[Plsugs] FW: Scholarship now available for Undergraduate and Graduate Ag Students - Due 12/10/10

[Tanya Quist]

>Subject: Scholarship now available for Undergraduate and Graduate Ag 
>Students - Due 12/10/10
>
>Please be advised that the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is 
>again offering its Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship 
>thanks to the sponsorship of BASF Corporation.
>
>Five (5) one thousand dollar ($1,000) scholarships are available to 
>students entering at least their second undergraduate year (or any year 
>of graduate school) pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in an 
>agricultural, agribusiness, or an ag vocation field.
>
>Applicants or a parent/guardian must be a member of the NCGA.  New 
>members may join and immediately apply for the scholarship.  Funds are 
>for the 2011-2012 school year.  Past scholarship winners and employees 
>and the families of employees of any division of BASF or their 
>subsidiaries or the NCGA are not eligible for the scholarship.
>
>Applications must be postmarked on or before December 10, 2010.
>
>Rules, requirements and more information along with a downloadable 
>application are available at: http://ncga.com/college-scholarship-program.
>
>Please send this information on to students, educators, university 
>staff, or anyone in your community who you believe would be interested.
>
>Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Joe Hodes
>
>
>Joe Hodes
>Marketing Manager
>National Corn Growers Association
>hodes at ncga.com
>636-733-9004 x137
>636-733-9005 (fax)
>314-518-1797 (cell)
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>Now Accepting Applications! Scholarships for College Ag Students 
>Available (10-14-10)
>
>Oct. 14: The National Corn Growers Association and chemical company 
>BASF Corporation will again award five $1,000 scholarships to 
>undergraduate and graduate students pursuing a degree in the 2011-12 
>school year in an agriculture-related field.
>
>"NCGA understands that to remain successful as an industry we must 
>focus on agricultural education and fighting the rural 'brain drain'," 
>said Bill Berg, vice chairman of NCGA's Grower Services Action Team. 
>"This program is an important component of NCGA's commitment to 
>fostering youth in agriculture and to the future of our rural 
>communities. It is an investment in the future of our industry."
>
>Applicants for the NCGA Academic Excellence in Agriculture Scholarship 
>Program must be entering at least their second undergraduate year or 
>any year of graduate study, and they or a parent or legal guardian must 
>be an NCGA member. Scholarship applications must be postmarked on or 
>before Dec. 10.
>
>Scholarship recipients will be selected in early 2011. Recipients and a 
>parent or guardian will enjoy travel and lodging to attend a portion of 
>the 2011 Commodity Classic in Tampa, Fla., to be recognized at the NCGA 
>Awards Banquet and have the opportunity to learn more about modern 
>agriculture.
>
>This is the fourth year for the partnership between BASF and NCGA. 
>Click here for the complete rules and application packet: 
>http://ncga.com/college-scholarship-program.



Dr. Thomas B. Wilson, Lecturer
Department of Soil, Water, and Environmental Science
1177 E. Fourth Street
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721
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Office Location:
Room 308, Family and Consumer Sciences Building