The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) awarded scholarships to 10 college students who intend to pursue careers in the pork industry. The winners were announced on March 3 during the virtual National Pork Industry Forum.
“These bright young men and women represent the next generation of U.S. pork producers,” said NPPC President Howard “AV” Roth, a hog farmer from Wauzeka, Wis, in a NPPC release. “We need to encourage, educate and nurture future leaders in our industry, and NPPC and CME Group are pleased to award these students with well-deserved scholarships.”
The 2021 winners of the $2,500 scholarships are:
• Don Banks, North Carolina State University
• Claire Christensen, Iowa State University
• Grace Christensen, Iowa State University
• Carla Edleman, Iowa State University
• Aly Francis, Oklahoma State University
• Seth Mitchell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Abigail Ross, Iowa State University
• Leah Ruen, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• Heather Snow, University of Missouri
• Isaac Wiley, Iowa State University
The program, sponsored by CME Group and the National Pork Industry Foundation, is managed and administered by NPPC. The scholarship program was created in 1990 by CME Group and NPPC to celebrate the 25th anniversary of CME hog futures. The scholarship was renamed in 2006 to honor the passing of NPPC board member Lois Britt, a lifetime supporter of agriculture, NPPC said in a release. To be eligible for a scholarship, students must be undergraduates in a two-year swine program or a four-year college of agriculture.
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