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The National Institute for
Animal Agriculture (NIAA) an
nounced recently that it will
award a scholarship, equivalent
to one-half the tuition fee, to a
deserving individual seeking to
participate in the Science, Poli
tics and Animal Health Policy
Executive Fellowship Program.
The program is designed to
mold mid-career professionals
into the animal health leaders of
the 21st Century by building
their critical knowledge and
skills. The fellowship program
has three four-day modules ex
amining animal health policy at
the local, national and interna
tional level. Locations for the
modules are East Lansing,
Mich., the Washington, D.C.
area, and an international loca
tion. This year’s class, the third
since the program began in
1998, will travel to Argentina for
the international module.
“NIAA applauds the Michi
gan State University College of
Veterinary Medicine, the
Virginia-Maryland Regional
College of Veterinary Medicine
and the University of Minnesota
College of Veterinary Medicine
Penn State
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Scholarship Established For Animal Health Professionals
for administering and offering
this executive fellowship pro
gram,” said NIAA Chairman of
the Board Richard D. Hull. “We
support the program’s objectives
and are proud to offer this schol
arship.”
In exchange for tuition assist
ance, the scholarship recipient
will be assigned a project deal
ing with a contemporary issue
affecting animal agriculture.
The project will be mutually
agreeable between NIAA and
the scholarship recipient, who
will perform approximately 50-
75 hours of service for NIAA in
completing the assignment. The
recipient will be offered an op
portunity to report his/her find
ings or results during the 2002
NIAA annual meeting.
“NIAA’s scholarship vali
dates the need for continuing
education in the area of science,
politics and animal health
policy,” said David J. Sprecher,
DVM, coordinator of outreach
activities for the Michigan State
University College of Veterinary
Medicine. “We hope that their
leadership and initiative serves
as a model for others to follow.”
The NIAA Continuing Edu
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mately 30 days later, and all
applicants notified immediately
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