Saint Louis, Missouri
October 4, 2007
The American Soybean
Association (ASA) is pleased to announce the 2008-09 Secure
Optimal Yield (SOY) Scholarship. The SOY Scholarship is a
one-time $5,000 award to an eligible High School senior who
plans to declare agriculture as a degree area of study at the
University of their choice. The award is to be used directly for
tuition, fees, and/or books, not to exceed $2,500 per semester,
and not to exceed tuition amount with other fee dedicated aid.
The scholarship is managed by ASA and sponsored by
BASF Corporation.
This year’s scholarship is named in honor of Kip Cullers, the
Missouri soybean producer who set a new world’s record soybean
yield of more than139 bushels per acre last year.
"What Cullers did was show us that soybeans possess a lot more
genetic yield potential than most of us would have ever
imagined," said ASA President John Hoffman, a soybean producer
from Waterloo, Iowa. "By providing financial assistance for
college, the ASA is helping to cultivate the potential of a
deserving High School senior."
The scholarship idea resulted from collaboration between ASA and
BASF Corporation, who are partnering in a multi-faceted national
field trials program that is demonstrating to growers the
advantages of crop management practices that include the use of
residual herbicides and fungicides on soybeans. More than 100
growers participated in the SOY field trials this year.
"As we look back to where the agriculture industry has come from
and where it is expected to go in the next decade, it’s clear
that education is a critical key to success," said Andy Lee,
Director, US Business Operations, Crop Protection Products for
BASF. "We are very pleased to support the American Soybean
Association and help the next generation of soybean growers
succeed ."
Scholarship applicants must be the child or grandchild of a
current, active member of the ASA (membership in state soybean
association is the same as membership in ASA), and meet all
necessary requirements to apply. Non-members can take advantage
of this opportunity by first joining the ASA. For more
information about membership, go to
www.SoyGrowers.com.
Scholarship applications are now being accepted. Complete
details and applications are available at:
www.SoyGrowers.com/sym/.
The deadline for submission of all required information and
documentation is December 31, 2007.
Selection will be made and the winner will be notified in
January 2008. The scholarship winner also will be recognized at
the ASA awards banquet, and at a breakfast with BASF
representatives and Kip Cullers, during the annual Commodity
Classic, Feb. 28-March 2, in Nashville. The scholarship award
will be sent directly to the student’s school of choice after
enrollment has been verified.
"This is a great opportunity for your son or daughter, or your
grandson or granddaughter," Hoffman said. "Be sure to share this
information with them so they can compete for this scholarship."
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