Junior Red Angus Association of America (JRA) announced the scholarship recipients and winners of contests held during the 2011 Round-Up as well as the winners of other JRA contests.
JRA Round-Up Contest Winner
Scrapbook Contest:
Junior Division – Payton Fehringer, Idaho
Senior Division – Alyssa Looney, Texas
Poster Contest:
Junior Division – Tristen Fulton, N.C.
Senior Division – Colt Eklund, Texas
Print Advertising:
Junior Division – Madelyn Mushrush, Kan.
Senior Division – Cele Ketchum, Mont.
T-Shirt Design:
Junior Division – Payton Fehringer, Idaho
Senior Division – Cassie Kniebel, Kan.
Team Sales:
Anna Behrens, Kan.; Robert Looney, Texas; Laura Daniel, Ga.
Weight Guessing:
Junior Division – Genna Van Wye, Ill., and Meghan Fitzgerald, Ill.
Senior Division – Dixie Acorn, N.C., and Shana Morcom, Wash.
Quiz Bowl Team:
Genna Van Wye, Ill.; Sybil Giefer, Kan.; Kevin Tlach, Iowa; Cassie Kniebel, Kan.; Cole Mushrush, Kan.; and Donna Fulton, N.C.
Barnyard Olympics Team:
Morgan Cortez, Idaho; Anna Behrens, Kan.; Alyssa Looney, Texas; Kevin Tlach, Iowa; Audrey Daniel, Texas
Stockman's Quiz:
Junior Division – Remi Eklund, Texas
Senior Division – Alyssa Looney, Texas
Equipment Identification:
Junior Division – Anna Behrens, Kan.
Senior Division – Clay Kniebel, Kan.
Cattle Evaluation:
Junior Division – Carson Ballinger, Texas
Senior Division – Dixie Acorn, N.C.
Prepared Speech:
Junior Division – Tristen Fulton, N.C.
Senior Division – Alyssa Looney, Texas
Extemporaneous Speech:
Junior Division – Tristen Fulton, N.C.
Senior Division – Alyssa Looney, Texas
High-Point Junior:
Tristen Fulton, N.C. (Award sponsored by Lakeview Cattle Company, Fehringer Family, American Falls, Idaho)
High-Point Senior:
Alyssa Looney, Texas (Award sponsored by Lakeview Cattle Company, Fehringer Family, American Falls, Idaho)
Best-All-Around:
Alyssa Looney, TX (Award sponsor by Harmony Hills Red Angus, Larry and Merrilyn Ellison, Fair Grove, Mo.)
Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) and JRA Scholarship Winners:
Roy McPhee Memorial: Cassie Kniebel, White City, Kan.
Dee Sonstegard Memorial: Christina Fehrman, Lake Benton, Minn.
RAAA/JRA Scholarship: Alyssa Looney, Denton, Texas
RAAA/JRA Scholarship: Alyzabeth Looney, Denton, Texas
RAAA/JRA Scholarship: Laura Daniel, LaGrange, Ga.
RAAA/JRA Scholarship: Laura Mushrush, Strong City, Kan.
JRA Essay Contest Winners:
Junior Division:
First Place – Mariah Kephart, Penn.
Second Place – Payton Fehringer, Idaho
Third Place – Royce McPhee, Calif.
Intermediate Division:
First Place – Kacey Koester, N.D.
Second Place – Morgan Cortez, Idaho
Third Place – Cora Isaacs, Idaho
Senior Division:
First Place – Chris Mushrush, Kan.
Second Place – Margaret Spencer, Neb.
Collegiate Division:
First Place – Laura Daniel, Ga.
JRA Powerpoint Contest:
Junior Division:
First Place – Morgan Cortez, Idaho
Second Place – Payton Fehringer, Idaho
Senior Division:
First Place Tie – Alyssa Looney, Texas, and Chris Mushrush, Kan.
JRA Graphic Design Contest:
Business Card Design:
First Place – Morgan Cortez, Idaho
Second Place Tie – Payton Fehringer, Idaho, and Alyssa Looney, Texas
Website Design:
First Place Tie – Cora Isaacs, Idaho, and Payton Fehringer, Idaho
Promotional Piece Design:
First Place – Payton Fehringer, Idaho
Second Place – Alyssa Looney, Texas
Merit Award Program:
First Place – Alyssa Looney, Texas
Second Place – Chris Mushrush, Kan.
For information about JRA scholarships and future contests, visit the website at RedAngus.org or contact Dawn Bernhard, junior programs coordinator, dawn@redangus.org.