April 17, 2012

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Pork Checkoff, PIC Announce Pork Industry Scholarships

The Pork Checkoff and PIC have awarded 15 scholarships to college students around the United States as part of their strategy to develop the pork industry's human capital for the future.

“Helping to develop the next generation of pork professionals is one of the top issues the Pork Checkoff has identified as critical for the industry's future," says Everett Forkner, president of the National Pork Board and a pork producer from Richards, MO. “Our ongoing service and obligation to producers includes ensuring that there is a sustainable source of young people ready to take on the industry's charge of producing a safe, wholesome food product in a socially responsible way.”

The 15 student recipients hail from 11 universities and seven swine-related fields of study. The 2012 Pork Industry Scholarship recipients are:   

 

Applicant

Home Town

Institution

Major

Samson, Anna Marie

Three Forks, MT

Montana State University

Animal Science

Kerns, Karl

Clearfield, IA

Iowa State University

Animal Science

& Ag Biochemistry

Kryzer, Andrew

Lewiston, MN

University of Minnesota

Animal Science Pre-Vet

Fahn, Ryan

Portsmouth, IA

Iowa State University

Agriculture Engineering

Bookbinder, Steven

Weston, FL

Pennsylvania State University

Food Science

Feldpausch, Julie

Hastings, MI

Michigan State University

Animal Science

Jordan, Kyle

Gloster, LA

Louisiana Tech University

Animal Science Pre-Vet

Little, Kelsey

Winchester, IL

University of Illinois

Animal Science

Loppnow, Zachariah

Lake City, MN

University of Minnesota

Animal Science

Newman, Monica

Menasha, WI

Iowa State University

Animal Science

Park, Jessica

Reynoldsburg, OH

Ohio State University

Animal Science

Peterson, Mathias

Willmar, MN

University of Minnesota

Animal Science Pre-Vet

Rohloff, Tanner

Morris, MN

North Dakota State University

Agriculture Economics

Smith, Courtney

Michigantown, IN

Purdue University

Agriculture Economics

Jordon, Craig

Cypress, TN

Mississippi State University

Animal & Dairy Science

The top candidate, Anna Samson, will receive a $5,000 scholarship, and the runners-up, Karl Kerns and Andrew Kryzer, will receive $3,500 scholarships. The other 12 students selected will receive $2,000 each.

“A skilled workforce is essential for the competitiveness of this industry," Forkner says. “We need young leaders to look at pork not just as a food choice, but as a career. This is a chance for the industry to encourage these young people to join a workforce that offers many diverse opportunities. 

“On behalf of the Pork Checkoff and its partners, the National Pork Board and the pork industry, we congratulate this year's Pork Industry Scholarship recipients," Forkner says. We look forward to welcoming them into our industry in the future.”

 

 

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