SENATE RESOLUTION No. 1826
A Resolution congratulating and commending the 1998 Kansas State University
livestock judging team.
WHEREAS, The Kansas State University livestock judging team won
its fifth consecutive national intercollegiate livestock judging champion-
ship during the North American International Livestock Exposition held
in Louisville, Kentucky, on November 17, 1998. This is the 15th time K-
State has won the contest since its inception 95 years ago; and
WHEREAS, The national competition included 36 teams and 180 in-
dividuals from across the nation. K-State scored 4,630 points, to beat
Texas A&M, Panhandle State University, Western Illinois and Oklahoma
State University, the other teams in the top five of this national compe-
tition. The team completed an undefeated fall season, with wins in Wich-
ita, Kansas City, Louisville and several other cities. The team members
have been practicing since last December for about 40 hours per week;
and
WHEREAS, Bryan Kasselman, senior, won first place in overall com-
petition, Jamie Horrie, senior, won second place, Matt Wallace, senior,
won 17th place and Samantha Cross, senior, won 50th place; and
WHEREAS, The team is coached by Scott Schaake, assistant professor
of animal science, with assistance from Les Wankel; and
WHEREAS, The team is composed of the following members: Beth
Brautigam, Rosebud, Missouri; Jared Breinig, Arapahoe, Nebraska; Jamie
Buckland, Warren, Indiana; Samantha Cross, Kiowa, Kansas; Daniel Da-
vis, Maple Hill, Kansas; Teresa Douthit, St. Francis, Kansas; Ryan Felts,
Liberty, Kansas; Jamie Horrie, Toulon, Illinois; Clayton Huseman, Ells-
worth, Kansas; Bryan Kasselman, Great Bend, Kansas; Eric Kinsley,
Rochester, Minnesota; Bryan Nichols, Lindsay, Oklahoma; Casey Olson,
Manhattan, Kansas; Russell Pope, Olsburg, Kansas; Galen Slough, Gru-
ver, Texas; Sharon Sundberg, Mendota, Illinois; and Matt Wallace, Grady,
New Mexico: Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Kansas: That we congrat-
ulate and commend the Kansas State University livestock judging team
for winning its fifth consecutive national intercollegiate livestock judging
championship; and
Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of the Senate be directed
to provide 25 enrolled copies of this resolution to Marc A. Johnson, Dean
of Agriculture and Director of Agricultural Experiment Station and Co-
operative Extension Service, Kansas State University, 113 Waters Hall,
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-4008.
Senate Resolution No. 1826 was sponsored by Senators Oleen, Bleeker,
Clark, Emert, Hardenburger, Lee and StephensI hereby certify that the above RESOLUTION originated in the SENATE,
and was adopted by that body
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