLASS

Sponsor: Dr. Stricklin and Dr. Mench

Sherryl Fetter

Anne Digges

Alison Martini

Jamie Cranford

ANGUS CLASS

Sponsor: Dr. Westoff

Steve Gruber

Phil White

Chris Bengal

Tom Lomax

Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion Sponsor: Scott Barao

Livestock Judges

Bonnie Graves-Remsberg

Bonnie Graves Remsberg, our dairy cattle judge for this year, was raised on a registered Holstein farm in Morris, Connecticut. She received her B.S. degree in Animal Science from the University of Connecticut where she was a member of the Collegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Team and a member of the Alpha Zeta and Gamma Sigma Delta Fraternities. In 1981, Bonnie received her M.S. in Dairy Science from the University of Maryland. Following graduation, she accepted a position at Alfred Agricultural and Technical College in the Department of Plant and Animal Science. She was the coach of the Dairy Cattle Judging Team that won the National competition in Lubbock, Texas.

Bonnie taught agricultural courses at Frederick Community college and is presently owner and operator of Brook-Lodge Designs, handcut and pierced lamp shades. She is married to Thomas D. Remsberg, owner of Brook-Lodge Farms, Middletown, Maryland. They have two sons T.J. and Jarrett Renn.

George Lechlider

George Lechlider is a familiar face to anyone involved in the swine industry. Mr. Lechlider was a full-time farmer for 40 years. Mr. Lechlider and his wife reside in Laytonsville, MD.

During that time he raised purebred Duroc and Yorkshire swine. Mr. Lechlider and his prize winning swine traveled to many shows across the United States. Many of his swine were also shipped overseas to several foreign countries. While he was showing his swine he also found time to judge other breeders swine in the shows across the country. Even though Mr. Lechlider has retired from farming, he still remains very active in the industry. Presently he is the President of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau, Vice President of the soil conservation District, and superintendent of the swine department at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair. He also continues to judge swine shows across the United States. Mr. Lechlider has judged Ag Day competitions in previous years and we welcome his return to UMCP Ag Day 1992.

William N. Gregg Jr.

William N. Gregg, Jr. of Woodfield, Maryland, is no stranger to the livestock business which makes him an easy choice for this year';s beef judge. He grew up raising registered Black Angus and Polled Hereford beef cattle, spotted hogs and market lambs for his 4-H and FFA projects.

Billy began judging livestock at the age of ten and participated in Meat Judging through FFA to enhance his skills. He was involved with judging as well as his own livestock projects on the local, state, and national level. In 1983, Billy was selected to represent the state of Maryland at the National FFA Meat Judging Contest at Kansas City, Missouri. In 1985, he was a member of the Maryland State "A" Livestock Judging team which represented the state in Louisville, Kentucky. Billy has judged several livestock shows in Maryland during the last several years and is looking forward to doing more.

Currently, Billy works on a 4,000 acre grain and dairy farm owned by C.T. Stanley and Sons, in Damascus, MD.

Bobbye Chaney

Bobbye Chaney comes from Mt. Airy, Maryland. Livestock has been a part of her life since she was a child. As a 4-Her in Carroll County, Bobbye showed sheep, swine and beef. She won numerous awards with her animals at the county and state levels. AS a 4-Her she was also an integral part to the county and state livestock judging teams. In 1990 she was on a state "A" team that represented Maryland in Louisville, Kentucky. During that same time period she was a member of the South Carroll High School FFA livestock judging team that represented Maryland in the National contest in Kansas City, Missouri. Presently, Bobbye is a fully time student at Frederick Community College. In her spare time, Bobbye is a volunteer firefighter at Mt. Airy Volunteer Fire Company and continues to volunteer her time to the 4-H program. In the future, Bobbye hopes to transfer to Virginia Polytechnic Institute where she plans to major in Agriculture Extension and Education.

Agriculture Student Council

The Agriculture Student council is a service group consisting of representatives from all agricultural clubs at the University of Maryland. Its purposes are to coordinate activities of the member clubs, to promote agricultural public relations, and to establish and develop interaction among students, faculty, administrators and alumni. In addition, the Ag Student council promotes the welfare and betterment of physical conditions and academic programs on campus for agricultural students.

There are 11 campus agricultural clubs represented in the Ag Student Council. Two representatives are elected to serve from each student club and officers of the Council are elected to 1-year terms from among these representatives. This year's Ag Student Council members are:

Officers

President: Sherryl Fetter

1 ^st Vice President: Johanna Remsburg

2 ^nd Vice President: Karen Young

Treasurer: Steve Gruber

Secretary: Dan Williams

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jerry DeBarthe

Administrative Advisor: Dr. Ronald Seibel

AGRICULTURE DAY COMMITTEE

Ag Day Coordinator: Karen Young

Space Allocations/Health Permits: Sandra Curlett

Livestock Shows: Johanna Froelich

Booklet: Gary Seibel

Clean-up: German Romeo

Invitations: Rachel Worrell

Educational Displays: Elena Newport

Security/Moving: Alan Hew

Decorations: Jane Dahl

Advertisements: Steve Gruber

Entertainment/Non-Parade: Ben Arnella

A special thanks goes to the following people and organizations who helped to make today a success!

Dr. DeBarthe

Dr. Majeskie

Dr. Hartsock

Jordan Thomas and the Barn Crew

Tom Moreland

Dr. Seibel

Ron England

Dr. Larry Stewart

Alice White

Gary Seibel

Livestock Judges

Ag. Alumni Associatin

Chuck Rodgers

Ina Anderson

Livestock Coaches

Steve Rothman and everyone at Ag. Duplicating

Billy Woods and Alan Nader

Dr. Owen P. Thomas

Tim Dividisk

Dr. P. Foster

Anne Knight

Mrs. Sheila Brown

Dr. C. J. Wabeck

Everyone at the Wye Angus Farm

Briony Gannon

For more information, contact Gail Yeiser

Last updated: 03/9/2009