September 22, 2005

NMA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2005 RECIPIENTS

OAKLAND, CA – The National Meat Association (NMA) Scholarship Foundation is announcing the names of the eight undergraduate students chosen as recipients of scholarship grants for the 2005-06 academic school year.

The awards will be presented at the 60^th NMA Annual Convention in San Francisco, CA March 1-4, 2006. President of the NMA Scholarship Foundation Ron Gustafson is pleased to announce the winners for this year:

DeBenedetti Scholarship:
Sara E. Morrissey, University of Nebraska at Lincoln

NMA Scholarship Grants:
Casey G. Weber, Kansas State University
Monique S. Waterman, California State University Fresno
Ace VanDeWalle, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brian L. Krause, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Adam Krause, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abbey J. Avery, Iowa State University
Georgina Anderson, University of Kentucky

The NMA Scholarship Foundation is administered by the Directors of the NMA Scholarship Foundation. These $2,000 to $2,500 merit-based awards are presented annually to undergraduate students studying Animal/Meat/Food Science and considering a career in the meat industry.

National Meat Association is a non-profit trade association. Since 1946, NMA has represented meat packers and processors, equipment manufacturers and food suppliers who provide services to the meat industry. The association has members throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Australia and Mexico.