OCA 2012 Scholarship
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Tonya Lohr, 2012 OCW President
I am excited to fill the spot as Ohio CattleWoman
President. We have been blessed with great officers in
the past and I hope not to let anyone down as we look
forward to the changes and events ahead to advocate the
beef industry. I would like to personally thank all of last
year’s officers for working hard to keep our organization
going strong. We will miss Angela as an officer but are
very blessed to have our same Treasurer Dona Tullis and
secretary Joan Sullinger. The entire officer group is
excited to get to know our new Vice President Shannon
Donnelly as well. We are all here because we love the
industry and want to see things grow and develop to help
promote what we so strongly believe in...
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Shannon Donnelly, 2012 OCW Vice President
With the exception of my 5 years at OSU, I am a lifelong
resident of Hardin county. My husband, Bruce is a
firefighter with the City of Kenton. We are both graduates
of OSU,Bruce has a degree in agricultural economics and
I have a degree in agricultural education. I had the honor
of serving as State FFA Reporter in 1996-97 and as
National FFA Secretary in 1997-98. Post graduation I
worked full time for 11 years, 10 of those years as a
classroom teacher. Currently I am a homemaker and
mom to our one year old daughter Meredith. We work
with my family’s grain and beef operation , Wilcox
Family Farms...
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Life’s Journey Driven by Beef
By Paige Guenther, 2012 Ohio Beef Queen
 Every story has a beginning, end, and most
importantly a journey that lies within. Life’s journey
is certainly one that contains many memories,
experiences, and opportunities. However, every
journey has a foundation or driving force behind it
that influences the paths taken throughout. Therefore,
my life’s journey is driven both by and for the beef
industry. My name is Paige Guenther and I am the
2012 Ohio Queen of Beef. For the past two years I
have had the honor and privilege of serving as the
2010 and 2011 Hardin County Beef Queen. I am
from a family owned cattle farm that mainly consists
of club calves and Maine Anjou cattle. I currently
attend The Ohio State University and work at the
Ohio State University Meat Lab.
As I share my beef story, I realize I can sum
up my journey in one word and that is, PASSION.
The experiences, memories, and the people that I
have had the opportunity to meet and build
friendships with over the years have allowed me to
develop a strong passion for the beef industry. I love
and enjoy working with cattle, sharing and gaining
knowledge with other beef producers, and informing
consumers about the safe and wholesome beef
products we produce. My passion for the beef
industry drives me to act as an ambassador,
promoting the beef industry to consumers in a
positive and proud manner. The beef industry has
influenced my life greatly and I feel by expressing my
passion and advocating the single largest segment of
American agriculture and motivating others to do the
same is a great way to give back and improve the beef
industry.
I began my journey as the 2012 Ohio Queen
of Beef by attending an educational seminar on beef
cattle production, hosted by Trupointe located in
Botkins, Ohio. The seminar featured two information
sessions on creep feeding nutrition and dystocia. I am
grateful for the invitation and enjoyed both of the
highly interesting and beneficial sessions. Next stop
was a fabulous weekend spent in Springfield, Ohio at
the 2012 Clark County Cattle Battle, BEST Show. I
was very appreciative of the great hospitality and hard
work ethic that the show staff exhibited. It was a
pleasure to meet and work alongside them throughout
the weekend. I have also had the privilege of
attending the 2012 Auglaize County Cattlemen’s
banquet and Allen County Cattlemen’s banquet so far.
During the banquets I was able to express my passion
for the beef industry to the audience and share helpful
advice to the newly crowned beef queens. Therefore,
I would like to congratulate both of them for their
accomplishments and wish them the best of luck with
the time spent during their reigns. Finally, my latest
event was the Hot Shot Classic/Rumble at Roberts
Best Show in Wilmington, Ohio. Once again I was
honored to work with and meet an outstanding show
staff.
I am extremely excited for the opportunities,
connections, and promotional events that lie within
the journey as the 2012 Ohio Queen of Beef.
Therefore, in order to make the most of the journey I
ask that if there are any events you would like me to
attend, please do not hesitate to contact me on my cell
phone at 937.243.5315 or e-mail me at guenther.
42@osu.edu. I look forward to meeting and
interacting with many new consumers and beef
producers, throughout my reign. My life’s journey is
driven by beef and I am excited to hear and learn
about the role beef has in the journeys of others.
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