Shannon Watson, Meredith Jones and Merle Ann Jaster
2008 Beef Ambassador
Shannon Watson, Meredith Jones and Merle Ann Jaster
Watson Named Missouri Beef Ambassador
Shannon Watson was named the 2008
Missouri Beef Ambassador and will spend the year helping to spread the good word
about the beef industry. Watson, along with six other contestants, vied for the
title at the recent Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in
Springfield, MO.
Watson is the seventeen-year-old daughter of Leon and Kim Watson of Blairstown,
where she is the second oldest of four children. As a junior at Clinton High
School, Watson is an active member of the FFA, serving as the Chapter Vice
President and Area Sentinel. Watson also participates heavily in 4-H and took
first place in the state 4-H Advanced Public Speaking Contest in 2006. Through
various other youth activities, she has excelled in numerous speech contests and
this past summer was selected to attend the Missouri Scholars Academy.
Additionally, she is a member and past officer of the Missouri Junior Shorthorn
Association and is a member of the United Methodist Church of Clinton.
Watson received a $250 cash prize and an expense paid trip to the national
contest next fall in Oklahoma City, OK. Meredith Jones of Dawn placed second in
the contest and Merle Ann Jaster of Concordia placed third. They received a cash
prize of $150 and $50, respectively, for their placing.
The Beef Ambassador is chosen based on the participant's prepared speech,
response to questions and a personal interview. The interviewees were asked
questions about themselves and their plans for the future, as well as questions
to test their knowledge of the beef industry. The speeches could cover any
aspect of the beef industry.
The Missouri Beef Ambassador Contest is the qualifying contest for the National
Beef Ambassador Contest and is a project of the American National CattleWomen
made possible by the beef checkoff.
2009 Beef
Ambassador Contest Entry Form
Includes contest components, eligibility
requirements, rules and guidelines, scoring rubric and entry form.
Entry deadline is November 1, 2008.