Dudgeon a finalist in Ohio Farm Bureau Discussion MeetPublished on 11/21/2007Photo Caption: (Pictured from left to right) Wendy Chrisman, Harrison county; Rose Dudgeon, Knox county; Jodie Anderson, Guernsey county and Jenifer Weaver, Mahoning county. For Immediate Release COLUMBUS, Ohio (OFBF) – Rose Dudgeon of Frazeysburg has been named a finalist in Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s (OFBF) 2007 Discussion meet. The annual contest builds Young Farmer communication skills and tests participants’ subject knowledge, problem solving abilities and personal and small group communication skills. Dudgeon will participate in the finals of the competition during OFBF’s annual meeting held Nov. 28 to 30 in Columbus, discussing the topic “In light of recent decisions affecting private property, what steps should be taken to secure the rights of property owners?” A three-year member of Knox County Farm Bureau, Dudgeon operates a crossbred sheep farm with her mother, Margaret. She served as the 2004-2005 Ohio FFA President and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from Ohio State University. Dudgeon was a Discussion Meet finalist in 2005 and has been a Farm Bureau youth adviser, participated in the Key Farmer Trip to Washington, D.C. and was awarded the 2006 Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Darwin Bryan Scholarship. The winner will of the contest will receive an expense-paid trip to the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in New Orleans in January to represent Ohio in the national contest. The winner will also receive $1,000 cash courtesy of Nationwide, $500 cash courtesy of Dodge and a chime clock from Ohio Farm Bureau.
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