December 16. 2000 Mitchell Kopp Farm Women Name State Scholarship Winners JOYCE BUPP York Co. Correspondent GLEN ROCK (York Co.) With funds generated by contin uing sales of its popular cook book, the Pennsylvania Society of Farm Women has awarded a record $17,000 in scholarships to students pursuing degrees of ad vanced education. Each $l,OOO Flora Black schol arships was awarded to appli cants pursuing agriculture or home economics related degrees. Another requirement is that ap plicants’ mothers or grandmoth ers be members of the Farm Women organization. More than SSO,OOO in scholarships have been awarded since 1994, as cookbook sales have boosted the funding available for the pro gram originally begun in 1960 in memory of the founder of the Pennsylvania of Farm Women. The state group continues to set aside 40-cents from every $3 an nual membership to help fund the scholarship as well. Publishing a cookbook show casing the culinary talents of the state’s rural women was the state project selected by former state Farm Women president Naomi Bupp, Glen Rock. “Our daughter had been awarded a scholarship, and it was a way I could return that thoughtfulness,” she relates. The cookbook project, which she helped to underwrite until it was financially stabilized, has proven wildly successful since the first one rolled off the press and out to the Farm Women at their 1991 Spring Rally. The hefty, three-pound, soft covered volume includes 2,240 recipes in a variety of categories and features artwork by York County artist Don Abbott Thom as, whose wife is a member of the Society. After successive print ings of the cookbook, more them 24,000 have been sold, with or ders from across the country con tinuing to find their way to Naomi Bupp’s rural York Coun ty mailbox. Emme D. Mellott Rachel L. Krall Cookbooks are available at a cost of $23.50, which covers the cost of postage and handling, and may be ordered from Naomi Bupp at 2541 Woodland Road, Glen Rock, PA 17327-8410. Pro ceeds will continue to help fund scholarships such as those awarded this year to the 17 ap plicants selected by the commit tee. Curtis Ray Beidel, 21, is the son of Wayne and Loudenis Bei del, Newville. He is a senior at Penn State studying dairy sci ence, as yet undecided as to re turning to the family’s dairy farm or pursuing a career in dairy nutrition. Curtis is active in the Dairy Science club. Block and Bridle, dairy judging, and also enjoys baseball and basket ball. He has worked both on the family’s crops and dairy farm as well as for a landscaping busi ness. His mother is a member of Cumberland County Group #2l. Mandy L. Binkley, 18, is the daughter of Mike and Lori Bink ley, Newmanstown, Lebanon County. She is pursuing a degree in science at University of Pitt/ Bradford and with a career goal of working in the environmental or wildlife areas. She has been a member of the Girl Scouts, Boy Scout Explorers, FFA, Enviro thon club, active in student gov ernment and church youth lead ership activities, while working for the Myerstown Animal Hos pital. Mandy’s grandmother is a member of Lebanon County Group #B. Dana L. Groff, 18, is the daughter of Charles 111 and Carol Groff, Quarryville, Lancas ter County. Her experiences working with consumers as the Pennsylvania Poultry Ambassa dor led Dana to majoring in ag business at Juniata College. She was a member of the Honor So ciety at Solanco High School, student senate officer, field hock ey team captain, and has taken mission field trips with her church. Dana’s work experience Barbara L. Reichard Ryan H. Winter has included helping to milk the family’s dairy herd as well as employment at the Mapleholfe Dairy’s farm store. Dana’s grandmother is a member of Lancaster County Group #3l. Scott C. Jones, 18, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Jones, Neelyton, Franklin County. Scott is a freshman at Penn State’s Mont Alto campus, ma joring in animal science, with plans to return to the family dairy operation. His goal is to operate the dairy farm, with a focus on improvement in milk production and cattle type. A music enthusiast, Scott has been a member of both community and school choral groups, plays with several school bands, and chapter officer of the FFA. His extensive 4-H activities have fo cused on dairy programs, with extensive showring successesi His mother and grandmother, Leona Crider, are members of Franklin County Group #l4. Adam Kopp, 22, is the son of Jay and Arm Kopp, Middle town, Dauphin County. He is senior at SUNY Cobleskill Col lege, majoring in ag business, and plans to return to the fami ly’s Stoney Lawn dairy farm to join in the operation’s manage ment. He is a resident dorm as sistant at Cobleskill, Phi Theta Kappa honor society member, and was active in various 4-H programs. Adam’s mother is a member of Dauphin County Group #l6 and his grandmother, Mary Kopp, is a member of Dauphin County’s Group #l. Mitchell Kopp, 22, is the son of Galen and Lilli Ann Kopp, Mount Joy, Lancaster County. He is a senior at Penn State, with an agriculture major. A for mer 4-H member, Mitchell was also active in his high school stu dent government and is a mem ber of the American Motorcy clists Association. His grandmothers, Mary Kopp and (Turn to Page Bio) Ryan L. Miller Melinda Martin Curtis Ray Beidel w #•* Jt > «* **»«*» *»"<*•*«♦,* J*” Scott C. Jones Mandy L. Binkley Cory J. Mellott ** > v Dixie Lehman
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