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February 18, 2008

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Monica Jordan at 816-383-5100 or mjordan@angus.org

Nathan Frost Earns Junior Bronze & Silver Awards

Nathan Frost, Tallula, Ill., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Bronze and Silver Awards, according to James Fisher, director of junior activities for the American Angus Association^® in Saint Joseph, Mo.

Nathan, the 18-year-old son of Cimeron and Rachel Frost, is a recent graduate of Porta High School. He is active in the NJAA and the Illinois Junior Angus Associations. He has shown his Angus cattle and competed in showmanship contests at numerous shows on the local, state, and national levels. He has entered the photography contest at the National Junior Angus Show. Nathan has been a NJAA member since 1989.

The Bronze and Silver Awards are the first two levels of the NJAA Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the awards and then meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honors. Applicants are evaluated in the areas of junior Angus association activities and leadership, participation in showmanship, contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.

The NJAA promotes the involvement of young people in raising Angus cattle, while also providing leadership and self-development opportunities for nearly 11,000 members nationwide.

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