Cora Sullivan, Lawton, Okla., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Silver award, according to Caitlyn Brandt, events and junior activities director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Sullivan is the 18-year-old daughter of Joshua and Courtney Sullivan and attends MacArthur High School. She is a member of the NJAA and the Oklahoma Junior Angus Association, where she has served as director.
She has participated in state and national shows. At the National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), Cora served as a voting delegate in 2023.
The Silver award is the second level of the NJAA Recognition Program that began in 1972. Junior Angus breeders must apply for the award, then meet point requirements in many areas of participation before receiving the honor. Applicants are evaluated in areas of junior Angus association activities and leadership, participation in showmanship, contests and shows, using performance testing to improve their herd and their progress in producing and merchandising Angus cattle.
