OAC students formed one of the four teams`to receive the Second Place Platinum Award in the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) held March 27 and 28 in Syracuse, New York.

A total of 29 teams from the United States and two from Canada competed in the eighth annual event, hosted by the Northeast Region NAIDC committee.

Coached by Professor John Walton (Animal & Poultry Science), the team consisted of Lori Pynenburg, Michael Schouten, Martin Snyder and Matthew Walpole.

Dairy Challenge was designed by professionals from the allied dairy industry and university educators to bring classroom training to life in the real world for students preparing for dairy careers.

Reprinted from Face Forward 2009.