The North
Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation, a North
Dakota corporation, was founded by the North Dakota Grain
Dealers Association in 1980. Its purpose is to provide
scholarships to students in agricultural curriculums at
North Dakota institutions of higher learning, particularly
for those students pursuing careers in grain marketing.
Ten $750 scholarships are being awarded this year. Students must be majoring in one of the following
curriculums:
Bismarck
State College: Agribusiness Sales & Service,
Agriculture Transfer
Dickinson
State University: Agricultural Studies -
Business/Marketing, Agriculture Sales and Service -
Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Transfer
Williston
State College: Ag Business Sales and Management,
Agriculture Transfer
New Town
- Fort
Berthold Community College: Agribusiness Sales
& Service,
Agriculture Transfer
Wahpeton
- North
Dakota State College of Science: Crop
Production Sales and Service, Agriculture Transfer, Agriculture Systems
Management (NDSU Transfer)
Bottineau
- MSU: Agriculture Transfer
*These
curriculums may have slightly different names at some
colleges.
College of
Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources, NDSU Fargo in:
Agribusiness - Agribusiness Finance, Agribusiness
Management or Agribusiness Marketing option
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Systems Management - Agribusiness or
Applied Technology option
Crop & Weed Science - Biotech or Weed
Science option
Cereal and Food Science
Soil Science
Grants for
instructional aids in these curriculums are also
available. Grants have ranged from $200 to $1,200 per
project.
Application
deadline for scholarships and grant proposals is September
30, 2009. Applications can be downloaded using
the PDF link at the top of this page. For further information and/or applications
contact:
North
Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation
118 Broadway N Ste 606
Fargo, ND 58102-4985
Telephone: 701-235-4184
Fax: 701-235-1026
E-mail: cwelle@ndgda.org
ND Grain Dealers Educational Foundation Board
Todd Vogel, Marion - President
Tony Johannesen, Edgeley - Vice President
Paul Lautenschlager, Beach - Director
Joel Janke, Bismarck - Director
Elton Solseng, Fargo - Director
Steve Strege, Fargo - Exec VP & Sec/Treas
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North Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation
2008-2009 Award Winners $750 each
North
Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Michael Bjertness, Hickson, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Kevin Buxa, Harvey, ND
Agricultural Economics
Katie Conklin, Douglas, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Tyler Klain,
Ruso, ND
Agricultural Economics
Justin Mack, Velva, ND
Agricultural Economics
Taylor Mattson, Carrington, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Cory Skauge,
Sabin, MN
Agribusiness
Nicholas
Smith, Carrington, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Bismarck State College, Bismarck, ND
Adam Balk, Sawyer, ND
Agribusiness Sales & Service
North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND
Darren Klinger, Tower City, ND
Crop Production Sales & Service
Grants:
AID AWARDS:
$897 to Bismarck State College for crop and weed plant
mounts, seed sets and soil sieves.
$673 to
Dickinson State University for soil strength testing
equipment.
2007-2008 Award Winners
2006-2007 Award Winners
2005-2006 Award Winners
2004-2005 Award Winnerse
