P.O. Box 370, Rocky Mount , VA 24151
Phone: 540-483-5123 FAX: 540-483-7286
Tunkhannock office: 1 Stony Mountain Road, Tunkhannock, PA 18657
email:office@selectsirepower.com
Phone: (570) 836-3168
FAX: (570) 836-1490
$3000 Wayne Dudley Scholarship
A total of up to $15,000 will be awarded
2016
Scholarship Application Form
2016
Eligibility Requirements
1. The applicant must have completed one academic year of college, and presently be enrolled in
an undergraduate agricultural related major. Current college seniors are eligible.
2. Parent, guardian, or applicant must be an active customer in good standing or “user” of Select
Sire Power and reside within the Select Sire Power membership area.
3. Previous scholarship winners will remain eligible during subsequent award years. However, a
person can only receive the $3000 scholarship once.
Name
Years of College Completed
School Address
Telephone Number (Home)
(School)
E-Mail Address
Select Sire Power Account Number
Select Sire Power Sales Representative
Parent or Guardian Names
Home Address
(Personally own)
Number of Breeding Age Cattle (Family farm)
On Farm
Major
College Attending
College Advisor
CUMULATIVE GPA IS
BASED ON
# CREDITS
PLEASE INCLUDE A CURRENT TRANSCRIPT OR A COPY OF LATEST GRADE
REPORT SIGNED BY YOUR ADVISOR WITH YOUR APPLICATION
(Unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
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CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:
APPLICATIONS ARE JUDGED ON A COMBINATION OF ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS,
LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, GRADES, AND ACTIVITY WITH SELECT SIRE POWER, INC.
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. The answers to questions should be in
typewritten form. IF YOU TYPE THE ANSWERS ON ANOTHER SHEET, PLEASE INCLUDE
THE QUESTION. ADHERE TO SPACE ALLOTMENT AND USE A FONT SIZE OF 10 OR
LARGER.
1. After college, what are your career plans and how do they relate to agriculture?
2. What role do you play in your family farm operation?
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3. Please list your leadership and organizational involvement, as well as awards you have
received (4-H, FFA, school, community, church, etc…)
Leadership roles and elected offices held:
Organizational involvement and awards:
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4.
2016 SELECT SIRE POWER SCHOLARSHIP
Restaurants increasingly advertise the food they serve with buzzwords that resonate with
the consumer such as “natural” and “sustainable”. Can Select Sires utilize genetic traits
to match up with these trends and is it a good idea to do so?
5. There are many tools and technologies available to assist in getting cattle pregnant.
Which do you consider to be the most efficient method for generating pregnancies on the
farm?
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6. Select Sires recently celebrated 50 years as a federation of cooperatives serving member
customers. In todays modern world, do cooperatives still serve a useful role? Please
explain your answer.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED AND RETURNED TO:
SELECT SIRE POWER, INC
ATTN: KIRK SATTAZAHN
PO BOX 370
ROCKY MOUNT, VA 24151
kirk7@selectsirepower.com
BY AND NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31, 2016