Block & Bridle
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Outstanding Junior Award Outstanding Senior Award Mike Cull 2009
Meetings:
The UNL Block and Bridle meet on every FIRST and THIRD Thursday of each month. Meeting times range from week to week: Initiates - 6:30. General Meeting - 7:30. Meetings usually occur in the East Campus Union (Notices of date, time and place are posted and sent by email).
Purpose:
- To promote a higher scholastic standard among the students of Animal Science.
- To promote Animal Science especially in all phases of student Animal Science work in college and universities exclusively for educational purposes.
- To bring about a closer relationship among men and women pursuing some phase of Animal Science as a profession.
Activities:
- Nebraska State Fair Beef Pit - August 2009
- State Fair Herdmanship - August 2009
- Barn Tours - Weekends of August and September 2009
- Steak Fry - September 11, 2009
- Prairie Stomp - September 11, 2009
- Homecoming Parade - October 2009
- Regional Meetings -
- Kid's Day - November 6 , 2009
- National Meetings - February 2010
- Little Ak-Sar-Ben - November 2009
- Little MAEC-Market/Breeding Division -
- Holiday Gathering - December 2009
- State FFA - April 2010
- Little MAEC -
- Big Red Beef Show - March 2010
- State Ag Ed Contest -
- Honors Banquet - April 23, 2010
History:
On December 9, 1919, students representatives from four Animal Husbandry Clubs met in Chicago and formed the National Block & Bridle Club. These charter chapters were Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. During this meeting, the chapters formed a constitution which included the above statement of the club's objectives.
Colors: Royal Purple and Navy Blue
Flower: Lilac
2009-2010 Executive Team
President: Stacey Guthard sguthar1@huskers.unl.edu
Vice President: Matt Dolch Matt.dolch@huskers.unl.edu
Secretary: Asia Sabatka asia.sabatka@huskers.unl.edu
Treasurer: Jessica Clowser jclowser@huskers.unl.edu
Marshall: Anna Geis ageis3@live.com
Assistant Marshall: Ashley Blum blumster705@aol.com
Historian: Rebecca Engler rebeccaengler@hotmail.com
Assistant Historian: Andrea Seidel Andrea.seidel@huskers.unl.edu
News Reporter: Kayla Peterson krpeterson@huskers.unl.edu
Ambassador - Female: Laura Witte lwitte4@huskers.unl.edu
Ambassador - Male: Kyle Clymer clymer.kyle@huskers.unl.edu
Program Chair: Jay Nordhausen jnordhausen77@yahoo.com
Social Chair: Jacie Ochsner jochsner2@huskers.unl.edu
Sr. Advisor: Dr. Rick Rasby rrasby1@unl.edu
Jr. Advisor: Dr. Bryan Reiling breiling2@unl.edu
Fr. Advisor: Dr. Tom Burkey tburkey2@unl.edu
Club Secretary: Andi Hallberg
A224 Animal Science
ahallberg2@unl.edu
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