Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board to Award $1,000 Scholarships

The Wisconsin State Fair Dairy Promotion Board will award three $1,000 scholarships, for use during the second semester of the 2008-09 school year, to third- or fourth-year college students pursuing dairy-related or food science degrees at one of Wisconsin’s four-year universities. Two additional $1,000 scholarships will be made available to high school seniors planning to pursue a dairy-related or food science degree at one of Wisconsin’s four-year universities or students studying in a two-year, technical school program related to dairy or food science. Applicants will be evaluated on involvement and leadership in ag-related activities, scholastic achievement, and career objectives. Finalists will be interviewed in mid-April, with the recipients to be announced at the 2008 Wisconsin State Fair.

The application is available at www.wistatefair.com/home/wsfp/AGRICULTURE/dairy.htm.

For more information, contact Katy Katzman at 262-473-5097 or katzman@idcnet.com. The application deadline is April 1, 2008.