Meet the 2018 Donor Relations Intern!

May 8, 2018
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I am Savannah Keitzer and I'm honored to spend my summer working as the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation Donor Relations Intern. The Fair has always been the highlight of my summer, and this year will be the best one yet since I will be spending over 100 days here!

My parents went on their first date at the Iowa State Fair in 1985 to attend an Alabama concert, and our family hasn’t missed a beat since. I joined the family in 1997, and was raised on my family’s row crop farm in Mediapolis, Iowa. Being raised in production agriculture and being an active member of both 4-H and FFA led me to Iowa State University where I am pursuing a degree in Agricultural Communications with a minor in Leadership Studies.

During my freshman year at Iowa State University, I served the Iowa FFA Association as the Southeast State Vice President and enjoyed traveling the state to meet professionals, students, and supporters of the agriculture industry. I developed a great love for the number one state in the nation, Iowa! This year, I interned for the Leadership Studies Program for the Vermeer International Leadership Program and serve as the liaison between Vermeer and Iowa State.

Nothing compares to my moments at the Iowa State Fair! Whether I am showing sheep alongside my sisters, racing down the big slide, consuming gallons of lemonade, or simply enjoying the presence of friendly-competition, joy, and sunshine; I am looking forward to my 20th Iowa State Fair. More so, I am looking forward to the lessons that will be learned, the memories that will be made, and a summer I will never forget.