NEWARK, Del. Agriculture
is the nation’s largest industry. Its
future depends on bright and high
ly motivated men and women, so
attracting the best students is an
important goal of the University
of Delaware College of Agricul
tural Sciences.
To help meet this goal, the
Agricultural Science Scholars
Program was founded in 1986 un
der the direction of the former
dean. Dr. Donald Crossan.
In the mid-1980s the Agricul
ture Committee of the board of
trustees of the university request
ed $1 million from the Delaware
Legislature to fund an agricultural
scholarship endowment program.
‘The legislators understood the
significance of that request to
Delaware,” said associate dean of
instruction, R. Dean Shippy.
“They granted the request with the
stipulation that we get matching
funds.”
Top 50
The top 50 protein producing herds for
June in Lancaster DHIA are listed as follows:
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NAME BSD MILK FAT PRO CONS
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EUGENE i SUSAN HESS H
STEPHEN L HERSHEY H
CURTIS E AKERS ( SON H
CLAY EARN H
JOHN H HOWARD H
RICHARD H SADDER H
HENRY 0 ZIMMERMAN H
ROY B SEHSENI6 H
EARL i ANNA MAE REIFF H
BOB+KAREN OOCHENAUR H
J RAY RANCK H
JOHN E COLEHAN JR H
J ELMER STOLTZFUS H
Scholars Program Attracts The Best
Led by the efforts and enthusi
asm of board member John Burris
of Burris Food Distributors in
Milford, Del., and then university
secretary Amo Loessner, the col
lege raised an even greater amount
from agribusiness firms, alumni
and other individual donors. The
first award was given in 1986.
‘The scholars program allows
us to actively seek out talented
young people who arc committed
to receiving a quality education in
preparation for a successful future
in agriculture and related disci
plines,” said Shippy.
The scholarships arc awarded to
graduating high school students.
To be eligible, applicants must be
accepted by the university and
plan to major in an area of agricul
ture. They must graduate in top 20
percent of their high school class
and score at least 1050 on the
SAT. In addition to outstanding
Protein
scholastic records, they must also
complete faculty interviews and
an essay competition. Scholar
ships are renewable fof four years
of study within the college.
Bach year the college receives
60 to 80 applications, which are
reviewed by a selection committee
composed of faculty, chairs,
deans, and financial administra
tors. About 30 scmifinalists are
invited to attend a full-day session
on the campus. Activities include
an essay competition, interviews,
and a tour. Students are being
evaluated the entire day.
The 1993 scholarship recipient
Christie Quietmeyer, a preveterin
ary medicine major, said “I admit
I was a bit nervous. But 1 remem
ber thinking I only had one day to
show everyone that 1 deserved a
scholarship, so I had to be at my
best.
It is difficult to assess the direct
Herds, Lancaster DHIA For June
KENNETH E ZORIN H
WARREN 2 GOOD I
ABRAHAM SHELLY JR I
ROBERT KADFFNAN JR H
ROBERT L SHELLY H
VERNON R OMBLE + SOM H
DEVIN S HOMING H
R(®ERT L ( LINDA SENSEHIG H
DENNIS E TICE I
GLENN H HEDGER H
ARLIN BENNER H
ANOS E STOLTZFDS H
MARVIN R STOLTZFDS I
L. NARK STOLTZFDS H
SHELHAR ACRES H
RICK + HIH BREHNENAM H
DAVID K STOLTZFDS H
JEFFREY L ADNGST H
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impact of the program, but Shippy
believes it helps to attract high
ability students. Word is spread
ing throughout the high schools
that agriculture is getting some of
the best. Quietmeyer, a graduate
of John Dickinson High School in
Wilmington, Del., said she was
aware of the program since three
former recipients were from her
school.
Food science major Jill Miller,
one of last year’s winners, said,
“Winning an Agricultural Scho-
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lars Award certainly influenced
my decision to come to the Uni
versity of Delaware! And the day
on campus helped, 100. I didn’t get
the kind of information from the
other colleges where I’d been ac
cepted.”
Shippy said, “We’re building a
strong pool of potential leaders.
Students in this program help our
image. They’re the tops academi
cally and they’re well-rounded
contributors.”
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