Times-Advocate, 1988-05-25, Page 35Honours reached by 39
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CENTRALIA - A high number
of Honour students featured Thurs-
day's 20th annual graduation exer-
cises at Centralia College of Agri-
cultural Technology.
College principal Bill Allen said
he was pleased that 39 of the 85
graduating students achieved marks
of at least 75 percent average in the
last two terms to reach the honours
status.
The most enviable mark was set
in Animal Health Technology with
17 of the 25 students- qualifying
with Honours recogniton. In Food
Services Management, half of the
34 students hit the prized 75 per-
cent mark. •
Ontario's Minister of Agriculture
Jack Riddell who was the•guest
speaker gave the graduating stu,
dents some encouraging news as
far as future employment is con-
cerned.
Riddell told the students, "Today,
it is truly an employees market-
place especially in the agriculture
and food sectors. Employers from
different aspects of agri-food just
can't find enough qualified. poeple •
to fill all the jobs they have to of-
fer."
He continued, " As a result, stu-
dents like yourselves can pick and
choose from a grab bag of opportu-
nities and you are doubly fortunate
because the education you have re-
ceived at Centralia is ideally suited
to the markets' demands. Your ca-
recr.placement office tells me there
are between five and eight jobs for
every one of you sitting here." -
" As agricultural graduates, you
are entering a dynamic field. Agri-
culture and food has undergone
many changes over the past 10
years because of new technologies
and increasing economic demands.
But, even with change there have
always been strong ties to the past.
I'm not only referring to farmers
who pass on their farms from one
generation to the next , although
they are still the heart and soul of
agriculture in this province."
"I'm encouraged to know some'
of you here today plan to return to
your home farms since one of my
government's primary commit-
ments is tb you as new farmers.
We recently introduced a S90 mil-
lion program called Farm-Suirt to
giVc new farmers grants for the
critical, first years of operation. El-
igibility under this program is re-
stricted to those with a strong edu-
cational background."
Riddell concluded, " Your educa-
tion at Centralia has given you a
special advantage in the highly
competitive world of agriculture
and food. You witl"be drawing on
this experience and knowledge you
have gained here throughout your
lives.
When it came to handing out spe-
cial awards to graduating students,
those from this immediate arca car-
. rigid away most of the silverware. •
Adrian Arnold Kcstcr of Dash-
wood was far and away the most
visible on tire presentation stand.
, He received no less than eight tro-
phies and awards.
An honours student in Agricultu-
ral Business Management, Kcstcr
was best in his class, tops for a Hu-
ron county student, proficiency in
farm business financial manage-
ment, proficiency in agronomy,
proficiency in farm business man-
agement proficiency in soils and
I crop fertility, proficiency in pork
production and proficiency in farm
safety.
Marlow Ginfrich of Zurich took
home four special awards. He won
an award .of merit in agricultural
business management, proficiency
in farm analysis and was runnerup
to Kcstcr in pork production profi-
ciency and proficiency in agronomy.
Marlyne Leona,Denham of Kirk -
ton was named the best all round
student at the college. She was also
tops in general proficiency in con-
sumerism and food service and won
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or Centralia graduates
the Ministry of Agriculture and won the highest proficiency .0 the
Food leadership award. foods technology program and in
Suzanne Finkbeiner of Crediton food service administrastion.
Inez Jiminez of Guelph won two
awards in the animal health technol-
ogy program.
PREPARE FOR GRADUATION - Prior to Thursday's graduation at Centralia College, the guest speaker Agri-
culture Minister Jack Riddell chats with the Ministry's executive director of research and education Dr. Rob
McLauhglin, CCAT principal Bill Allen, deputy minister Dr. Clare Rennie and CCAT associate principal Dr. Violet
Currie.
FARM PROJECT WINNERS - At Thursday's graduation at Centralia
College, Cook's Divison of Gerbro presented awards to the best farm pro-
ject group. Above, Christopher Becker, Murray Grant, Gary Grubb and
-ferry McGregor receive their awards from Jack Urquhart of Cook's.
TALKING AGRICULTURE - At Thursday's graduation at Centralia Col-
lege, Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell at the left speaks with farmer mini- ,
ster Bill Stewart and his wife Edith and former CCAT principal Doug Jamie-
-son.
WINS FEDERAS'ION PRIZE - Paul Klopp of the Huron Federation of
Agriculture presents an -award of merit in agricultural business manage-
ment to Marlow Gingerich of Zurich.
FOOD SERVICES AWARD - At Thursday's 20th graduation ceremo-
nies at Centralia College, Suzanne Finkbeiner of Crediton won two awards
in the Food Service Management course. Abovd, she receives one of the
awards from Mrs. Fran Hyatt of the Middlesex Women's Institute.
CENTRALIA
COLLEGE.
WINNERS AT CCAT - Adrian Arnold Kester of Dashwood and Marlow
Gingerich from Zurich won most .of the agricultural business management
individual awards at Thursday's graduation at Centralia College of Agricul-
tural Technology_. They are shown at the left receving some of their silver-
ware from CCAT staff member Vic Hodgins. •
BEST ALL ROUND STUDENTS AT CCAT - The best all round stu-
dents at Centralia College were honoured at Thursday's annual graduation
exercises. From the left are wnnerup Peggy O'Neill, best•student Marlyne
Denham and Bob Tenhove of the Alumni Association who made the pres-
entation.
•
TOPS IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • Stewart Anderson of United
Co -Operatives of Ontario presents an award to Adrian Arnold Koster of
Dashwood as the top academic student at Centralia College.
Story and
photos by
Ross Haugh
PROFICIENCY IN FOOD SERVICES Gwen Coward 01 the Huron
South Women's Institute presents an award to Marlyne Denham of Kirkton
for proficiency in consumerism and food service at Thursday's graduation
at Centralia College.
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