The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded student recruiting grants totaling $383,577 to six U.S. universities with Poultry Science departments and 29 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 at 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 |
$28,587 |
Ingram Farms |
|
Mississippi State University |
$30,447 |
Sanderson Farms |
|
North Carolina State University |
$37,388 |
Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation |
|
Texas A&M |
$42,898 |
|
|
University of Arkansas |
$33,309 |
Monty and Margot Henderson Student Recruiting Fund |
|
University of Georgia |
$27,370 |
Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund |
The 29 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. |
$7,000 |
Don Dalton Student Recruiting Fund |
|
Alcorn State University, Miss. |
$4,620 |
Peco Foods |
|
California Polytechnic State University |
$10,000 |
|
|
California State University– Fresno |
$7,000 |
|
|
Clemson University, S.C. |
$3,010 |
Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund |
|
Eastern Oklahoma State College |
$2,995 |
Simmons Foods |
|
Iowa State University |
$7,000 |
|
|
Jones Junior College, Miss. |
$1,300 |
Wayne Farms LLC |
|
$6,800 |
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|
Louisiana State University |
$7,000 |
Sanderson Farms |
|
McNeese State University, La. |
$3,000 |
Cal-Maine Foods |
|
Middle Tennessee State |
$10,000 |
Hubbard Farms Charitable Foundation |
|
Modesto Junior College, Calif. |
$7,000 |
USPOULTRY Staff |
|
Murray State University, Ky. |
$7,000 |
Shepard Exposition Services |
|
North Carolina A&T State University |
$6,820 |
Stanley & Dorothy Frank Family Foundation |
|
Penn State University |
$10,000 |
Perdue Farms |
|
Purdue University, In. |
$7,000 |
Jay Houchin Family |
|
Sam Houston State University, Texas |
$7,000 |
Jerry and Cherie Moye |
|
Southern Arkansas University |
$7,000 |
George’s, Inc. |
|
Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas |
$7,000 |
Frost PLLC |
|
Tennessee Technological University |
$7,000 |
Hubbard Farms Charitable Foundation |
|
University of Delaware |
$7,000 |
Valley Proteins |
|
University of Florida |
$5.998 |
Claxton Poultry |
|
University of North Georgia |
$7,000 |
Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund |
|
University of Illinois Urbana |
$6,000 |
Koch Foods |
|
University of Tennessee |
$7,000 |
Centurion Poultry |
|
University of Tennessee – Martin |
$5,125 |
Pilgrim’s |
|
Wallace State Community College, Ala. |
$6,720 |
Peco Foods |
|
Wayne Community College, N.C. |
$2,189 |
Prestage Farms |
|
Wilkes Community College, N.C. |
$7,000 |
Case Foods |
“It is critical that we attract 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 recruitment grants are fundamental in encouraging students to enroll in industry-related studies and later become our future industry leaders,” said Tom Hensley, Fieldale 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.
