Beef Industry Offers $1,750 in Scholarships

(Columbia, MO) -- One lucky young woman will receive a $1,000 scholarship as the winner of the Missouri Beef Queen contest. The first runner-up will receive a $500 scholarship and the second runner-up, a $250 scholarship. The contest is sponsored by the Missouri CattleWomen (MCW) in cooperation with the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association (MCA), Missouri’s Cattlemen Foundation (MCF) and the Missouri Beef Industry Council (MBIC). The scholarships are provided by the MCW, MCA, and MCF.
The contest is open to single females, between the ages of 16-21 (by December 31, 2007). Contestants must have a farm background, have an interest in Beef and the Beef Industry, be a Collegiate or Junior member of MCA or her parent(s) must be an MCA or MCW member and must be sponsored by her county Cattlemen’s Affiliate. The contest will be held Saturday, December 13th, during the 2008 Missouri Cattlemen’s Association and Missouri CattleWomen’s Annual Convention and Trade Show, at the University Plaza Hotel and Springfield Expo Center in Springfield, Missouri. The contestant will be judged on an oral presentation and a personal interview. Judges will be scoring the contestants on knowledge of Beef, presentation, appearance, personality, and their entry application.
To obtain an application or more information about the Missouri CattleWomen’s Queen Program, contact Michele Koelling 2438 Fowler Road Hermann, MO 65041, 573-943-9929 (e-mail: mkoelling@mariesr2.org). The application deadline is October 1, 2008.

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