Beef Industry Offering
Scholarship Funding

DENVER — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange are offering $20,000 in scholarship monies to college students pursuing careers in the beef industry.

The 1998 Beef Industry Scholarship Program will award 15 students each a $1250 scholarship. One selected recipient will also receive an all expense-paid trip to the Cattlemen’s Centennial Convention in Denver, Colo., Feb. 4-7, 1998.

Students applying for the scholarship may pursue careers in agricultural education, communications, production, research or another areas related to the beef industry. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled or plan to enroll as an undergraduate student in the College of Agriculture at a four-year institution in the 1998-99 academic year; write a brief letter indicating what role the student sees him or herself playing in the beef industry upon graduation; write a 750-word essay describing an issue confronting the beef industry today or in the future and offer his or her solutions; obtain two letters of reference from current or former professors or industry professionals; prepare a cover letter to include school name, year in school and contact information. The materials should be submitted to: Chairman Donald Butler, National Cattlemen’s Foundation, PO Box 3469, Englewood, CO, 80155.

Applications must be postmarked by Dec. 8. Winners will be announced at the Cattlemen’s Centennial Convention in February. More information is available from Nicky Henderson at (303)694-0305.