2021 Pat Nowlin Scholarship Offered by NM CowBelles
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ach year the NM CowBelles accept scholarship applications to honor the memory of Pat Nowlin who was instrumental in beginning the first CowBelle organization in Arizona in 1947 followed by the New Mexico organization when she moved to the Cimarron area in 1957. She served as our first NM CowBelle president and was later elected to the position of national secretary / treasurer. The NM CowBelles will again offer two $500 scholarships to be awarded to graduating high school seniors and one additional $500 scholarship to be given to a college upperclassman or adult returning to college to obtain their degree. Applicants must be a paid member of the NM CowBelles, a junior age member or a child of a NM CowBelle in order to apply. Scholarship applica-
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tions must also include: 1) The NM CowBelle Local Verification Form signed by the local president and secretary, 2) applicant’s photo, and 3) high school transcript, home school record of courses, or an official transcript of the college or trade school the applicant last attended. Applications can be obtained from the scholarship chair, a NM CowBelle local, on the NM CowBelle website at https://www.newmexicocowbelles.org/ or the FaceBook page at https://www. facebook.com/NewMexicoCowBelles. The deadline to submit scholarship applications with all attachments is April 15, 2021. Scholarship applications must be submitted to Shelly Hathorn, the NM CowBelle Scholarship Chair, via mail at the address below or by email to: shporter@nmsu.edu. Contact the chair at 575/447-7447 with questions regarding the scholarship applications or to make a donation to the memorial scholarship fund. Shelly Hathorn NM CowBelle Scholarship Chair 112 Scottsdale Drive Clovis, NM 88101
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Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Announces the 2021 Inductees & Award Winners by Drovers News Source
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he Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame has announced its 2021 inductees and award winners who will be recognized at its 12th annual banquet to be held August 9, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. Johnny Trotter, president and CEO of Bar-G Feedyard in Hereford, Texas, and Steve Gabel, founder of Magnum Feedyard in Wiggins, Colorado, are the newest inductees into the Hall of Fame, which annually honors two leaders who have made lasting contributions to the cattle feeding industry. Gary Smith, visiting professor in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University, is the recipient of the Leadership Award. George Eckert of Green Plains Cattle Company in Leoti, Kansas, and Gaspar Martinez of Harris Feeding Company in Coalinga, California, were named Service Award winners. These inductees and award winners will be recognized at the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame banquet in conjunction with the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show to be held Aug. 10-12 in Nashville. “Through their dedication and leadership, these honorees have made lasting contributions to our industry,” said Cliff Becker, vice president of publishing for Farm Journal Media and Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame board member. “It is an honor to recognize their achievements which have helped advance the cattle feeding industry.” Tickets for the 2021 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame banquet can be purchased as part of the Cattle Industry Convention registration and will be available in June. Event sponsorship and table sponsorships are also available. Founding sponsors of the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame include Merck Animal Health, Drovers magazine and Osborn Barr Paramore (OBP). All proceeds from ticket sales and corporate sponsorships will benefit future initiatives for the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame. All funds from tickets purchased by cattle feeders will be donated in full to the Hall of Fame. Those interested in sponsorship opportunities may contact Tori Lock at 660/641-3369; Cliff Becker at 913/579-7675; or Chub Klein at 402/443-7337. Donations to the Hall of Fame may also be made at cattlefeeders.org.
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