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Show ReNae Swenson selected to national position with CowBelles Renae O. Swenson, Birdseye, and a former resident of Pleasant Grove, is the newly installed chairman of the American National CowBelles Organization in responsibilities of affairs of internal communications at the recent National Cattlemen's and CowBelles Convention held in New Orleans, La. Mrs. Swenson has had responsibilities respon-sibilities in legislative, election, judging for the past five years. She-has She-has also served as past Utah State CowBelles President for two years during 1981-82. She is now co-chairman co-chairman for membership of the Utah State Cattlemen's Association. Mrs. Swenson was born and raised in Pleasant Grove, graduating from high school in 1953. She later attended BYU where she majored in business education and English. She taught high school at South Rich High in Randolph for two years. Employed at Geneva Steel for several years in both secretarial and industrial engineering positions, she became active in the National Secretaries Association, a member of the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers, served as director on the board for both the Geneva Federal Credit Union and the Geneva Recreation Association. She has been a member of the Utah County Fair Board, Committee Member for the Spanish Fork Fiesta Days and has judged beauty and cooking contests throughout the state of Utah. RE NAE SWENSON promotional representative for the state of Utah. She covers the state to call on the retailers and wholesalers and conducts educational programs in promoting beef. The Western Livestock Digest and Journal featured Mrs. Swenson in its February issue as one of the five outstanding American women for her contributions to American agriculture. In their profile interview in-terview with her, publisher Lee Pitts of the Digest said that her quick smile, enthusiasm, honesty and obvious belief in the worth of her work do much to advance the livestock industry for America. In addition to operating the Pines Ranch in Birdseye, Mrs. Swenson also owns and operates Swenson Rentals throughout Utah County. She is the widow of the late Merlyn J. Swenson, who also attended schools in Pleasant Grove. Her mother, Eva Reynolds, presently resides in Pleasant Grove, and her father, Reed Orton, resides in Birdseye. Her oldest son, Randy, lives in Springville, and Janet, Scott and Amy attend the Spanish Fork schools. She is a graduate ot tne Dale Carnegie Course and is a member of the Women's Committee for the Utah Festival of Trees. She recently represented the state of Utah during the Sagebrush Rebellion Conference. There she was one of seven American women who served on a panel from the Western states, voicing opinions of federal intervention on public lands and its effect on the American consumer. At the present time she is employed em-ployed by E.A. Miller and Sons Blue Ribbon Beef in Hyrum as their |