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: Agriculture Industry & Technology,
Agriculture Transfer
Dickinson
State University: Agricultural Studies -
Business/Marketing or Soil Science, Agriculture Sales and Service -
Agriculture Business Management, Agriculture Transfer
Williston
State College: Ag Business Sales and Management,
Agriculture Transfer, Agronomy Technician
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 - Agrifinance, Marketing or
Management option
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Systems Management - Business or
Applied Technology option
Crop & Weed Science- Biotechnology or Weed
Science option
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
Paul Lautenschlager, Beach - Vice President
Joel Janke, Bismarck - Director
Elton Solseng, Fargo - Director
Roger Wagner, Grafton - Director
Steve Strege, Fargo - Exec VP & Sec/Treas
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North Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation
2009-2010 Award Winners $750 each
North
Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Michael Bjertness, Hickson, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Suanne Kallis, New Leipzig, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Allison Kopesky, Lakeland, MN
Agribusiness Economics and Agricultural Education
Justin Mack, Velva, ND
Agricultural Economics
Amanda Schoch, New England, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Lee Slykerman,
LaMoure, ND
Crop & Weed Science
Dakota College at Bottineau, ND
Monica Pritchett, Rugby, ND
Agriculture Transfer (Soil Science & Ag Education)
North Dakota State College of Science, Wahpeton, ND
Bryce Knowlen, Kindred, ND
Agriculture Sales & Service
Grants:
AID AWARDS:
$858 to Williston State College for a plant growing stand
with grow lights.
2008-2009 Award
Winners
2007-2008 Award Winners
2006-2007 Award Winners
2005-2006 Award Winners
2004-2005 Award Winnerse
