COLUMBUS, Ohio The
scholarships sponsored by Nation
al Dairy Shrine and Dairy Man
agement Inc. are awarded with the
purpose to encourage qualified
undergraduate students to pursue
careers in the marketing of dairy
products.
Seven finalists were chosen to
receive the scholarship. Bethany
Beckerink, Panama, N.Y. was
chosen as the $l,OOO winner. Re
ceiving $5OO are Jenny Kelsey,
Canastota, N.Y., Ryan Lest, Ma
dera, Calif., Satah Ketterl, Hem
don, Kan., Andrea Dixon, Tal
lulah, La., Staci Griesbach, Hor
tonville, Wis., and Beth Eber
hardt, Woncwoc, Wis.
Bethany Beckerink-($1,000)
Bethany Beckerink is a student
at Virginia Tech majoring in agri
cultural and applied economics
and is expected to graduate in May
2000. She is very active in many
activities on and off campus in
cluding the Sigma Alpha Profes
sional Agricultural Sorority where
DFA Spurs Industry Support of Dairy
Relief Inc., Global Hunger Relief
Today’s preoccupation
with producing more
milk, developing new
dairy products and mak
ing the bottom line
work, sometimes causes
us to lose sight of real
needs. In February,
Dairy Relief Inc. (DRI), a
nonprofit organization,
was formed to help alle
viate world hunger by
Dairy Shrine, DMI
Award Marketing Scholarships
she has served as first vice presi
dent, chaplain, and fund-raising
chairperson.
As a member of the 1997-98
Virginia Tech National Agri-Mar
keting Team, Bethany helped pre
pare a marketing plan for the na
tional competition in Dallas, Tex
as. In 1998, Bethany served as the
New York State FFA Convention
awards coordinator. She is also in
volved on the Chautauqua County
Dairy Promotion Committee and
the Abbe Hill Reformed Church.
Bethany has been on Virginia
Tech’s Dean’s List, Honor’s Pro
gram, Golden Key National Hon
or Society and Gamma Sigma
Delta Honor Society of Agricul
ture.
After finishing her undergradu
ate degree. Bethany plans to work
toward a master’s degree in agri
culture economics/marketing.
Bethany stated that the dairy in
dustry has been an important part
of ha - life and she will carry pride
and enthusiasm for it wherever
providing dairy products
for humanitarian aid.
With its first major
grant of $50,000 from
Dairy Farmers of America
(DFA) and additional
support from other dairy
and agricultural organiza
tions, DRI immediately
began fulfilling its mission
of relief here and abroad.
Its efforts included:
life takes her.
Jenny Kelscy-($SOO)
As an animal science major at Attending California Polytech-
Comell University, Jenny Kelsey nic State University, Ryan Lest is
has been very beneficial to many majoring in dairy science and
organizations on campus. She has * plans to graduate fall of 1999. At
served as the fall events chairper- college, he is involved in Los
son for the Cornell School of Lecheros Dairy Club, Dairy Prod-
Agriculture and Life Sciences and ucts Enhancement Team, College
was a member of the NYS Hoi- Republican Club and the Golden
stein Harvest Sale for the Dairy Key National Honor Society.
Science Club. Additionally, she Ryan interned with the Califor
has done community service with nia Milk Advisory Board during
Cornell Block and Bridle Club. the school year of 1998-99. Dur-
Jenny had the privilege to co- Jng the year, he performed a wide
author a research paper on Calf variety of dairy product marketing
Nutrition. She has also been activities within the state of Cali
honored as a National Holstein fomia.
Distiguished Jr. Member Semi-
Finalist and has been on the Cor
nell University Dean’s List
Jenny has been very active in
milk marketing through her roles
as Madison County dairy princess
and New York alternate dairy
princess. Throughout her reigns
she promoted and marketed milk
to children and adults in New
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• Establishing a grant to
the Mennonite Central
Committee of Akron, Pa.,
for delivery of nearly
7,500 pounds of nonfat
milk powder to schools
on the strife-tom West
Bank of Palestine;
• Delivering approxi
mately 20,000 pounds of
buttermilk powder to
York.
Ryan Lesl-($500)
Ryan stated that he has chosen
to be involved in the dairy indus
try because he wants to be a part
of California’s largest and most
important agricultural industry.
Sarah Ketterl-($500)
Sarah Ketterl is attending Ster
ling College where she is major
ing in biology, chemistry and pre
veterinary medicine. Just recently
Global Bridges, a Tfexas
based charity, for ship
ment to needy North
Koreans for bread roll
production;
• Shipping more than
39,900 pounds of nonfat
dry milk to Honduran
hurricane victims.
(This DRI donation was
made possible with the
assistance of the David
Livingstone/K.U.R.E.
Foundation.)
“We’ve received contri
butions from many
sources,” says Tom
Ibwnsend, a retired dairy
industry executive who
serves as DRI vice presi
dent and chief executive
officer. “Those contribu
tions, along with matching
funds from Dairy Farmers
of America, have made it
possible for DRI to make
product purchases and
work with other humani
tarian organizations to
put dairy products where
they are needed most.”
To date, DFA has
matched more than
$lOO,OOO in contributions
and DRI has generated
more than $260,000 for
humanitarian relief.
In coming months,
DRI will focus on two
fronts. “We’ll be assem
bling additional shipments
of dairy products and, at
the same time, we will be
actively seeking new
donations,” Townsend
says. “We plan to reach
and exceed our initial
fund-raising goals in
order to purchase and
ship dairy products to
hungry and undernour
ished people around the
world. We hope this is
only the beginning.”
For more information
about DRI or to make a
tax-deductible contribu
tion, contact Dairy Relief
Inc., P.O. Box 1837,
Springfield, MO 65801-
1837, or talk to your local
DFA representative.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 31, 1999-All
she was accepted to Kansas State
University’s Veterinary Medicine
program and will be starting the
fall of 1999.
Sarah has been active in numer
ous activities at college including
Pre-Health and Science Club, Fel
lowship of Christian Athletes,
Odyssey of the Mind Judge, and
Sterling College Community Ser
vice.
Sarah states that as a veterinar
ian she will not be directly market
ing milk, but she will be treating
the animals and furthering the in
dustry by enabling producers to
market more efficiently.
Andrea Dixon-($500)
At Grambling State University,
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rabies.
“Pennsylvania’s swine industry
is to be commended for the hard
work necessary to achieve our
newly acquired Stage IV status,
and I look forward to establishing
Pennsylvania as pseudorabies-free
in Stage V,” Hayes said.
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