announcements La Prix SchoLarShiP reciPientS
Students involved in the agricultural industry that possess ambition, knowledge and ability received $14,000 scholarships from the La Prix Scholarship program during the spring 2012 semester. Morgan Meisenheimer, a junior at Oklahoma State University from Frederick, Md., was named the winner of the 2012 La Prix Scholarship and received a $10,000 cash award and framed print. Mark Sims, also a junior at OSU from Elgin, Okla., and Marita Palacio, a sophomore at Redlands Community College from Bend, Ore., tied for second place. Sims and Palacio each received a $2,000 cash award. Travis Begley of Lubbock, Texas, and Mackenzi Dorsey of Strasburg, Colo., also interviewed for the awards. The scholarship award was made possible by the commissionable proceeds from the 2011 Embryos on Snow sale and an initial sponsorship from TransOva Genetics. “The primary goal of La Prix is to let this sale give back to an outstanding youth who has a dream and a goal of building a business or starting a project at the front of their young professional life,” said Christy Collins, La Prix Scholarship Program founder. The La Prix Scholarship Program extends sincere appreciation to everyone involved in making this prestigious award happen and congratulates all applicants for your outstanding talents. Major
sponsors for 2012 currently include Embryos on Snow, Trans Ova, Donor Solutions and Purina; other sponsors include Prairie View Farms and Roslyn Earle. These sponsorships help fund the 2013 La Prix Scholarships. Applications for the 2013 La Prix Scholarship will be available this coming fall.
iLLinoiS State Fair Market heiFer Show
Junior heifer exhibitors at the Illinois State Fair (ISF) will have a new opportunity to show their cattle during the first ever Illinois State Fair Market Heifer Show. This inaugural show will take place in the Junior Livestock Center on Saturday, August 11th, following the conclusion of the ISF Junior Steer Show. Dan Hoge of Cambridge, IL and Black Hawk College will evaluate this year’s event. The ISF Market Heifer Show is a jackpot show and will pay out the following to the Top 5 heifers: $500 for the ISF Grand Champion Market Heifer; $400 to the Reserve Grand Champion Market Heifer; third overall will receive $300; fourth overall heifer will receive $200 and $100 to the fifth overall heifer. Money and additional prizes will also be awarded to junior exhibitors for class placing. Current sponsors for the ISF Market Heifer Show include Sullivan Supply, Umbarger Show Feeds, Dwyer Cattle Services and Elliott Cattle Company. This show will also be broadcast LIVE on Livestock World TV with Anchorman Chris Terembes. Anyone interested in sponsoring the 2012 ISF Market Heifer show can contact Bill Elliott at 217-741-6894; Eric Johnson at 217361-4567; or Bill Graff at 217-741-9003.
These calves and more will sell in our annual FaLL Private treaty PaSture SaLe. Jack & Lori SieverS • Layne & Jackie SieverS
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one & only Heifer
tyson x Monopoly
Sale date will be announced in the August issue of The Show Circuit.
Other Sires: Man Among Boys Unstoppable One & Only Tyson Walks Alone Eye Candy
June/July 2012 • theshowcircuit.com
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