Holstein Association USA has some winner pictures for you.
The Holstein Association USA, Inc. is proud to announce the winners of its highest Junior honor, the Distinguished Junior Member (DJM) award. Six youth were named DJMs at the Junior Awards Banquet on June 24 during the 2006 National Junior Holstein Convention in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The finalists are: (from left) Laura Leazer, Wilton, Iowa; T. Jason Ewing, Fordland, Mo.; Casey Rickeman, Hutchinson, Minn; Krista Sheehan, Rochester, Minn.; Joseph Sarbacker, Verona, Wis.; and Julie Drendel, Hampshire, Ill.
The Distinguished Junior Member award is one of the oldest and most prestigious youth honors. The contest, held since 1922, has honored more than 300 outstanding dairy youth for their contributions to the Association and the dairy industry as a whole.
The Young Distinguished Junior Member Contest selected eight Junior members as finalists, were recognized at the National Convention. The YDJM winners were judged on similar criteria to the Distinguished Junior Member Contest, but do not complete the interview phase.
They are: (seated, from left) Danielle Brown, Dodgeville, Wis.; Maureen Lee, Johnson Creek, Wis.; and Alissa Arata, Chowchilla, Calif. (standing, from left) Kevin Shaffer, Beavertown, Pa.; Jarrett Remsberg, Middletown, Md.; Christopher Potts, Purcellville, Va.; Mark Simon, Farley, Iowa; and Patrick Lundy, Granville, N.Y.