Source: PRESS RELEASE, 11/10/20
The USPOU LTRY Foundation awarded student recruitinggrants totaling $275,663 to six U.S. universities with Poultry Science departments and 20 other institutions with industry-related programs. The Foundation provides annual recruiting and retention funds to colleges and universities to attract students to their poultry programs. The grants were made possible in part by gifts to the USPOULTRY Foundation from companies, individuals and families, in addition to funds earned over the years from the International Poultry Expo, part of the International Production & Processing Expo.
The six poultry science departments receiving the grants are:
University Grant Amount Grant Made Possible in Part by:
Auburn University $25,150 Ingram Farms
Mississippi State University $27,336 Sanderson Farms
North Carolina State University $31,872 Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation
Texas A&M $36,954 Tyson Foods
University of Arkansas $30,396 Monty and Margot Henderson Student Recruiting Fund
University of Georgia $23,292 Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund
The 20 other institutions with industry-related programs receiving recruiting and retention grants under the Foundation’s Industry Education Recruitment Funding Program are:
Institution Grant Amount Grant Made Possible in Part by:
Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, Ga. $2,500 Don Dalton Student Recruiting Fund
California State University– Fresno $4,600 Agri Stats, Inc.
Eastern Oklahoma State College $2,218 Simmons Foods
Iowa State University $4,620 West Liberty Foods
James Sprunt Community College, N.C. $7,000 Case Farms
Louisiana State University $4,600 Sanderson Farms
Middle Tennessee State University $10,000 Pilgrim’s
North Carolina A&T State University $1,670 Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation
Ohio State University $4,620 MPS Egg Farms
Pennsylvania State University $5,300 Perdue Farms
Purdue University, In. $6,995 Jay Houchin Family
Sam Houston State University, Texas $7,000 Jerry and Cherie Moye
Stephen F. Austin State University,Texas $4,600 Frost PLLC
Tennessee Technological University $2,540 Hubbard Farms Charitable Foundation
University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff $4,600 George’s, Inc.
University of Delaware $4,600 Valley Proteins
University of Florida $4,600 Claxton Poultry
University of Maryland $4,600 Perdue Farms
University of North Georgia $7,000 Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund
Wilkes Community College, N.C. $7,000 Case Farms “It is extremely important that we interest bright young people to study careers in the poultry
industry. We need sharp young managers to join our companies, as they will be the future leaders
of our industry. USPOULTRY Foundation recruiting grants are essential in helping colleges and
universities encourage students to enroll in industry-related studies,” said John Prestage, Prestage
Farms, and USPOULTRY Foundation chairman.
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association established the USPOULTRY Foundation in 1994 to provide
student recruiting funds to universities with Poultry Science departments. In 2004, the Poultry
Science Education Funding Program, now named the Industry Education Recruitment Funding
Program, was added to the Foundation’s umbrella so other colleges and universities that offer
industry-related studies are eligible to apply for recruiting grants.
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