Department of Agriculture
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101
The 1998-99 academic year for the WKU Block and Bridle Club commenced with the annual Summer Social. The summer fellowship was enjoyed by all that attended. The chapter's annual Recruitment Week held during September was a successful one. Events were held each night of the week, including a scavenger hunt, a barnyard rodeo, workshops concerning various aspects of WKU Block and Bridle, and the annual Initiation Banquet.
In October, the WKU Block and Bridle hosted Baxter Black, a cowboy poet. WKU Block and Bridle won a presentation from Baxter at the 1998 National Convention. Club members, fellow agriculture students, members >from other nearby Block and Bridle Chapters, and the local community attended. The evening with Baxter was quite entertaining.
The WKU Block and Bridle made a presentation again this year during the Bowling Green-Warren County Chamber of Commerce Farm-City Day Breakfast. Several members were involved with this event, which promoted animal science literacy in the urban community.
In January, eighteen members from the WKU Block and Bridle attended the 79th National Convention in Fort Worth, Texas. At the convention, WKU's Charles Farber was named as the 1997-98 National Block and Bridle Outstanding Senior.
The major event for the WKU Bloack and Bridle was the Little North American Showmanship Contest. A series of events were held the week of the show, including fitting demonstrations, a judging contest, a pork chop cook-off, and a silent auction. Those who were successful at the Little North American were honored after the show at the annual Spring Awards Banquet. The WKU Block and Bridle enjoyed many successes this year and is anticipating a progressive 1999-00 academic year.
The 1998-99 officers were: President, Melissa Pickrell; Vice-President, Steve Ringle; Secretary, Jenna Johnson; Treasurer, Jay Graves; Reporter, Heidi Hayden; Marshall, Mark Humphries; Executive Assistant, Amanda Ramer; BBQ Committee, Ryan Wonderlich and Casey Schaff; Alumni Chair, Carrie Beth Arnold; Scrapbook Committee, Natalie Ward, Kammie Jackson, and Margie Zoglmann; Social Chair, Joe Humphrey; and Freshman Ambassador, Amy Jo Fourshee.
The 1999-00 officers are: President Steve Ringle; Vice-President, Ryan Wonderlich;
Secretary, Amanda Ramer; Treasurer, Amy Jo Fourshee; Reporter, Kammie Jackson;
Marshall, Chad Wilson; Executive Assistant, Kyle Wease; BBQ Committee, Brad
Morehouse, Clint Steele, and Stephnie Tallent; Alumni Chair, Margie Zoglmann;
Scrapbook Committee, Heather Mosier and Katie Escue; Social Committee, Teri
RoBards and Casey Schaff; and Freshman Ambassador, Michael Webster.
