The official publication of the American Jersey Cattle Association and National All-Jersey Inc. welcomes a new member to its editorial staff. Julie Drendel is the new Assistant Editor for Jersey Journal, a 54-year-old publication specializing in the jersey cattle industry.
“Because of her internship with Jersey Journal last summer and work on the Jersey Directory, our readers and advertisers know Julie’s work and her deep understanding of the purebred dairy business,” said Kimberly A. Billman, Jersey Journal Editor. “We are delighted to have her return to the staff as a full-time employee.”
A Dean’s List student at the University of Illinois, Drendel earned a B. S. degree in animal sciences, food animal science option, this past May. In addition to her internship with Jersey Journal, she interned with the Kane County Farm Bureau in St. Charles, Ill., contributing articles for the membership newsletter and helping with the planning and staging of the Ag Tech Tour for Teachers in the summer of 2005.
Drendel served as national secretary-treasurer of the American Dairy Science Association student affiliate division (2005-06), senior class president of the 4-H House Cooperative Sorority at the University of Illinois, and president of the Illini Dairy Club (2006). A member of the Illini team competing at the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, Julie placed in the top 25 individuals of the contest. She received the Leo Fryman Leadership Award presented this past year by the Illini Dairy Club.
She also worked on the University of Illinois Dairy Research Farm from 2004 through November last year, monitoring feed intakes of research animals and measuring growth of young stock.
A native of Illinois, Drendel grew up on her family’s registered Holstein dairy farm near Hampshire. She was honored as a National Distinguished Junior Member Finalist by the Holstein Association USA, Inc., in 2006. A member of the advisory committee for the National Junior Association since 2005, Julie served as chair of the committee for 2006-07.
The American Jersey Cattle Association, organized in 1868, compiles and maintains animal identification and performance data on Jersey cattle and provides services that support genetic improvement and greater profitability through increasing the value of and demand for Registered Jersey™ cattle and genetics, and Jersey milk and milk products.