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Carcass judge Seibert wins Hopkins Award
Published 6/1/2009 in Beef Empire Days-Industry
By STEPHANIE FARLEY
Mary M. Hopkins was Earl Brookover's right-hand lady, according to Gale Seibert, Carcass Show chairman for Beef Empire Days.
She was a smart lady, he said, and was a great promoter of the beef industry. She got things done without anyone else really knowing it was happening. She just did it, Seibert said.
According to BED, Hopkins was the first secretary/treasurer for the organization upon incorporation in 1974. Hopkins became a lifetime director of the BED Board of Directors in 1991 after having served continuously since before incorporation. Hopkins was involved in BED celebrations from 1969 to 2002, and now, the organization gives the Mary Hopkins Award for Volunteer Service every year in her honor.
The Hopkins Award was announced Saturday night during the BED Awards Banquet at the Clarion Inn, with Seibert's name being added to the list of recipients. Ray Purdy was the award's first recipient in 2003, with Don Good, Manhattan, receiving it in 2004; Dale Gillen, Garden City, in 2005; Dave Schafer, Manhattan, in 2006; Bill Hogan and Barbara Oringderff, both of Garden City, in 2007 and 2008; and Seibert for 2009.
"I was blind to the whole thing," Seibert said Sunday after the awards banquet
Seibert, 66, sat Saturday night as a description of the recipient was read and as more details were revealed about the recipient's contributions, he thought to himself, "wait a minute ... this is getting close to home."
The description included Seibert being in agriculture education, an FFA advisor and being involved for decades with BED. Seibert was an instructor at Garden City Community College for 28 years, starting at the college in 1972. Before that, he was the vocational ag teacher for five years at Garden City High School.
Seibert retired in 2000 from the college. He also started the intercollegiate meats judging contest for meats judging teams through Beef Empire Days. He started the contest, which is now held in September, about 20 years ago.
"It came as quite a surprise to me," Seibert said, adding he later found out his wife had known about the award for several weeks and kept it secret.
A traveling bronze sculpture is awarded to the recipient, who has possession of the sculpture for one year. Oringderff presented the award Saturday to Seibert.
The guidelines for the award include the nominee must have a history of volunteer service in the community; must have a proven track record of promoting the beef industry; have been involved in beef promotion for a minimum of 10 years; and been involved in a minimum of three different volunteer capacities directly related to the beef industry.
Seibert received a standing ovation as he received the award. He told the crowd he remembers helping with the organization's first Live Show, which was held near Stevens Park before moving to its current location of the Finney County Fairgrounds. Seibert said he took the FFA boys to help set up pens by Stevens Park and then continued helping over the years, moving on to gate closer and then other duties. He became Carcass Show chairman in the 1980s.
Kim Miller, with the Southwest Kansas CattleWomen, presented the 2009 scholarship recipients, including Marcy VenJohn, Tera Rooney and Casey Cook each for $500 scholarships, and Paige Alexander for the $1,000 scholarship. The organization was able to give away an additional $1,500 this year — for a total $2,500 — thanks to the Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health program in which used Ralgro wheels are collected for $5. Miller thanked Walco and Reeve Cattle Co. for their help in collecting the wheels.
Award winners
Award recipients at the 2009 Beef Empire Days Awards Banquet:
- Southwest Kansas CattleWomen scholarships: Marcy VenJohn, Tera Rooney and Casey Cook for $500 scholarships and Paige Alexander for $1,000.
- Beef Empire Days $500 scholarships: Kendal Clawson, Heather Gibson, Shannon McNeil, Lucas Plunkett, Alexander Hibbert, Troy Krehbeil and Becca Landgraf.
- 2009 BED Media Intern scholarship for $1,000: Marcy VenJohn.
- Cattle Working Contest: Poky Feeders (Bill Baldenama, Hugo Rivera and Kenny Trujillo) first place; Dean Gigot Farms (Steve Kempke, Salvador Garcia and Manuel Marvin) second.
- Grandstand Judging awards: youth division — 1. Montana Fuller; 2. Grace Hammer; 3. Bryce Landgraf. Women’s division — 1. Shari Lock; 2. Becki Stubbs; 3. Kari Schurr. Men’s division — 1. Rusty Wharton; 2. Kendall Lock; 3. Ryan Schurr; 4. Steve Landgraf.
- Livestock Judging Contest: women’s division — 1. Becky Stubbs; 2. Amanda Olbrich; 3. Christy Hammer. Men’s division — 1. Leon Lock; 2. Steve Ochs; 3. Sam Hands. Youth division (up to 9 years old) — 1. Gabrielle Hammer; 2. Alberto Martinez; 3. Emily Finlay. Youth division (age 10 to 13) — 1. Austin Wilson; 2. Lakota Stucky; 3. Grady Hammer. Youth division (14 to 18) — 1. Grace Hammer; 2. Caitlyn Horton; 3. Scot Schwieterman. Youth team (up to 9 years old) — 1. Hamilton County 4-H; Youth Team (10 to 13) — 1. Hamilton County 4-H; 2. Wallace County; and Feedyard Challenge: 1. Triangle H (Amanda Olbricht, Sam Hands and Bill Hager); 2. Lakin Feedyard (Francisco Placheco, Fransisco Rodriguez and Janna Landgraf).
- Live Show Top 10 (from first to 10th) steers: No. 111, Grant County Feeders and owned by J & F Cattle; No. 127, Syracuse Feedyard and owned by Cactus of Kansas; No. 192, Lakin Feedyard and owned by J & S; No. 195, Lakin Feedyard and owned by J & S; No. 167; Sunbelt Feedyard and owned by Four Sixes Ranch; No. 171, Tuelland Inc. and owned by Tuelland Inc.; No. 138; Burwell Feeders and owned by Danner Chiangus Ranch; No. 174, Tuelland Inc. and owned by Tuelland Inc.; No. 128, Syracuse Feedyard and owned by Cactus of Kansas; and No. 113, Grant County Feeders and owned by J & F Cattle.
- Live Show Top 10 (from first to 10th) heifers: No. 545, Tuelland Inc. and owned by Tuelland; No. 508, Grant County Feeders and owned by J & F Cattle; No. 536, Burwell Feeders and owned by Danner Chiangus Ranch; No. 532, Irsik & Doll Feedyard and owned by Kerry Vogt; No. 549, Brookover Feedyard and owned by Paul Vaughn; No. 505, Henry C Hitch and owned by Hitch Ranch; No. 510, Grant County Feeders and owned by Jarnagin & Oches; No. 509, Grant County Feeders and owned by J & F Cattle; No. 516, Supreme Cattle Feeders and owned by Supreme Cattle Feeders; No. 543, Sunbelt Feedyard and owned by McMahan/Cimarron Cattle Co.
- Pfizer Animal Health — MGA Award — Champion Heifer Carcass: No. 527, 77 Feedyard — Schurrtop Angus and Charolais.
- Overall Grand Champion Carcass Awards: No. 527, 77 Feedyard — Schurrtop Angus and Charolais.
- Feedlot special feature awards: first place, Triangle H Grain & Cattle; second, 77 Feedyard.
- Overall Heifer and steer awards: heifer, No. 505, Henry C Hitch, Hitch Ranch; steer, No. 171, Tuelland Inc.
- Earl Brookover Memorial Award: No. 505, Henry C Hitch, Hitch Ranch.
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