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The Pennsylvania
Livestock Association
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2010 PLA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS AT KILE
The Pennsylvania Livestock Association will present educational scholarships to two outstanding young individuals at the Keystone Livestock Exposition on September 30, 2010. PLA President Tammy Weaver will make the presentations at the Opening Ceremony of the 54th Anniversary of the show. Each of the recipients filled out a detailed application, including academic transcripts and personal references as well as a narrative about their livestock involvement. They were chosen on the basis of outstanding leadership skills, a keen interest in the livestock industry and an involvement in KILE and support of PLA among other traits. Receiving scholarships will be Stephanie Stahl and Jeremy Mock. The public is invited to attend this ceremony which will be held in the Sale Arena of the Complex beginning at 4:30 PM.
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JEREMY MOCK |
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The son of Jack and Peggy Mock, Jeremy Mock is a student at Butler Jr. College in Kansas and hails from Williamsburg in Blair County. He was the recipient of the Outstanding 4-H Youth Award at the 2007 KILE. |
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A graduate of Williamsburg High School, Jeremy is pursuing a degree in Ag Business at a four year college. His career goal is to be a certified Embryologist and H.I. Technician. Jeremy’s served on the Student Council in high school and was the recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Award. At Butler he participates in Livestock Judging and as an Ag Ambassador. Jeremy is a former Boy Scout achieving the Arrow of Light level and played Little League Baseball. As a 4-H member, Jeremy has an outstanding resume showing goats, sheep and beef locally, at KILE, the PA Farm Show, and National Shows including the National Jr. Swine Association Show in Louisville and the North American International Expo. He had the champion junior carcass swine at KILE in 2005 and 2007 and the Grand Champion goat at the 2009 Farm Show. He also received the FFA Keystone Award that same year. Showing leadership skills, he held many offices in his 4-H Clubs. |
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STEPHANIE STAHL |
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Stephanie Stahl, the daughter of Pamela Stahl of Rockwood in Somerset County is a freshman at the Fayette Campus of Penn State University. . |
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She is pursuing a degree in Animal Sciences with the goal of becoming a veterinarian. Stephanie has volunteered as a bell ringer for the Salvation Army, at the Children’s Aide Home and at the Somerset County Relay 4 Life. Active in both 4-H and FFA, she has held offices and leadership positions in both. In school, she was a member of the band, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and played softball, and soccer. In addition to livestock projects, Stephanie has shown dairy cows locally and at the PA Farm Show. In 2008, she was chosen as a PA delegate for the National 4-H Dairy Conference in Madison |
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