chair. She was awarded the chapter
Pillar Award by the sorority for
service.
Additionally, while in college
Jaelyn served as state president of
Missouri FFA and traveled across
the state encouraging the
organization’s members to become
involved. She was Missouri’s
candidate for National FFA office
in 2014.
Jaelyn was awarded the
CAFNR Top 10 Outstanding
Senior award and CAFNR
Outstanding Junior award. She
also participated in the John
Brown, Dickinson and Jerry Litton
Leader Scholar programs and
attended the Agriculture Future of
America (AFA) Leaders
Conference each year while in
college.
As an undergraduate student,
Jaelyn traveled to Beijing, China,
for a study abroad experience
focused on Chinese pork
production and its culture.
Jaelyn participated in a variety
of internships while at MU,
including one where she
implemented leadership
development programs for
approximately 200 Missouri FFA
campers during each of the six
weeks of FFA camp.
“I spent a summer working
closely with CAFNR staff as a
summer welcome peer counselor
where I delivered presentations to
more than 600 incoming CAFNR
students and assisted students in
registering for classes,” Jaelyn said.
“The Missouri Department of
Ben Niendick
Agriculture was home one summer
as I interpreted market reporters
and informed radio listeners of
daily market reports as a market
news intern.”
She said that living in Trenton
for her student teaching experience
was valuable as she was able to plan
and deliver lessons and gain a sense
of what it’s like to be a high school
agricultural education instructor.
“I am very thankful for the
various opportunities to learn
through study abroad and
internships,” Jaelyn said.
Currently a high school
agricultural instructor and FFA
advisor at Paris R-II High Schools,
Jaelyn also taught one year at
North Callaway R-I. She hopes to
bring as much real world
application to the agriculture
classroom as possible.
Jaelyn and husband Ty
Peckman were married in 2016
and recently purchased a home in
Centralia. Ty is pursuing his Ph.D.
in animal science at MU.
ASHLEY GERLEMANN SCHOWE -
HERMANN
Ashley attended East Central
Missouri College for 18 months
before transferring to Central
Methodist University where she
studied business management. She
graduated in December 2015.
Currently, Ashley works in the
family business in New Haven that
repairs tractors, equipment and
tires. Her future plans include
eventually taking over the business.
She and husband Craig Schowe
were married in 2016. The couple
also has a row crop operation.
LANDON STEELE - MILLER
A December 2016 graduate of
Missouri State University, Landon
currently uses his degree in hotel
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