Grainnet

North Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners and New Officers

The North Dakota Grain Dealers Educational Foundation has announced the names of its scholarship winners for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Ten students will receive $750 scholarships.

Award winners, hometowns, colleges and curriculums in which the students are enrolled are as follows:

North Dakota State University at Fargo, ND

Michael Bjertness, Hickson, ND in Crop & Weed Science

Kevin Buxa, Harvey, ND in Agricultural Economics

Katie Conklin, Douglas, ND in Crop & Weed Science

Tyler Klain, Ruso, ND in Agricultural Economics

Justin Mack, Velva, ND in Agricultural Economics

Taylor Mattson, Carrington, ND in Crop & Weed Science

Cory Skauge, Sabin, MN, in Agribusiness

Nicholas Smith, Carrington, ND in Crop & Weed Science Bismarck State College

Adam Balk, Sawyer, ND in Agribusiness Sales & Service

North Dakota State College of Science

Darren Klinger, Tower City, ND in Crop Production Sales & Service

The Foundation also awarded a grant of $897 for crop and weed plant mounts, seed sets and soil sieves to Bismarck State College and a grant for $673 for soil strength testing equipment to Dickinson State University.

Directors and Officers were elected at the Foundation's recent Annual Meeting.

Todd Vogel was re-elected President.

Todd is the Manager at Plains Grain & Agronomy, LLC at Marion, ND and a Director of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association.

Paul Lautenschlager was elected Vice President.

Paul is the Manager at Beach Co-op Grain Co. at Beach, ND and a Director of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association.

Re-elected as Directors were Tony Johannesen, Manager at Dakota Prairie Ag in Edgeley, ND and a Director of the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association;

Joel Janke, Public Relations Officer of the ND FFA Foundation, Bismarck, ND; and

Elton Solseng, Instructor, Agricultural Systems Management at NDSU.

Steve Strege and Cheryal Welle both of Fargo, serve as Executive Vice President and Executive Assistant respectively.

They each hold the same offices with the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association.

The Foundation was incorporated in 1980 by the North Dakota Grain Dealers Association to promote agribusiness education in North Dakota. Primary emphasis is on students entering the grain marketing industry or other agribusiness.

The Foundation has now awarded almost $160,000 in scholarships and instructional aid grants over twenty-eight academic years.

Students interested in obtaining more information or applications for next year's award should contact the Foundation office at 118 Broadway N., Suite 606, Fargo, ND 58102-4985.

For more information, call 701-235-4184.