Missouri's Cattlemen Foundation Awards


25 Scholarships OSAGE BEACH, MO.


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issouri's Cattle- men Foundation awarded scholar-


ships to 25 high school seniors and college stu- dents at the 53rd Annual Missouri Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show. The awards were presented during a ban- quet celebrating the achievements of youth in the cattle industry on Saturday, January 9, 2021. Scholarship recipients


were chosen based on excellent communica- tion,


leadership and


scholastic achievement as well as involvement in their communities and the agricultural indus- try. Each selected stu- dent received a $1,000 scholarship funded by Missouri's Cattlemen Foundation and its many supporters. Sev- eral were endowed schol- arships


that were established to honor in-


dividuals who have made significant contri- butions to Missouri's beef cattle industry. Scholarships


were


awarded to Brooke An- derson, Pettis County; Hannah Anderson, Pettis County; Schyler Angell, Boone County; Caedon Bergman,


Lafayette


County; Hallie Bond, Vernon County; Emma Burns, Carroll County; Lauren Crutsinger, Cape Girardeau County; Mor- gan Crutsinger, Cape Gi- rardeau County; Michael Dieckmann,


Jackson


County; Meagan Forck, Cole County; Lauren Gilbert,


Christian


County; Rachel Grimes, Bates County; Jake Haines, Audrain County; David Lemmon, Clark County;


Kraysen


Leonard, Cedar County; Charlotte Lloyd, Henry County; Abigail Miller, Miller County; Payden Nolting, Barton County; Alexis Plackemeier, Lin-


coln County; Isaac


Rhode, Clinton County; Grace Rhodes, St. Charles County; Tessa Richmond,


Marion


County; Sydney Stunde- beck, Chariton County; and Victoria Washburn, Gentry County.


For the third year,


judges selected the top five written applications and those individuals had in-person interviews with a panel of judges to compete for an addi- tional $2,000 making the scholarship a total of $3,000. The top five can- didates were: Schyler Angell, Lauren Gilbert, Lauren


Crutsinger,


Brooke Anderson and Isaac Rhode. The top two who received an addi- tional $2,000 provided by Governor Mike and First Lady Teresa Parson and the Boone County Cattlemen's Association were Schyler Angell and Lauren Gilbert.


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MSU Extension Service Launches New 4-H Center


launching a new Exten- sion Center for 4-H Youth Development to grow the next generation of leaders. This name change


T


leverages current fund- ing and restructuring of existing positions to allow for greater support and service to Missis- sippi’s young people. 4- H provides nonformal youth development edu-


STARKVILLE, MISS.


he Mississippi State University Exten- sion Service


is


cation across the state for 8- to 18-year-olds through programs deliv- ered locally by Extension agents and registered 4- H adult volunteers. “Renaming the office


and program furthers our strategic goal of ex- panding outreach and engagement while ad- hering to Extension’s core values,” said Exten- sion Director Gary Jack- son. “The center will allow for greater synergy between state


and


county level faculty and staff and raise 4-H’s vis-


ibility as a potential partner with other or- ganizations.” Jackson asked veteran


4-H leader and MSU youth development pro- fessor Linda Mitchell to serve as the interim di- rector of the center for up to one year while a national search is con- ducted. While serving in this


position, Mitchell will continue working as re- gional Extension coordi- nator in the northeast district. During her


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