The Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation (NCF) announced they awarded over $59,000 in scholarships to help the next generation of the agriculture industry in their academic pursuits. The scholarships were awarded to fifty-five distinguished students.
President of the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation, Loren Berger stated, “Each year, generous donors from across the state donate to the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation’s Retail Value Steer Challenge fundraising project. Because of our donor’s support this year we will be awarding fifty-five exceptional students with academic scholarships. The investment in these students helps prepare the future leaders of the beef cattle industry.”
All scholarship recipients will be recognized at the Nebraska Cattlemen Midyear Meeting in Ogallala on Thursday, June 13, during the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation Lunch.
Regional scholarship recipients include: Wade Sanders, of Alliance, received the $1,200 Cattlemen’s Open Scholarship; Cambree Schmaltz, of Bayard, received the $1,200 Robert F. Lute II Memorial Scholarship; Alexa Tollman, of Crawford, received the $1,200 Western NE AG Scholarship; and Abigail Russell, of Hay Springs, received the $1,000 Retail Value Steer Challenge Scholarship.