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Pork Checkoff scholarships

The Pork Checkoff is awarding 21 scholarships to university students around the country as part of a strategy to develop the next generation of people for the pork industry.  Recipients were selected based on scholastic merit, leadership activities, involvement in the pork production industry and future plans for a career in pork production.

The top honor of a $5,000 scholarship goes to Kaylen Baker of Yukon, Oklahoma, an animal science and ag communications major at Oklahoma State University.

A $3,500 scholarship is awarded to Matthew Romoser of Keota, Iowa, an animal science major at Iowa State University.

 

$2,000 scholarships are awarded to the 19 remaining recipients including:

Morgan Cox	Hope, Ind.	Purdue University	Animal Science
Hayden Williams	Iowa Falls, Iowa	Wabash College	Biology
Annie Clark	Overland Park, Kan.	Kansas State University	Animal Science
Danika Miller	Terre Haute, Ind.	Purdue University	Food Science
Taylor Owens	Boerne, Texas	Texas A&M University	Animal Science
KaLynn Harlow	Rocky Mount, Va.	Virginia Tech	Animal Science
Darby Dillard	Starkville, Miss.	Mississippi State University	Animal Science
Allison Knox	Savoy, Ill.	University of Illinois	Animal Science/Pre-Vet
Nicole Gross	Johnson Creek, Wis.	University of Wisconsin	Animal Science
Grant Price	Tiffin, Ohio	The Ohio State University	Animal Science
Benjamin Smith	Aurora, Mo.	Iowa State University	Animal Science/     Ag Systems Tech
Abigail Wehrbein	Plattsmouth, Neb.	University of Nebraska Lincoln	Animal Science/Meat Science
Morgan Pittz	Mineral Point, Wis.	Iowa State University	Animal Science
Garrit Sproull	Uhrichsville, Ohio	The Ohio State University	Animal Science Production
Adam Krause	Clear Lake, S.D.	South Dakota State University	Ag Business
Kaleb Sargent	Clinton, N.C.	North Carolina State University	Animal Science/           Ag Business
Sarah Marketon	Howard Lake, Minn.	University of Minnesota	Ag Education
Ellen Nieuwoudt	Washington, Kan.	Kansas State University	Animal Science
Cody Milbrath	Springfield, Minn.	South Dakota State University	Animal Science