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November 28, 2006

CAFNR Student Council election results
Holly Newcomer, posted Nov. 28, 2006

The CAFNR students voted and the results are in for the CAFNR Student Council class and major representatives. Representing the CAFNR freshman class is Jessica Bartz, Ellie Braungardt, Kyle Eckler and Jared Thomas. Taryn Dameron, Moureen Hamill, Michael Ockerhausen and Brooke Tacker represent the sophomore class. Representing the juniors are Megan Broyles, Andy Cox, Joseph Northcutt and Sarah Shaw. The representative for the senior class is Jacob Adams.

The major representatives are Whitney Wolfe for agribusiness management; Justin Lueck for agriculture economics; Ashley Noblitt for agricultural education; Whitney Wallace for agriculture journalism; Travis Heman for agricultural systems management; Phillip Boydston for animals sciences; Andrew Bachmann for general agriculture; Kevin Smith for hotel and restaurant management; Katherine Stanley for parks, recreation and tourism; Ashley Schlichenmayer for plant sciences; and Natalie Rada for soil, environment and atmospheric sciences.

“As a representative it is your responsibility to go to as many meetings as you can,” said Sarah Shaw, junior representative. “At the meetings you are assigned to a team that has their own responsibilities.” It is your job to follow through on your duties to your full potential so you team is successful and to bring opinions and ideas from your clubs and classmates to improve CAFNR, Shaw said.

Upcoming for the group will be CAFNR Student Council executive interviews. Everyone is encouraged to try out for these positions. “Sometimes it’s not enough to be a member,” said Mariah Yates, current student council vice president.

The office of president is one that comes with great responsibility. He or she is in charge of organizing, preparing and conducting a biweekly officer and council meeting. They also in charge of overseeing, planning and attending all projects that for student council. Other offices open are vice president, secretary, treasurer, public relations and Missouri Students Association representative.

“Student Council has made a lot of changes in the past year—added new events to the schedule and developed great new traditions for the college. There is no better time to take a leadership position than now because the momentum is growing!” Yates said.

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