2017-2018 Penn State Dairymen’s Club Board of Directors Dr. Daniel Oliver, President (814) 360-5069 [email protected]Emily Gwin, Vice President (724) 601-8268 [email protected]Eugene Schurman, Secretary/Treasurer (724) 254-2103 [email protected]Amy Leslie, Milk Bottle Chair (410) 353-2418 [email protected]Kim Kriebel Skumanick, CAS Representative (570) 954-5515 [email protected]Members at Large Suzanne Demeester (717) 278-8213 • [email protected]David Glock (570) 452-1696 • [email protected]Logan Horst (717) 433-4928 • [email protected]Renée Norman-Kenny (570) 419-5188 • [email protected]Rebecca Shaw (814) 327-4422 • [email protected]Cindy Weimer (814) 758-2998 • [email protected]1 A message from your president: Happy Spring from the Penn State Dairymen’s Club Board of Directors! Winter is finally gone, but not before one final reminder that there is no controlling the weather. As the temperature gets warmer and the plants begin to grow, it is a time to reflect and look forward to new beginnings. The biggest news from the Dairymen’s Club has to do with a fresh restart to our milk bottle sales. After much angst about the future of our most popular fundraiser, we have found a favorable solution. We have just released a new milk bottle. Our 2017 milk bottle (coincidently the 17th edition) features the Pegula Ice Arena, home of the 2017 Big Ten Champion Nittany Lions. A special thanks goes to Gene Schurman for securing a new supplier for the milk bottles when this seemed improbable. You can purchase your new bottle by using the order form found in this newsletter and return it to Milk Bottle Chair Amy Leslie ([email protected]). We have just a handful of remaining 2001 and 2009 milk bottles. Be sure to get yours before they’re sold out. The 2016 Dairymen’s Club Reception was held before the Nittany Lion Fall Classic. There was a great turnout of Club members, alumni, friends of the Club and students. It was a wonderful chance to catch up with old friends and make new acquaintances. The club also took time at the reception to recognize our 2016 Service Award winner, David Lentz, for his contributions to the industry. Please plan to attend next year’s reception before the 2017 Nittany Lion Fall Classic so that we can make it even better next year. Although we do not have any official club activities at the upcoming 2017 Penn State Dairy Expo, be on the lookout for some of the board members. We will be selling milk bottles and supporting our future industry leaders – the students. We appreciate your support for the Dairymen’s Club and our activities. If you know of any alumni or friends of the Club who are not members, please encourage them to join. Our scholarship endowment funds and club activities are made possible by membership fees and our fundraising efforts. Please contact any of our board members with any suggestions or concerns you may have. We look forward to seeing you at our events in the future. For the Glory, Dr. Daniel Oliver SPRING Newsletter 2017 Club founded in 1977 To benefit Penn State Dairy Science Programs April 8, 2017 Penn State Dairy Expo Snider Ag Arena State College, PA August 15-17, 2017 Ag Progress Days Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center Pennsylvania Furnace, PA Upcoming Events
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2017-2018 Penn State Dairymen’s Club Board of Directors
Happy Spring from the Penn State Dairymen’s Club Board of Directors! Winter is finally gone, but not before one final reminder that there is no controlling the weather. As the temperature gets warmer and the plants begin to grow, it is a time to reflect and look forward to new beginnings.
The biggest news from the Dairymen’s Club has to do with a fresh restart to our milk bottle sales. After much angst about the future of our most popular fundraiser, we have found a favorable solution. We have just released a new milk bottle. Our 2017 milk bottle (coincidently the 17th edition) features the Pegula Ice Arena, home of the 2017 Big Ten Champion Nittany Lions. A special thanks goes to Gene Schurman for securing a new supplier for the milk bottles when this seemed improbable. You can purchase your new bottle by using the order form found in this newsletter and return it to Milk Bottle Chair Amy Leslie ([email protected]). We have just a handful of remaining 2001 and 2009 milk bottles. Be sure to get yours before they’re sold out.
The 2016 Dairymen’s Club Reception was held before the Nittany Lion Fall Classic. There was a great turnout of Club members, alumni, friends of the Club and students. It was a wonderful chance to catch up with old friends and make new acquaintances.
The club also took time at the reception to recognize our 2016 Service Award winner, David Lentz, for his contributions to the industry. Please plan to attend next year’s reception before the 2017 Nittany Lion Fall Classic so that we can make it even better next year. Although we do not have any official club activities at the upcoming 2017 Penn State Dairy Expo, be on the lookout for some of the board members. We will be selling milk bottles and supporting our future industry leaders – the students.
We appreciate your support for the Dairymen’s Club and our activities. If you know of any alumni or friends of the Club who are not members, please encourage them to join. Our scholarship endowment funds and club activities are made possible by membership fees and our fundraising efforts.
Please contact any of our board members with any suggestions or concerns you may have. We look forward to seeing you at our events in the future. For the Glory,
Dr. Daniel Oliver
SPRING Newsletter 2017
Club founded in 1977To benefit Penn State
Dairy Science Programs
April 8, 2017 Penn State Dairy Expo Snider Ag Arena State College, PA
August 15-17, 2017 Ag Progress Days Russell E. Larson Agricultural Research Center Pennsylvania Furnace, PA
Upcoming Events
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Buy the new 2017 milk bottle, Pegula Ice Arena for $17!
CONTINUED SALE OFFER: Buy any three bottles, including the 2017 bottle, for $15 and receive a fourth bottle for free!
All profits of milk bottle sales benefit the Penn State Dairymen’s Club Scholarship Endowment Fund. The endowment is used to create a scholarship for Penn State freshmen studying dairy science.
BUY THE NEW 2017 Milk Bottle!
Milk Bottle Order Form:
Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone Number: Email Address: Shipping Address (if different from above): City: State: Zip: Check box if this is a gift. Name of recipient:
Make check or money order payable to:Penn State Dairymen’s Club
Mail order to: Amy Yeiser Leslie, Milk Bottle Chair548 Bullcreek RoadButler, PA 16002 Forms can also be scanned and submitted via email to:[email protected]
Please indicate items and quantities below: Item Quantity
2001 Milk Bottle (Ag Arena) x $15.00 = 2009 Milk Bottle (Lion Mascot/Cow) x $15.00 = 2010 Milk Bottle (THON) x $15.00 = 2011 Milk Bottle (400th Win) x $15.00 = 2012 Milk Bottle (Elms) x $15.00 = 2013 Milk Bottle (Welcome) x $15.00 = 2014 Milk Bottle (S-Zone) x $15.00 = 2015 Milk Bottle (Berkey Creamery) x $15.00 = 2017 Milk Bottle (Pegula Ice Arena) x $17.00 = Antique Display Holder (holds 4) x $12.00 =
**NOTE: Fees are for each address, not per order. These charges are for the continental U.S. only. For local pick-up information or shipping rates outside the continental U.S., contact Amy Yeiser Leslie at [email protected] or (410) 353-2418.
SOLD OUT BOTTLES: Milk bottles for the following years have been sold out: 2000 (Original Scene), 2003 (Original Barn), 2004 (Old Main), 2005 (Nittany Shrine), 2006 (Beaver Stadium), 2007 (Joe Paterno), 2008 (Blue Band) and 2011 (400th Win).
Visit directory.alumni.psu.edu/affiliate-dairymens for previous years’ designs.
Campus Chatter: An Update from the Dairy Science Club
The Dairy Science Club is having an awesome spring semester. To kick off 2017, Dairy Science Club members assist-ed with the PDCA Dairy Judging Contest for adults and conducted a youth judging contest for 4-H and FFA members at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Members also assisted with the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association cheese stand.
Club members were very active at the Pennsylvania Junior Holstein Convention in early February. More than 30 members helped to conduct the quiz bowl and jeopardy contests, while others partici-pated in the two events. Over 30 teams competed in the quiz bowl. Congratu-lations to the teams from Lancaster and Perry Counties for winning their divisions. Later in February, club members trekked to the University of Rhode Island for the NESA competitions. Penn State earned high institution honors, and Amber Gabel was named Outstanding Senior. On March 3, 43 club members and chaperones headed to Switzerland and Austria for five days. For many, this was a once-in-a-life-time trip. After landing in Zurich, students toured the historic town of St. Gallen and visited a farm that had an extensive agritourism business along with a dairy and cider operation. From there the group headed to Bregenz, Austria. Students went skiing and snowboarding in the alps at
Lech-Zurs on Sunday. Monday began with a tour of one of Austria’s leading Brown Swiss herds and then a visit to an operation that makes cheese from goat milk and uses the whey to manufacture cosmetics products. On Tuesday the group headed back to Switzerland for a tour of a leading chocolate manufacturer and a tour of the beautiful city of Lucerne. Swiss Genetics hosted the club on Wednesday for a tour of their production facilities and visits to three truly outstanding Brown Swiss herds. Finally, club members headed back to Penn State on Thursday. The quality of cattle, scenery and cultural landmarks were remarkable during our stay in Europe. There was no rest for our members because on that Saturday our club conducted the Pennsylvania Jersey Jeopardy contest in State College.
On March 18, the club hosted the spring judging contest. This is one of our oldest activities, and over 200 4-H, FFA, and collegiate contestants judged six classes from the Penn State herd. Later in March, our spring member tour headed to New York to visit the dairy farms of club mem-bers Alton Rudgers, Austin Milligan and Katie Sondericker.
April will also be a busy month with events such as Osteochallenge, the 5-kilo-meter walk/run that benefits the National Osteoporosis Foundation, and Meet a Farm Animal Day. The Penn State Dairy Expo will take place on Saturday, April 8, and the club awards banquet is scheduled for April 26.
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Donate to the scholarship fundTo make a tax-deductible donation to the Dairymen’s Club Scholarship Endowment Fund, make a check payable to Penn State University. On the memo line, write “Penn State Dairymen’s Club Scholarship Fund.”
Checks can be mailed to:Gene Schurman1663 Rt. 580 Hwy.Clymer, PA 15728
Congratulations to the following students graduating this spring
Buy the new 2017 milk bottle, Pegula Ice Arena for $17!
CONTINUED SALE OFFER: Buy any three bottles, including the 2017 bottle, for $15 and receive a fourth bottle for free!
All profits of milk bottle sales benefit the Penn State Dairymen’s Club Scholarship Endowment Fund. The endowment is used to create a scholarship for Penn State freshmen studying dairy science.
BUY THE NEW 2017 Milk Bottle!
Milk Bottle Order Form:
Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phone Number: Email Address: Shipping Address (if different from above): City: State: Zip: Check box if this is a gift. Name of recipient:
Make check or money order payable to:Penn State Dairymen’s Club
Mail order to: Amy Yeiser Leslie, Milk Bottle Chair548 Bullcreek RoadButler, PA 16002 Forms can also be scanned and submitted via email to:[email protected]
Please indicate items and quantities below: Item Quantity
2001 Milk Bottle (Ag Arena) x $15.00 = 2009 Milk Bottle (Lion Mascot/Cow) x $15.00 = 2010 Milk Bottle (THON) x $15.00 = 2011 Milk Bottle (400th Win) x $15.00 = 2012 Milk Bottle (Elms) x $15.00 = 2013 Milk Bottle (Welcome) x $15.00 = 2014 Milk Bottle (S-Zone) x $15.00 = 2015 Milk Bottle (Berkey Creamery) x $15.00 = 2017 Milk Bottle (Pegula Ice Arena) x $17.00 = Antique Display Holder (holds 4) x $12.00 =
**NOTE: Fees are for each address, not per order. These charges are for the continental U.S. only. For local pick-up information or shipping rates outside the continental U.S., contact Amy Yeiser Leslie at [email protected] or (410) 353-2418.
SOLD OUT BOTTLES: Milk bottles for the following years have been sold out: 2000 (Original Scene), 2003 (Original Barn), 2004 (Old Main), 2005 (Nittany Shrine), 2006 (Beaver Stadium), 2007 (Joe Paterno), 2008 (Blue Band) and 2011 (400th Win).
Visit directory.alumni.psu.edu/affiliate-dairymens for previous years’ designs.
Scenes from the 2016 Penn State Dairymen’s Club Breakfast Reception at Nittany Lion Fall Classic
LEFT: Club secretary/treasurer Gene Schurman congratulates 2016 Service Award Recipient David Lentz.
RIGHT: Board member Rebecca Shaw recognizes 2016 scholarship recipient Colin Lentz.
Photos by board member and milk bottle chair Amy Yeiser Leslie.
The 2017 Dairymen’s Club event is planned to coincide with this year’s Fall Classic again. Please save the date for Oct. 28, 2017, and plan to join us in State College.
The Penn State Dairymen’s Club312 Henning BuildingUniversity Park, PA 16802
Visit us on the Web: directory.alumni.psu.edu/affiliate-dairymens
DAIRYMEN’S CLUB ANNOUNCEMENTSIdeas for next milk bottleHave a great idea for the 2018 milk bottle? Contact Daniel Oliver at [email protected] or (814) 360-5069. Below is a list of previous milk bottle designs.
Past Milk Bottles:2017 - Pegula Ice Arena2015 - Berkey Creamery 150th anniversary2014 - Beaver Stadium “S-Zone”2013 - Penn State Welcome2012 - Penn State Elms2011 - JoePa’s 400th Win2010 - THON2009 - PSU Mascot Holding a Cow2008 - Penn State Blue Band2007 - Joe Paterno2006 - Beaver Stadium2005 - Nittany Lion Shrine2004 - Old Main2003 - Original Penn State Dairy Barns2002 - Penn State Creamery2001 - Penn State Ag Arena2000 - Original Farm Scene
ACT FAST! We have very few 2001 and 2009 bottles left in stock. Be sure to order yours before they sell out.
Seeking new board membersThree members of the current board of directors will complete their second terms in Spring 2018. We’re searching for new members to serve on the board. Those seeking election will be listed on a ballot in this fall’s newsletter. Please contact Daniel Oliver at [email protected] or (814) 360-5069 if you’d like more information about serving on the board.
Update your membershipHelp us cut costs! Give us your email address to receive the Dairymen’s newsletter, delivered twice a year, by email instead of mail. We appreciate your help in minimizing printing and mailing expenses for the Club.
The Dairymen’s Club offers two membership levels:– Lifetime membership for a one-time fee of $100– Annual membership dues of $15 per year
If you’re an annual member and interested in lifetime membership, we will deduct the dues you have already paid into the club. If you’re not sure of your membership status or know of someone you’d like to add to our database, please contact Emily (Caldwell) Gwin at [email protected] or (724) 601-8268.
