As higher education costs continue to rise, the Angus Foundation continues to raise the bar on its investment in the next generation. Through Angus Foundation donors, academic scholarships will offset the cost of undergraduate and graduate degrees for National Junior Angus Association members. A record number of 97 scholarships and LEAD conference awards were earned by Angus youth totaling $230,000 in a July 25 virtual presentation during the 2020 National Junior Angus Show in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
“We received an unprecedented number of applications this year,” Thomas Marten, Angus Foundation executive director said. “We are thankful for our generous Angus Fund and endowment donors. Year after year, they step forward to encourage our Angus youth in their studies as well as in leadership and career development programs and cutting-edge research to advance the breed.”
A five-member committee consisting of industry experts, Foundation board members, Angus breeders, and National Junior Angus Association board members evaluate the applications. The committee considers involvement, participation, leadership, service, career goals and other criteria set forth in the scholarships’ fund agreements. Since 1998, the Angus Foundation has awarded more than $3.1 million in undergraduate and graduate scholarships.
The list of scholarship winners include:
Undergraduate Angus Foundation General Scholarship – $5,000
- Caroline Cowles – Rockfield, KY
- Kolin Huth – Richland Center, WI
Undergraduate Angus Foundation General Scholarship – $3,000
- Mark Alexander – Berryville, VA
- Kaitlin Bell – Knottingham, PA
- Lynae Bowman – Germanton, NC
- Garrett Bromenshenk – Billings, MT
- Sierra Day – Cerro Gordo, IL
- Ethan Dickerson – Paradise, KS
- Katelyn Eathington – Avon, IL
- Lauren Gilbert – Oldfield, MO
- Lily Gisclair – Longville, LA
- Jenna Hamilton – Buena Vista, VA
- Marcie Harward – Richfield, NC
- Mattie Harward – Richfield, NC
- Ellie Kidwell – Walhonding, OH
- Stuart Lastovica – Salado, TX
- Zach McCall – Greenville, VA
- Rylie Philipello – Bryan, TX
- Matthew Rosman – Creston, WA
- Hailey Roye – Fayetteville, AR
- Jace Stagemeyer – Page, NE
- Kelsey Vejraska – Omak, WA
- Alex Vieselmeyer – Amherst, CO
- Wilhelmina “Liz” Voight – Fredericksburg, PA
- Samantha Wallace – Kansas, OH
- Madison Weaver – Ephrata, PA
Undergraduate Angus Foundation General Scholarship – $1,000
- Truman Byergo – Dearborn, MO
- Maddie Fugate – Mahomet, IL
- Grace Link – Deerfield, WI
- Kyra Meyer – Blue Hill, NE
- Emma Nowotny – New Braunfels, TX
- Colby Perry – Prather, CA
- Ty Raines – Seaman, OH
- Eric Schafer – Owaneco, IL
Graduate Angus Foundation General Scholarship – $5,000
- Jaden Carlson – Pipestone, MN
- Keegan Cassady – Bloomington, IL
- Jordan Cox-O’Neill – Willow Spring, NC
- Macy Grace-Henderson Perry – Prather, CA
- Jordyn Wagner – Billings, MT
- 2012 NJAS – In a League of Their Own Scholarship – $500
- Kalli Flanders – Buffalo, KY
- Keri Felumlee – Newark, OH
- Benjamin Mayfield – Pulaski, TN
- Allied Angus Breeders Scholarship – $1,000
- Sydnee Gerken – Cashion, OK
- Ross Wingert – Rose Bud, AR
- Dallin Palmer – Preston, ID
Arkansas Angus Auxiliary Scholarship – $500
- Hailey Roye – Fayetteville, AR
Jean Ann (Neumeyer) Bojorquez Memorial and Robert and Hollyce Neumeyer Angus Scholarship – $1,000
- Nicole Stevenson – Joliet, MT
Joseph and Susanne Bush/J & S Ranch Scholarship – $500
- Kristin Massingill – Hamilton, TX
C.L. Cook Angus Scholarship – $1,500
- Daniel Williams – Milan, GA
Adam & Julie Conover Angus Scholarship – $500
- Cassidy Becker – Diagonal, IA
Certified Angus Beef/National Junior Angus Association – $1,500
- Lindsey Decker – Philo, IL
Pat Goggins Memorial Angus Scholarship – $1,000
- Nicole Stevenson – Joliet, MT
Oliver A. Hansen/Laudemere Farm Angus Scholarship – $500
- Sophia Patchin – Mitchelleville, IA
James and Mary Lou Henderson/Bradley 3 Ranch Angus Scholarship – $1,250
- Kristin Massingill – Hamilton, TX
Howard and JoAnne Hillman/Bon View Farms State Scholarship – $1,000
- Ty Mogck – Olivet, SD
Howard and JoAnne Hillman/Bon View Farms National Scholarship – $1,000
- Gabriela Hernandez – Wellington, FL
James E. Horton, Jr. Angus Scholarship – $2,500
- Audra Graves – Cleveland, AL
Iowa Junior Angus Association State Scholarship – $750
- Ryland McCormick – Pleasantville, IA
Iowa Junior Angus Association National Scholarship – $750
- Daniel Rohrbaugh – Seven Valleys, PA
Kansas Angus Association Scholarship – $1,000
- Eva Hinrichsen – Westmoreland, KS
Gordon and Robin Keys and Family Maryland Angus Scholarship – $1,250
- Avery Dull – Westminster, MD
Gordon and Robin Key and Family Virginia Angus Scholarship – $1,250
- Gordon Clark – Gretna, VA
Joe Bill Meng Memorial Angus Scholarship – $1,000
- Kalli Flanders – Buffalo, KY
Ed and Wilma Minix/Black Witch Farm Angus Youth Scholarship – $4,000
- Macy Taylor – Nashville, GA
Montana Angus Youth Scholarship – $2,000
- Claire Stevenson – Sulphur Spings, MT
NJAA Alumni and Friends Scholarship – $2,000
- Cale Hinrichsen – Westmoreland, KS
Mack C. Olson Memorial Angus Scholarship – $700
- Morgan Knapp – Bloomfield, IA
Pennsylvania Angus Association Scholarship – $500
- Grant Cash – York, PA
Roscoe L. Richardson Memorial Scholarship- $500
- Daniel Rohrbaugh – Seven Valleys, PA
John Rucker Family Angus Scholarship – $1,250
- Jacob McCall – Greenville, VA
Joseph & Ruby Schaff/Schaff Angus Ranch Scholarship – $500
- Alexis Vandeberghe – Cleveland, ND
Ray Sims Angus Scholarship – $1,500
- Claire Stevenson – Sulphur Springs, MT
Richard L. Spader Scholarship – $5,000
- Bryce Fitzgerald – West Grove, PA
- Mardee Sadowsky – Eagleville, MO
Angus/Talon Youth Educational Learning Program Undergraduate Scholarship – $5,000
- Ryan Callahan – Edmond, OK
- Gordon Clark – Gretna, VA
- Madison Cox – Eagle Point, OR
- Alexandria Cozzitorto – Olathe, KS
- Eva Hinrichsen – Westmoreland, KS
- Kallie Knott – LaOtto, IN
- Cutter Pohlman – Hereford, TX
- Nicholas Pohlman – Prairie Grove, AR
- McKayla Raines – Seaman, OH
- Austin Vieselmeyer – Amherst, CO
Angus/Talon Youth Educational Learning Program Graduate Scholarship – $10,000
- Maci Mueller – Davis, CA
Texas Angus Association “Texas Challenge” Scholarship – $1,000
- Stuart Lastovica – Salado, TX
- Rylie Philipello – Bryan, TX
- Cutter Pohlman – Hereford, TX
Vance Uden Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
- Cale Hinrichsen – Westmoreland, KS
Cory Watt Memorial Scholarship – $2,000
- Jacob McCall – Greenville, VA
Western States National Junior Angus Show Scholarship – $500
- Wesley Brown – Stevensville, MT
Richard and Wanda Wilson Scholarship – $1,000
- Brianna Erdmann – Leola, SD
DeEtta Wood Memorial Scholarship – $1,000
- Cara Smith – Pleasant Garden, NC
Woodlawn Farms Angus Scholarship – $1,500
- Cassidy Becker – Diagonal, IA
- Gary Brost LEAD Award
- Sierra Day – Cerro Gordo, IL
- Lindsey Decker – Philo, IL
- Eric Schafer – Owaneco, IL
