College students who intend to pursue a career in the pork industry with aspirations to become industry leaders should apply for the 2023 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship. Ten $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to students each year. The scholarships are sponsored by CME Group and the National Pork Industry Foundation.
“Our industry is evolving, and the success of America’s pork farming will depend on the next generation of leaders,” Terry Wolters, National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President and owner of Stoney Creek Farms in Pipestone, Minn., said in a release. “That is why the Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship is so important because it inspires and supports students seeking careers in the pork industry.”
The scholarship program, introduced in 1990 by CME Group and NPPC, honors NPPC’s former board director, Lois Britt, a lifetime supporter of agriculture. Britt spent 34 years with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, followed by 15 years with Smithfield Hog Production focused on public and government relations. A few of her many achievements include the NPPC Pork Industry Hall of Fame, the N.C. Pork Council Hall of Fame and she was also awarded the N.C. 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award.
To Apply
Any undergraduate student enrolled in a two-year swine program or four-year college of agriculture is invited to apply. Applicants are required to submit essays that describe current or future issues confronting the pork industry with proposed solutions. Winners will be announced at the National Pork Industry Forum in Orlando, Fla., on March 8-10, 2023.
Full eligibility and application requirements can be found here.
The application deadline is Jan. 3, 2023. Contact Craig Boelling, NPPC Vice President of Resource Development, with questions about the scholarship at invest@nppc.org.
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