The American Dog Breeders Association Inc, “Leaders Of The Future” Scholarship for 2011 has been awarded to Brittany Rose Wronkowski of Garland, Utah. Brittany will be attending
Bridgerland Applied Technology College this fall pursuing a career with the meat packing industry as a meat cutter. She states, “I plan to learn all aspects of the meat packing business and to become an owner/manager of my own business. I want to purchase property where I can have my dogs.”
Joe Burford, Director of the Salt Lake Terrier Association describes Brittany in this way. “Brittany has been a member our dog club for the past seven or eight years. She has blossomed and grown to be a thoughtful, ambitious, hard working young woman. She participates fully in all club activities and has served as pee wee security, ring steward, weight pull score keeper as well as setting up, cleaning up and any other job that needs doing on show day. Brittany has a strong work ethic that I believe will benefit her in her life. She serves as a role model to her siblings as well as other young people that she comes in contact with. I am most impressed with Brittany’s confidence in whom she is and does not let peer pressure or group dynamics influence her in making wise choices for her life.”
Brittany has traveled with her parents, showing and weight pulling the family’s dogs at ADBSI sanctioned events all across the western United States and Canada. She has met many American Pit Bull Terrier breeders and judges along the way.
ADBA sanctioned judge, Sharon Sundy states, “For several years I have watched as Miss Wronkowski grew into a responsible young adult with a maturity beyond her years. She has shown dedication, ethics and a willingness to work hard for her goals. She has made sacrifices so that she could achieve those goals and rarely complained. She is respectful of her elders and is eager to learn from their wisdom. She has a great sense of humor and does not take herself too seriously, while understanding the importance of her responsibilities. “
Pete and Darla, of Beauty & The Beast Kennels write, “Brittany Wronkowski is a cool young lady with the drive of an American Pit Bull Terrier. She works very hard to reach her goals. We believe she will succeed at any project she wants to tackle. We’ve watched her grow the last few years into a fun and respectful person; the complete package. Brittany is overflowing with potential to go the distance.”
Brittany says of her relationship with the American Pit Bull Terrier, “I was born and raised around American Pit Bull Terriers. When I was about 13 years old, I got my first dog, Twinkie. She was a 46 pound weight pull dog. I went to every show that I could and worked as hard as I could to make her the best weight pull dog every, until she was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer in early 2006. She passed away in late 2007. At the time I thought that it was going to be the end of dogs for me but it wasn’t. Twinkie inspired me to keep showing and pulling dogs and I have. I currently own “Naptime”, my first ADBA conformation champion. I help my parents run a kennel, caring for multiple American Pit Bull Terriers on a daily basis. I assist with feeding, cleaning, exercising, planning training programs and preparing for show season as well. I will always own American Pit Bull Terriers. These dogs are an important aspect of my life.”
During High School at Bear River High, Brittany was part of the marching band. She states, “I participated in the marching band all throughout high school and it was a very fun thing to do. I learned leadership skills as I was section leader. My responsibilities as a section leader were to teach proper marching skills and to assist with questions regarding the music and the notes. I learned how to be part of a group and how important teamwork is.”
Brittany entered the work force at a very young age. In addition to keeping up her grades at school, she worked part time at Barfuss Dairy Farm since she was 14 years of age. Her employer, Steve C. Barfuss writes, “Brittany has been employed at our dairy farm for about three and a half years. During this time, it has been a pleasant and enjoyable relationship that has been established. Some qualities I have seen develop in Brittany include loyalty, dependability, she works well with the animals and is gentle and respectful to the animals. She also has the physical strength and stamina to throw the hay bales to feed the animals.
In addition to these wonderful attributes, there is one more that stands out to me. She is a caring and giving individual. Brittany has a cousin that is hearing impaired, that also wanted to milk the cows. I was afraid that she would not be able to do the job because of the need to listen to the equipment and make sure the suction for the cows is working properly. The only way that I could give this girl a chance was for Brittany to milk with her. That meant they would have to split the pay of the milking between the two because I couldn’t afford to pay two chore kids when it only requires one. To most, this would have been a turn off or deal breaker. Brittany, however, unselfishly agreed to the terms. For two years she milked with her cousin, signing the cow numbers to her to enter into the computers and making sure things ran properly. This is a very impressive quality that is not reflected in many young people today.
I have no doubt that Brittany will make every effort to do her best and apply herself to whatever course of study she chooses to pursue. Brittany is a deserving and hard working person, slow to complain and gets the job done.”
Congratulations, Brittany Rose Wronkowski, as the 2011 recipient of the ADBA “Leaders Of The Future” Scholarship.
