Congrats Chad!

I am pleased to say we were able to pull one over on Chad. He won the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from Virginia Tech which we had to keep a surprise until the banquet in Blacksburg. And let me tell you, it was not easy getting him there. Everyone at the farm worked so hard cooking up a story to get him there, and after much arguing he went! He still doesn't understand how we kept is a secret but needless to say he was surprised!

Chad thought he was going to Tech to give this speech to Dr. Pearson. He worried about it for a week and was sick the whole way down there thinking about giving it. He was not a happy camper when he found out it was completely not needed!

Waverly's old summer intern Maggie was able to present the award to Chad which meant a lot to him.

I think he is saying some not nice things to Maggie about being surprised here...

Chad and I at the banquet, it was a lot of fun!