V-'d'r if**!* .rn'rrv-' s' A2O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 27, 1997 COLUMBUS, OH Due to the applicants’ exceptional qual ity, die National Dairy Shrine/ Dairy Management, Inc. (DMI) milk marketing scholarship prog ram was expanded this year to provide seven promising students with scholarships to pursue educa tions relating to dairy product marketing. All seven will be hon ored at the annual National Dairy Shrine awards banquet at World Dairy Expo on October 2, 1997. Winner of the top $l,OOO scho larship is Carrie Bryant, Hones deale, PA. Receiving $5OO scho larship are Leslie Cline, Corchan ton, PA; Susan Key, Talbott, TN; Matthew Meyer, Bern, KS; Wen dy Meyer, Ravenna, NE; Amy Pool-Krahn, Hood River, OR; and Karen Veiga, Sunnyside, WA. Carrie Bryant ($1,000) Carrie Bryant was called a “vis ionary leader” and “a bridge buil der among people” by her profes sors in dairy and animal science at The Pennsylvania State University. While president of the Penn State University Dairy Science Club, Bryant successfully shifted the organization’s focus to con sumer and youth-oriented activi ties, earning the club top honors from the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA). Her innova tions included “Calf for a Cause,” which raised over $7,000 for char ity and Dairy Expo Commodity Tailgate, which marketed Pen nsylvania animal agriculture to 25,000 football fans. Bryant also revitalized the club’s Dairy Jubi lee on campus, attracting 900 stu dents and regional television coverage. Bryant’s other leadership roles while at Penn State included presi dent of the ADSA Student Affili ate Division, vice president of the Undergraduate Student Govern ment and vice president of the Ag Student Council. Before her gra duation in May, Bryant completed internships with American Cyana mid Company and the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council Mid East and participated in a student exchange program with California Polytechnic State University. She intends to enter graduate school after gaining pro fessional experience in dairy marketing and communications. Leslie Cline ($500) Lobbying in support of agricul tural legislation is a long-term Record Number Of DMI Milk Marketing Scholars goal for Leslie Cline, who earned a degree in dairy science and ani mal science from Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, PA, in May. Cline plans to use her $5OO DMI scholarship to pursue a masters of business degree in marketing. While an undergraduate, Cline was active in National Agri- Marketing Associaiton, Dairy Society and Block & Bridle, and was selected from over 200 appl icants as a Delaware Valley Col lege Agricultural Ambassador. In that year-long assignment, she represented the college at local, regional, state and national functions. Susan Key ($500) Susan Key, a 4.0 student a the University of Tennessee, says she got “hooked” on dairy marketing through positive experiences with 4-H food and nutrition projects and dairy product judging team competitions. She will graduate in May, 1999, with a major in food science and technology and a minor in general business, and plans to attend graduate school on her way to a career in dairy pro duct development On campus. Key is active in Food Tech Club, Alumni Associa tion and Alpha Zeta. She it a Team Vols community volunteer and 1996 University of Tennessee Emerging Leader. Matthew Meyer ($500) Matthew Meyer, also a 4.0 stu dent is majoring in animal science and industry at Kansas State Uni versity where he worked with fel low members of the KSU Dairy Science Club members to trans form an old camper trailer into a mobile ice cream shop. The trailer appears at fairs and other com munity events to promote both the club and the Kansas dairy industry. Meyer’s coursework at KSU has included honors program research into milk parlor sanita tion and development of a rapid, on-the-farm somatic cell count test Following graduation in May, 1998, he plans to pursue masters and doctorate degrees in dairy cattle management and nutrition. Wendy Meyer ($500) Wendy Meyer has a double major in ag communications and sociology at Hastings College, Hastings, NE. On campus, she is dorm president, vice president of the Student Health Advisory Council, treasurer of the Multicul- tural Student Union and dorm rep- with marketing and promotion. co “ n ? e^w ° r^ resentative on Student Senate. She At OSU, Poole-Krahn also is Washington State University. She has been active in 4-H and FFA active in the Dairy Club, dairy developed successful promo dairy activities, earning the 1995 judging team, dairy products judg- honal campaigns through a mar - National FFA Speciality Animal ing team and Collegiate FFA. In etm B class, entered two national Production Proficiency Award for June, 1998, she will receive a B.S. marketing competitions and is her dairy marketing operation. degree in animal science, with a currently working on an mdepen- Meyer’s future plans include dairy production option and a (^ent stu dy university marketing graduation in May, 1998 and a minor in agricultural business research project. Her campus career in the dairy industry, either management Poole-Krahn plans activities include the WSU Mar - in marketing or public relations, to attend graduate school in agri- Club and American Market- Amy Pool-Krahn ($500) culture and hopes eventually to Association Collegiate As Oregon Dairy Princess and serve as a dairy industry lobbyist Division, an Ambassador for the Oregon in the Oregon Legislature. . . State University Colleges of Agri- Karen Veiga ($500) m 1999 with a degree in cultural Sciences, Forestry and Karen Veiga has utilized her marketing and is considering gra- Natural Resources, Amy Poole- marketing skills as 1994-95 Yaki- duate school to enhance her future Krahn has had ample experience ma Valley Dairy Ambassador and opportunities in agncu tura business. 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