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Scholarship
Lois Britt Pork Industry Memorial Scholarships The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) celebrated its 25th Anniversary of Live Hog Futures in 1990 and to commemorate this milepost, they asked to sponsor a Scholarship Program through the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). This is the nineteenth consecutive year of their sponsorship of the Pork Industry Scholarship Program recognizing outstanding youth in the pork community. Four $2,500 scholarships are awarded to students who intend to pursue a career in the pork industry. These talented and thoughtful students will likely emerge as industry leaders someday.
To be eligible, students must: * Be an undergraduate student in a two-year swine program or a four-year college of agriculture. * Write a brief letter indicating what role they see themselves playing in the pork industry after graduation. * Submit an essay of 750 words or less describing an issue they see confronting the pork industry today or in the future – and their solutions. * Obtain two letters of reference from current or former professors or industry professionals.
The NPPC administers the program, reads the essays and selects the winners. Essays are judged on the basis of clarity or expression, persuasiveness, originality and relevance of topic.
This year’s four $2,500 CME Scholarship winners are:
Bailey Jo Albright from Coldwater, Michigan and a sophomore at Michigan State University. Her essay on The Major Issue Facing the U.S. Pork Industry details how the pork industry has an opportunity to make a difference through how we react to animal well-being management challenges. Bailey feels consumers and law makers are uninformed and ultimately make decisions based on what they hear from animal welfare groups. She recommends building consumer confidence through making the PQA Plus program mandatory to show pigs at county, state and national shows. It is also vital for pork producers to explain the benefits of the way things are done on swine farms across America using terms and examples that people can relate to easily.
Paul Keppy from Davenport, Iowa and a junior at Iowa State University. His essay on Putting Profit Back in Pork Production focuses on input prices, demand for pork and involvement in government policy decisions. Paul recommends the pork industry work with grain producers and government officials to make sure livestock and grain producers can make a profit. He also recommends working to increase demand by promoting new pork recipes, supporting new trade agreements and developing pork that contains heart-healthy fats. Paul says producers and all segments of the pork chain need to be involved in the legislative process at the state and federal level to have their voices heard.
Danielle Guilliams from St. Louis, Missouri and a senior at the University of Missouri. Her essay on Animal Rights Affecting the Swine Industry discusses how the animal rights groups move to passing animal rights legislation can be devastating to animal agriculture and defending what the industry does is clearly not enough. Danielle recommends educating children of school age about agriculture through field trips to farms and having producers and industry professionals visit schools making presentations about their careers and the farms they represent which would provide an actual face to associate with agriculture.
Emily Arkfeld from Dunbar, Nebraska and a junior at the University of Nebraska. Her essay on Putting a Face to an Industry explains how information is twisted about the swine industry by all forms of media. She believes in order to promote a swine industry in a positive light, producers must become more involved in industry promotion and it is the responsibility of producers to know what is happening in the industry. Emily recommends producers visit with local business people and students about the swine industry, be open and prepared for questions. She also says producers should establish relationships within their community.
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