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WCMA Scholarship Applications Now Available
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 10/28/2016

The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association is offering five scholarships worth $15,000 to students pursuing careers in the dairy industry.

Program coordinators say two students will be awarded the Myron P. 'Mike' Dean Cheese Industry Student Scholarship worth $3,000; and the Cheese Industry Supplier Student Scholarships, also worth $3,000 each, will be given to three winning applicants.

Any employee or child of an employee at a WCMA member supplier company may apply for the awards.

"Cheesemakers know that a well-educated workforce will help our industry grow, and that's why, time and again, they've invested in students with scholarship awards," said WCMA Director John Umhoefer. "All told, our association has donated more than $1 million to support students and industry educational programs."

Preference for scholarship awards will be given to candidates will be pursuing degrees and careers connected to the food and dairy supply industry. Well-qualified candidates will be currently attending a college, university, or technical school or registered to attend a qualifying school.

For more information or to apply for the scholarships, call the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association at 608-828-4550. Applications are due February 24, 2017.


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