Jersey Juniors to Receive $22,600 in Scholarships
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leven Jersey youth continuing their education will receive scholarships from the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA) totaling $22,600. They will receive their awards on November 7, 2021, at the Junior Banquet, which concludes junior events at The All American in Louisville, Ky. The 11 recipients are pursuing higher education at universities and colleges in eight different states—California, Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington, and Wisconsin. They are pursuing degrees in agricultural business, agricultural communications, agriculture science, animal science, dairy production, dairy science, and nursing. Twenty-one students applied for schol-
arships from the AJCA this year. Youth can apply for as many scholarships for which they are eligible to compete. Support for the AJCA scholarship program comes from eight different funds managed in perpetuity by the AJCA.
Meghan Hettinga, Orange City, Iowa, was selected for the on-farm experience. She worked at Cinnamon Ridge Dairy, Donahue, Iowa, to learn about onfarm processing and interacting with consumers.
Fred Stout Experience Awards In addition to the scholarship awards listed below, three juniors received Fred Stout Experience Awards. Hannah Diehl, McVeytown, Pa., was chosen as the 2020 recipient for Jersey Marketing Service. Because of COVID-19, her internship was postponed until this summer. Elizabeth Gross, New Ringgold, Pa., is winner of the 2021 award. She will begin her internship with JMS this fall.
Awards for 2022-2023 Applications for 2022-2023 Jersey youth scholarships will be accepted from April 1 through July 1, 2022, and forms will be available closer to the deadline on the USJersey website. For more information, contact Kim Billman, AJCA Director of Communications, at 6486 E. Main St., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068, kbillman@usjersey.com, or 614322-4451.
Russell-Malnati Scholarship for Advanced Studies This scholarship—the largest offered by the AJCA—is available to graduate students seeking degrees in dairy science, animal science, large animal veterinary practice, dairy production, dairy manufacturing, or dairy product processing. Kathryn Marie Bosley, Malone, N.Y., will receive this year’s scholarship in the amount of $5,000. She earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science and an associate’s degree in dairy production and management from the State University of New York (SUNY)-Cobleskill in the spring of 2021. She will pursue her master’s degree in animal science at the University of Minnesota next spring. Long term, she plans to work with dairy cattle genetics in academia, with an appointment that is half research and half teaching. Kathryn placed sixth in the 2020 National Jersey Youth
Achievement Contest and attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2017. She received The Lineweaver Scholarship in 2020 and the V. L. Peterson Scholarship in 2019. She grew up on her family’s 50-cow Registered Jersey dairy, Tierney Farm. Among her favorite pastimes were “show-cations” at the New York State Fair, the New York Spring Carousel, the Big E, World Dairy Expo and The All American Jersey Show. She was active with 4-H and crowned Franklin County Dairy Princess in 2017. She is currently serving her second term as co-secretary of the New York Jersey Cattle Club. Kathryn was a member of the dairy and pre-vet clubs at SUNY-Cobleskill and helped found Sigma Alpha Gamma sorority. She judged dairy cattle at World Dairy Expo with teams that represented New York 4-H and SUNY-Cobleskill. She was honored with the university’s Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence this year and earned the Excellence in Student Leadership Award twice.
William A. Russell Memorial Scholarship This scholarship is available to high school graduates accepted into a college or university for the fall program of the school year (entering freshmen). Kylie Marie Konyn, Escondido, Calif., has been named recipient of the $2,000 scholarship. She is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a double major in dairy science and either life science communications or genetics. Kylie graduated as valedictorian from Saint Joseph Academy in 2021 and earned college credits from Modesto Junior College and Palomar Community College as well. Long term, Kylie plans to process dairy products from her Jersey herd and market to consumers in the San Diego area. She is well on her way as she has purchased equipment for the creamery and begun to submit plans. SEPTEMBER 2021
She grew up on a Holstein dairy farm and launched her 60head Jersey herd with a purchase from one of her mentors, Regina Pozzi. Foundation purchases also came from the Pot O’Gold Sale and other Registered Jersey breeders. She has shown cattle at local, state, and national venues, including The All American Jersey Show, where her homebred entry, Aspire Fizz for the Lady, earned Best Bred and Owned laurels in the winter yearling class last fall. Kylie has earned multiple All-California or Reserve All-California certificates and was named premier 4-H Dairy Exhibitor at the California State Fair. Kylie attended Jersey Youth Academy in 2021 and was named first alternate in the National Jersey Queen Contest in 2020. She is currently serving her second term as president of the California Junior Jersey Cattle Association and has also presided over the California Junior Holstein Association. She is secretary of her 4-H club and a member of National Honors Society and National Society for High School Scholars. Page 37
