USPOULTRY allocates $275,663 in student grants

The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded student recruiting grants 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.