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November 3, 2008
For More Information Contact:
Shelia Stannard at 816-383-5152 or sstannard@angus.org
For a picture of Robin Ruff,
contact prphotos@angus.org
Robin Ruff Named Junior Activities Director for
Angus Breed
Robin Ruff has been promoted to junior activities
director for the American Angus Association®, effective
immediately. She has served as
the junior activities assistant since May 2007, upon completing her
bachelor’s degree from Kansas
State University
(K-State).
Ruff
will oversee the activities of the more than 7,000 active junior Angus
members and will continue to coordinate and implement programs of the
National Junior Angus Association (NJAA). She will work closely with the NJAA
Board to facilitate leadership programs, educational events and shows for the
NJAA, comprised of Association membership 21-years and younger.
“Her
knowledge of the Junior Activities Department and her work with the NJAA
Board in guiding and planning the activities and events of the NJAA will be a
huge asset in her new role,” says Bryce
Schumann, chief executive officer of the American Angus
Association. “Robin
brings enthusiasm and fresh ideas to this position, along with a disciplined
work ethic to be sure that every junior Angus member will benefit from being
in the NJAA.”
Ruff
is a native of Hanston, Kan., where she was raised on her
family’s cattle operation.
She competed in the show ring on various levels. She earned a bachelor’s in
agribusiness from K-State, where she was active in Collegiate Cattlewomen, College of Agriculture Student Council, and Sigma
Alpha Professional Agriculture Sorority.
Ruff
can be contacted by calling the Association at 816-383-5100 or via e-mail at rruff@angus.org.
Junior
activities are a program of the American Angus Association, with headquarters
in Saint Joseph, Mo., designed for youth members of the Association. For more information about the NJAA
visit www.njaa.info.
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