Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation awards scholarships to 65 students – The Grand Island Independent
For generations, beef has been a way of life in Texas, the most quintessential of American main courses, and a premium protein around the world. It’s also the single most damaging food for the planet. Beef is the largest agricultural source of greenhouse gasses worldwide, and it has a bigger…
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation has awarded more than $70,000 in scholarships to 65 students to help the next generation of the agriculture industry in their academic pursuits.
Scholarship recipients from Central Nebraska include:
ALBION: Braden Benes, $1,200 Vance Uden Memorial Scholarship; Gavin Dozler, $1,500 Beef State Finalist Scholarship; Cassidy Maricle, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
AMHERST: Breanna Bosshamer, $1,200 Frank & Shirley Sibert Scholarship
AYR: Carter Auten, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
BROKEN BOW: Keelyn Shea, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
CAIRO: William Ford, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
DONIPHAN: Haley Robb, $1,200 Jim & Helen Gran Scholarship
HENDERSON: Zachary Miller, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
MINDEN: Sam Cederburg, $1,200 Todd Ricenbaw Memorial Scholarship
ORD: Adam Knapp, $1,200 Robert F. Lute II Memorial Scholarship
RAVENNA: Justine Pope, $1,000 Retail Value Steer aChallenge Scholarship
ROSELAND: Samantha Bonifas, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
ST. PAUL: Abigail Hirschman, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship; Madison Hirschman, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship; Zachary Hirschman, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
WOOD RIVER: Kiley Codner, $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship
Established in 1968, the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation’s mission is to advance the future of Nebraska’s Beef industry by investing in research and education programs. For more information concerning the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation, contact Ashley McClinton, Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation secretary, at 402-475-2333; or Jana Jensen, Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation fundraising coordinator, at 308-588-6299.
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