Sister Highlights & Updates

Madalynn is a member of the Gamma Delta chapter at SUNY-Cobleskill, and had the distinct honor of competing in the Miss Rodeo America 2022 pageant, which took place from November 28 to December 5. Madalynn is currently serving as Miss Rodeo New York 2021.

At the prestigious Morris & Essex Dog Show, which is held only once every 5 years, Marissa and her very first Bred-By Dachshund, named Ginny, won a 5-point major! Marissa is a sister of the Beta Gamma chapter of the University of Florida.

April Burg, former Collegiate Membership Director and Chapter Consultant, married Luke Vollherbst on October 9, 2021 in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The two met playing kickball on a team of University of Delaware alumni and Alumni Office staff. Following their wedding, April and Luke honeymooned in Iceland. April and Luke currently live in Wilmington, Delaware.

Alexandra is a 2013 alumna from the Kappa Chapter at Cal Poly San Lois Obispo, and recently got married. She met her husband while attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He was in AGR and a Dairy Science major and the couple had some mutual friends and acquaintances. They were married on California's Central Coast as it holds a special place in their hearts! Alexandra’s husband works as a Software Engineer for a Dairy Herd Management Software Company and she is a 3rd Grade Teacher. They currently reside in Tracy, CA with their two cats.

In June 2021, Alexis Jacobson testified in front of a Congressional subcommittee on the ocean export crisis on behalf of small ag shippers. Following her testimony, she was selected to serve on the inaugural National Shipper Advisory Committee through the Federal Maritime Commission. The NSAC is comprised of 12 companies who import to the US and 12 companies who export from the US. Their goal is to advise on policies relating to the competitiveness, reliability, integrity, and fairness of the industry. Alexis is a 2016 graduated from Oregon State University, and an alumna of the Xi Chapter.

Claire is a sister of the Beta Zeta chapter at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and recently received a job with Rural Mutual Insurance Company as a Territorial Underwriter. Rural Mutual is the largest agricultural farm insurance company in Wisconsin and only insures Wisconsin clients.

Chassity is a sister of the Beta Sigma chapter at Western Kentucky University, majoring in Agriculture Education. She is originally from Springfield, Kentucky, where her family farm, Warner Farms, is home to 3 generations of beef cattle producers. When she was 17, Chassity was asked to show polled Hereford cattle for a family friend, and that experience ignited an undeniable passion. This year, she showed a bull named Troubadour that has had a banner year! At the 2021 Kentucky State Fair, Troubadour was named the Grand Champion SimAngus/Simsolutions Bull in the Open Show and Youth Show! Fredia—Troubador’s dam—and Troubadour also received Grand Champion Simmental Cow/Calf in the youth show and Reserve Grand Champion Simmental Cow/ Calf in the open show. These two have presented a lot of “firsts” for Chassity, and she is so proud of how far they have come. Congratulations, Chassity!

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