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Melissa Green of Butte County is named the 2005
California Beef Ambassador !
Sponsored by the California CattleWomen, the
California Beef Council, and the Northern California Farm Credit.
CattleWomen President, Gretchen Johnson
is pictured with our California Beef Ambassador, Melissa Green at the
CCW Midyear meeting in Sacramento.
May 7, 2005 California Beef
Ambassador competition.
seated: l-r Judges Dr Cindy Daley and Dr Patrick Doyle, CSU, Chico and
Holly Foster, California Beef Council.
back row: Barbara Cowley, CCW Beef Ambassador chair; Nina Violetti,
Tehama Co; Jessica Clark, Placer-Nevada Co; Connor Martin, Siskiyou Co;
Katy Teixeira, San Luis Obispo Co; Beef Ambassador Melissa Green, Butte
Co;
Gretchen Johnson, CCW President.
California Beef Ambassador, Melissa
Green, is pictured center with the
Northern California CattleWomen at the CCW Midyear meeting in July.
2nd Place:
Katy Teixeira from San Luis Obispo County pictured on the
left with
Lindsey Gibson presenting her award.
3rd Place: Nina Violetti and
Honorable Mention:
Jessica Clark
and Connor Martin
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THANK YOU SPONSORS! |
 California
Beef Council
5726 Sonoma Drive.,
Suite A
Pleasanton, CA
94566-7751
925-484-2333 |
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2006 NATIONAL BEEF AMBASSADOR
ANNOUNCED
Official press release. Contact: Carol Abrahamzon
cabrahamzon@beef.org
507-724-3905
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Amanda Noltz, Mitchell, South Dakota, won the title of National
Beef Ambassador for 2006 at the National Beef Ambassador
Competition November 3-5 in Austin, Texas. The competiton was
established on behalf of the Cattlemen's Beef Board and state
beef councils by the American National CattleWomen, Inc. (ANCW).
The ANCW serves as one of the Beef Board's contractors for
checkoff-funded programs.
Twenty-four contestants from throughout the country vied for the
national title and for $4,500 in cash prizes distributed among
the top three places and three educational scholarships totaling
$2,250 from the American
National CattleWomen Foundation, Inc. Amanda Nolz received
$2,500 cash and a $1,000 college scholarship. Second place to
Melissa Green, Arbuckle, California, who received $1,200 and a
$750 scholarship. Third place winner Peter Scharpe, Arlington,
Minnesota, received $800 and a $500 scholarship. Paul Moya, Los
Lunas, New Mexico and Amy Berry, Cheyenne,Wyoming received
honorable mention awards. |
Photos courtesy of Jean Barton |
Nolz is a member of FFA, 4-H, Young Democrats and the South
Dakota Junior Limousine Association. She enjoys public
speaking, cattle, politics and reading. Her future plans are to
attend South Dakota State University, studying Mass
Communications and Political Science.
The National Beef Ambassador Program was conceived in 1988 by
the American National CattleWomen, Inc. In 1990, the
Cooperative Extension, National 4-H Program accredited the
competition as a national event. In 1995, ANCW received beef
checkoff funding from the Cattlemen's Beef Board to expand the
program, which today involves youth ages 16-19. |
California CattleWomen with
CCW Ambassador Melissa Green |
While preparing for this national speaking competition, youth
learn about the importance of the beef industry and beef as an
agricultural product. The program highlights the positive impact
the cattle industry has on our economy and families. Trained
youth ambassadors address industry issues and misconceptions,
while they help educate peers, consumers and producers about
food safety, nutrition and the beef checkoff program.
Contestants participating in the National Beef Ambassador
Competition presented a speech about the promotional aspects of
beef, completed interviews with media and beef-industry
representatives and attended a checkoff funded educational
workshop titled "Spokesperson's Training". The workshop was
presented by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association on behalf
of the Cattlemen's Beef Board and state beef councils. |
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A major grant provided by Shared Solutions Agricultural
Initiative of the Altria family of companies, allows national
winners the opportunity to travel across the country promoting
beef and the beef industry through education in both rural and
urban settings on behalf of the American National CattleWomen,
Inc; and the beef industry during the coming year.
Please
visit the
National Beef Ambassador web site for full details. |
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To see contest winners from 2004, please click here.
To see contest winners from 2003, please click here.
To see contest winners from 2002, please click here.
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The purpose of the National Beef Ambassador Program is to train
youth spokespersons ages
16-19 for promotion of beef and the
beef industry. Through preparation for the competition,
contestants gain knowledge about the beef industry and the
importance of beef as an agricultural product, focusing on the
positive impact of the beef cattle industry on our economy, our
environment, and on our families as producers and consumers. |
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