The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $33,309 student recruiting grant to the University of Arkansas Department of Poultry Science. The grant was made possible in part from an endowing Foundation gift from the Monty and Margot Henderson Student Recruiting Fund.
The University of Arkansas is one of six universities in the United States that has a department dedicated to poultry science. Dr. David Caldwell, department head and director for the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas, said the gift will help support recruitment efforts including the annual Poultry Science Youth Conference, the youth broiler show at the Arkansas State Fair, in-service training for faculty and other recruiting activities.
“The USPOULTRY Foundation contributions to the Poultry Science Department are tremendously important to the recruitment and retention efforts we employ to grow our undergraduate student population. This is essentially the only funding we receive on an annual basis that specifically targets new student recruitment. We are extremely appreciative of the continued support we receive from the USPOULTRY Foundation and the Monty and Margot Henderson Student Recruiting Fund. We have recently established a new goal for undergraduate enrollment and are eager to put these funds to work as we strive to accomplish this goal,” remarked Caldwell.
In September 2019, the USPOULTRY Foundation board approved student recruiting grants totaling $383,577 to 35 colleges and universities across the United States with a poultry science department or industry-related degree program. The USPOULTRY Foundation provides annual recruiting funds to colleges and universities to attract students to their poultry programs. The grants are made possible by gifts to the Foundation from companies, individuals and families, in addition to funds earned over the years at the International Poultry Expo.
