The traditional Thursday night auction to benefit the NAFB Foundation was a record breaker at the convention last week at $15,100. Orion Samuelson once again served as Master of Ceremonies while the legendary Cliff Mitchell did a cameo guest appearance as auctioneer. The almost-legendary Dave Schumacher of KTRS Radio was the main auctioneer for the event.
Among the 56 treasures and trips that were donated for the auction was a weekend at Sara Wyant and Al Johnson’s place at Lake Ozark, which was won by a group of NAFB ladies who are finally going to have that “Girls’ Weekend” we have been talking about for decades! That will include myself, Cyndi Young, Cindy Cunningham, Sally Behringer, Janet Adkinson, Robin Loftin, and Anita Vanderwert.
Three students actively seeking a career in agricultural journalism and communication were awarded NAFB scholarships funded by the Foundation. Receiving the Glenn Kummerow Memorial Scholarship of $5,000 was DeAnna Schertz of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The two winners of $4,000 NAFB Foundation scholarships were Mattie Nutley, a junior at Oklahoma State University and Iowa State University junior Chet Hollingshead. I’m sure they all hope to follow in the footsteps of outgoing NAFB president Pam Jahnke, who was one of the early recipients of the NAFB Foundation scholarship program.
If you have not donated yet this year to the NAFB Foundation, they will be happy to accept your tax-deductible contribution. Find out how to become a Foundation Booster here.