Fall Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 1 - October, 1998

From Your President,
Dr. Ronnie Green:

Dear B&B'ers:

I hope that your campus is now back in full swing for the new school year and that your local club is looking forward to an exciting year. I know that things are hopping on our campus! We have also been busy over the past several months on the National B&B scene.

One of the most exciting things underway at the moment is the development of a new "Livestock Leaders Institute" for undergraduate students. We have developed a proposal for such a program for the beef cattle, swine, dairy, poultry and equine industries. The idea is that ten students for each species from around the U.S. would be selected annually to participate in a three phase program. Phase I would be a "leadership college" experience in conjunction with the commodity organization (e.g., National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council, etc.). The second phase would be a required internship with an industry organization or company, and Phase III would be a leadership symposium for all of the species participants together at the annual meetings of the scientific societies (American Society of Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, Poultry Science Association). This would be a competitive program in that all member schools would be allowed to nominate one member per species per year. We would then select the top ten students nationally for each year's class. These students would then receive scholarship support to cover all of their costs associated with the program. We are excited about this developing program. The idea has received favorable response from several of the key stakeholders already. We hope to have the final specifics in place for discussion and consideration by the membership at our national convention in Fort Worth! This would allow us to get started with students for the first class in the 1999-2000 school year. More on this later, but start thinking about it for your local club.

Our Fort Worth convention is coming up fast. Our hosts at Tarleton State and Texas A&M are working hard to make sure we have a great 79th meeting on January 27-31, 1999. You should already have received registration materials. More information on the convention is in this newsletter and can be found on the National B&B web page (see web address at the top of this newsletter). Hope to see a big delegation from your school there!

I know that I speak on behalf of my fellow national officers when I say that we are humbled and honored to serve you in any way we can. If we can help, let us know. We're looking forward to seeing many of you in Fort Worth. We'll have lots more to tell you there.

Have a great fall semester in your part of the world. Thanks for all that you do for B&B on your campus.

Best Wishes,
Ronnie D. Green, Ph.D.
National President

Official B&B Shirts Now Available

If you were at the Denver national convention last January, you may remember the B&B polo and denim shirts worn by the CSU hosts. Thanks to the Colorado State Block & Bridle group, these shirts are now available to any local affiliate. The shirts have the B&B logo embroidered and can have the school colors and name embroidered as well. If your chapter is interested, check out how to order on the CSU Block and Bridle homepage at http://lamar.colostate.edu/~bandb/.

79th National Block & Bridle Convention
January 27 - 31, 1999 in Fort Worth, TX

The Texas A&M University Saddle and Sirloin Club and the Tarleton State University Block & Bridle Club are excited and eager to host the 79th annual Block & Bridle Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, January 27 to 31, 1999.

Registration materials were mailed to clubs in September, and registration materials must be returned no later than November 15th. (There is a $10 per registrant late fee after November 15.) If your club did not receive the materials, please contact Dr. Sandy Stokes at s-stokes@tamu.edu, phone (254) 968-4144, or Dr. Jodi Sterle at j-sterle@tamu.edu, phone (409) 845-2714.

Each club is responsible for making their own hotel reservations. The official convention hotel is the Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth, phone (817) 870-2100. Rooms are $125.35/night (tax included); each room has two double beds and can accommodate up to 4 people. The airport shuttle to the hotel costs $8 per person each way.

EVENTS:

Wednesday, January 27: All day = local attractions.

Thursday, January 28: Optional tours including Vann Roach Cattle Buying Facility, a local horse farm, and the Coffee Ranch on the Red River. The Thursday tours are an additional $40 because they are optional. The Welcome and Opening Reception is at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, January 29: Texas Ranch Traditions tour. The Brown Ranch is a diversified cattle operation, with seedstock cattle, a feedlot, and Quarter Horses. The Pitchfork Ranch is a late 1800's ranch with Herefords and Quarter Horses. Friday night we will be at the Rodeo.

Saturday, January 30: Leadership Breakfast (two participants from each club) [see correction below], main program (workshops and seminars), Fort Worth Stock Show, Awards Banquet, and Dance.

Sunday, January 31: Cowboy church (optional). Clubs depart for home.

LEADERSHIP BREAKFAST CORRECTION:

The registration materials indicated the Leadership Breakfast will be a workshop for sharing ideas on successful Chapter Scrapbook, Yearbook, and Activities awards led by last year's first place winners. The Leadership Breakfast and Chapter Scrapbook/Yearbook/Activities Workshop are actually two separate events.

The Leadership Breakfast is for the two chapter delegates specified by your club, and will occur at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday; it is to help promising club members develop their leadership skills and should be attended by current or future club officers. The Scrapbook/Yearbook/Activities Workshop is scheduled as one of the concurrent sessions at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, and will be led by last year's first place winners in these categories.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Dr. Harlan Ritchie, "Emerging Trends in the Livestock and Meat Industries." Dr. Lowell B. Catlett, "Technological Advances and Their Immediate Adaptability - How They Will Affect Your Career." Mr. Stuart Kennedy, motivational speaker.

SATURDAY SESSION SPEAKERS:

Dr. Paul Genoh, "Moving the Beef Industry into the 21st Century." Ms. Patti Colbert, "Strategies in Marketing in the Horse Industry." Dr. Bill Mies, "The Quality Revolution in Livestock Production." Dr. Charles Looney, "Cattle Cloning Technology: Where is it Going to Take the Beef Cattle Industry in the Future?"

Local Block & Bridle Club Checklist

First and foremost, please ensure that all members of your club who are attending the National Convention are members of the National Block & Bridle Club. It is very inexpensive (only $10 for lifetime membership!), and members are provided with an official certificate.

The new member form can be printed from the Block & Bridle web page (see top of page 1 for web address), or you can type the information on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure the paper includes the following:

1. Mailing date

2. Name of your club (Block & Bridle Club? Saddle & Sirloin Club? Animal Science Club?)

3. Name of your college or university

4. Date members were inducted into your club

5. Your advisor's name and complete mailing address (where certificates will be sent)

6. A list of the new members, typed alphabetically with the last name first (please also number each one)

7. Total amount enclosed ($10 x number of new members); make checks payable to National Block & Bridle Club

8. Advisor's signature

The information you provide is the information that will appear on the certificates. Mail the information to: Dr. Harold Harpster, National B&B Secretary/Treasurer, Department of Dairy & Animal Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802.

• Have someone make notes at all of your events so it will be easy to put together your Chapter Activities Report at the end of the year. There is no official "Chapter Activity Form," but all the required information is listed on the Block & Bridle web pages. The categories for the Chapter Activities Report include: Education/Leadership Activities (25 pts), Service Activities (25 pts), Fund Raising Activities (25 pts), Social Activities (15 pts), and Other Activities (10 pts).
 
• It is also a good idea to have someone take pictures at all events so you can make a Chapter Scrapbook to bring to the National Convention for judging. If your club creates a Chapter Yearbook, the pictures will be very helpful for it as well. Again, all the information necessary for scrapbook and yearbook competitions can be found on the web page.


• While you are checking out the Block & Bridle web pages, be sure your club has a Chapter Abstract published for the 1997/98 academic year. If your abstract is not there, it is not too late! Simply e-mail the information to Jeannette_Moore@ncsu.edu (must have two N's in the first name) and I will get it on the web within days.


• Also ensure that the list of clubs on the web page includes your advisors for this year. If it does not, please e-mail a list of your advisor(s), including their address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address to Jeannette_Moore@ncsu.edu. Thank you!

Your National Officers
 

	Dr. Ronnie D. Green President 1998 - 2000 Department of Animal Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins Co 80523-1171 Phone: (970) 491-2722 Fax: (970) 491-5326 E-mail: rdggene@lamar.colostate.edu
	Dr. A. Hayden Brown Vice President 1998 - 2000 Animal Science Department University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR 72701 Phone: (501) 575-4855 Fax: (501) 575-7294 E-mail: hbrown@comp.uark.edu
	Dr. Harold Harpster Secretary-Treasurer 1996 - 2000 Department of Dairy and Animal Science Pennsylvania State University 350 Ag Science and Industry Building University Park PA 16802 Phone: (814) 863-0734 Fax: (814) 863-6042 E-mail: Harold_Harpster@agcs.cas.psu.edu
	Dr. Jeannette A. Moore Editor 1998 - 2002 Department of Animal Science North Carolina State University Box 7621, 102 Polk Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-7621 Phone: (919) 515-4010 Fax: (919) 515-8753 E-mail: Jeannette_Moore@ncsu.edu

 

 

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