Graduate Programs in Dairy and Animal Science: Scholarships

Therese A. Vrooman Memorial Equine Scholarship-Lifetime Endowment

The purpose of this endowment shall be to enrich the College of Agricultural Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, by providing monies for the equine science program in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science. Preference for these monies shall be used to award full-time students enrolled or planning to enroll in the Depaartmentof Dairy and Animal Science with an interest in Equine Science who have achieved suprior academic records or who manifest promise of outstanding academic success. Available pending full funding.
Approved Board of Trustees May 2004

Eugene and Carol Schurman Scholarship in Dairy and Animal Science

The purpose of this scholarship shall be to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding graduate and undergraduate students enrolled or planning to enroll in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University.
Approved Board of Trustees August 2002

Eastern Meat Packers Association Scholarship in Animal Husbandry

The purpose of this scholarship shall be to assist worthy students enrolled in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science in the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University who display special interest and talent in Animal Husbandry, and particularly in the field of meats.
Approved Board of Trustees March 2002

William B. Darrow Graduate Scholarship in Ruminant Nutrition

The purpose of this scholarship shall be to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in the Animal Science major in the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University.
Approved Board of Trustees February 2001

John and Norma Almquist Graduate Scholarship in Dairy and Animal Science

The purpose of this scholarship shall be to provide recognition and financial assistance to outstanding graduate students who are enrolled or are planning to enroll in the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University and who are doing research at the John O. Almquist Research Center in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science.
Approved Board of Trustees November 2000

Donald V. Josephson and Stuart Patton Mentorship Award in Dairy and Food Science

The purpose of this award shall be to support graduate work in dairy and food science by honoring and recognizing outstanding achievement or potential by faculty and graduate students in the College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University.
Approved Board of Trustees November 2000

Earl Kesler Endowment

Purpose: to enhance student learning in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science.
Approved Board of Trustees October 1999

Obie and Mary Snider Award in Dairy and Animal Science

The purpose of this scholarship shall be to honor and recognize exemplary academic achievement by a graduate student enrolled or planning to enroll in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences at The Pennsylvania State University, whose specific area of interest is dairy genetics, dairy nutrition or dairy reproductive biology.
Approved Board of Trustees April 1999

Otto J. and Opal I. Hill Seminar Program

Purpose: to provide support for academic seminars for graduate students and faculty in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science.
Approved Board of Trustees May 1996

Edgar Allen Day Memorial Fund

The purpose of this scholarship is to: 1. To pay travel expenses of a deserving graduate student in either food Science or Dairy Science so that s/he may attend a professional meeting for the purpose of presenting research finds. 2. To pay travel expenses and/or an honorarium for a visiting scientist to address a graduate seminar in Food Science or Dairy Science and otherwise to enrich the research and graduate study programs in these areas. 3. To buy needed equipment for graduate study programs in Food Science or Dairy Science which otherwise might not be available.
Approved Board of Trustees January 1974

Pennsylvania Meat Packers Association Scholarship

This scholarship will be made to eligible senior students and graduate students in the College of Agricultural Science. The basis for selection shall be leadership, scholarship, interest in the commercial meat business, and financial need.
Approved Board of Trustees January 1953