Dairy Month In Missouri Starts With Dairy Scholarships

The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) and the Missouri Department of Agriculture are pleased to announce that eight college students pursuing a career in agriculture are recipients of a $5,000 Missouri Dairy Scholars scholarship.

Students who qualified had to be enrolled in a two or four-year Missouri college and have a dairy-related internship or work on a dairy farm.

As part of their scholarship, recipients must commit to working in the ag industry in Missouri for at least two years after graduation.

The 2018 scholarship recipients are:

Terri Atteberry, Conway, Mo. – Ozarks Technical Community College

Emma Downing, Centerview, Mo. – University of Missouri

Derrik Hardy, Browning, Mo. – University of Missouri

Kathleen McFadden, Columbia, Mo. – University of Missouri

Lani Ogle, Sarcoxie, Mo. – Crowder College

Anna Tarpey, Wildwood, Mo. – University of Missouri, Columbia

Kathleen Wantland, Niangua, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State University

Iris Wormington, Monett, Mo. – Crowder College

Congratulations to all of these young men and women!