DATE:   9/25/98
WRITER: Bill Baker, (864) 656-3875

Easter Named Woman of the Year

     LAURENS -- Marilyn Easter of  Laurens has been named South 
Carolina Agricultural Woman of the Year.
     The award, which is sponsored by Sigma Alpha Sorority, is 
aimed at promoting excellence among women in agriculture. It was 
presented recently in a ceremony at Clemson University.
     Easter and her husband Glen own EastGlen Farms, where they 
raise a prizewinning herd of Jersey cows. Long active in 4-H,
Family and Community Leaders clubs  and other community
activities, Easter was the first woman president of the S.C.
Jersey Cattle Association and has also served as president of the
S.C. 4-H Volunteer Leaders Association. 
     "Marilyn definitely is one of our most outstanding
volunteers," said Clemson Extension Agent Janis Hunter of
Anderson County.
     Easter said she is impressed with the intelligence and drive
of the young women in Sigma Alpha Sorority. She added that being
a woman in a business dominated by men has never hampered her
pursuit of success.  "If you have a positive attitude," she said,
"then the rest comes easily." 
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