Area organizations add to ag scholarships
UNIVERSITY PARK -
Recently the College of
Agriculture of The Penn
sylvania State University
held a gathering at the
Nittany Lion Inn, University
Park, to dole out scholar
ships and awards to
deserving individuals within
the college.
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Of the 58 scholarships
awarded, 17 were sponsored
by business firms and
organizations within the
coverage area of Lancaster
Farming.
The Adams County
Poultry Association
awarded $4OO to un
dergraduate students from
Adams County enrolled or
planning to enroll in
agriculture who have an
expressed interest in poultry
or another major in
agriculture. Michele E.
Krichten, of Littletown, was
the individual selected by
the Department of Poultry
Science in consultation with
the Adams County Poultry
Association to receive the
award.
Receiving the Eastern
Milk Producers Scholarships
of $250 each were Dale R.
Olver, Honesdale, in dairy
production and Scott A.
Rhoads, New Cumberland,
in animal science. These
stipends are given to un
dergraduate students in
agriculture and are intended
to encourage leadership.
Four students were
awarded the Mason C. Gilpin
and Norman F. Reber
scholarships of $250 by the
Pennsylvania Master
Farmers Association. Two of
this year’s recipients were
male and two female. Judy
A. Howe, from Erie, in
horticulture, earned the
award and Maureen Mc-
Poland from Pittsburgh in
animal science earned the
honor also. In general
agriculture, the honored
awardee was Richard J.
Lotstein, Port Matilda, and
Michael Ohler, Polk, animal
production, also took the
honor.
Two undergraduates m
agriculture who demon
strated interest in the
livestock and meat industry,
preferably with an animal
production major, were
given awards of $4OO and
$5OO by Hatfield Packing
Company, Hatfield, Pa.
Those two students, chosen
by a faculty committee from
the Department of dairy and
animal science were
Rebecca Perkins, Plymouth,
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 19,1977
- $6OO, and Paul Tuttle,
Wyalusmg-$4OO.
The Glatfelter Pulp Wood
Company, from Spring
Grove, provided the D. E.
Hess Industrial Forestry
scholarship to aid junior and
senior forestry students
interested in an industrial
forestry career. Selected by
a faculty committee in the
school of Forest Resources
was Kurt D. Oswald, Kutz
town, who received a $250
scholarship.
Both Interstate Milk
Producers Cooperative,
Southampton, and friends of
J. Lin Huber from St.
Thomas, Pa., provided an
award to Julianne Nagel,
Johnstown, in horticulture.
Miss Nagel received $5OO.
A separate Interstate Milk
Producers Cooperative
grant was presented to
Kelley E. Ritchey, Roaring
Springs. This grant is
awarded to an agricultural
student who is the son or
daughter of members of
Interstate Milk Producers
Cooperative, or if no student
is eligible under this
qualification, the grant may
be awarded to any
agricultural student who has
demonstrated a need. Rit
chey received $5OO.
The Pennsylvania Egg
Marketing Association also
granted a stipend to un
dergraduate in agriculture.
Primarily, the student must
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express an interest in
poultry via animal science,
annual production, or food
science. Selected by the
Department of Poultry
Science in consultation with
the Association, Robert F.
Gerlach, Quakertown, was
named the recipient of the
$3OO award.
Other awards bestowed at
the Monday gathering were
made by; Pennsylvania
Limestone Division of
Pennsylvania Stone
Producers-Mary K. J. Dix,
Parkside, $500; and Wesley
R. Rhine, Harrisburg, $500;
Pennsylvania Poultry
Federation Scholarship -
Diane S. Keeney, York,
Animal Science, $500;
Pennsylvania Seedmen’s
Association-Christopher P.
Allen, Trumball, Conn. $150;
Robert W. Sams, Boalsburg,
agronomy, $150; Ralston
Purina Scholarship-Chris
M. Rosenbaum, Stoystown,
$650; James B. Stere
Memorial Scholarship-Ke
nneth R. Brocket!,
Lewistown, $500; Whitford
Flowers, Inc., Scholarship-
Maryann E. Dawson,
Springfield, $400; Kathleen
G. Johnson, Monroeville,
$300; and William M. Jor
dan, horticulture, $500;
Pennsylvania Rural Electric
Association-Kelley Ritchey,
Roaring Spring, and Debra
Collins, Mill Run, Hor
ticulture, $475.
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