Mitchell Juhl Awarded National Pork Industry Scholarship

2017 Mar 6

Juhl, who majors in Agricultural Business and is planning to pursue a career in the pork industry, was one of ten students awarded the 2017 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry scholarship at The National Pork Producers Council's annual business meeting. The scholarship is sponsored by CME Group and the National Pork Industry Foundation and managed and administered by NPPC.

The 2017 winners of the $2,500 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarships - named after the late NPPC vice president from Mt. Olive, N.C. - are:

• Lexi Marek, Iowa State University
• Mitchell Juhl, Iowa State University
• Nora Faris, University of Missouri
• Mary Heiller, Iowa State University
• Samuel Johnson, South Dakota State University
• Adam Stevermer, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
• Joshua Beam, Pennsylvania State University
• Caleb Grohmann, University of Missouri-Columbia
• Brittney Kozenko, Kansas State University
• Haley Stark, Butler Community College

To be eligible for a scholarship, students must be undergraduates in a two-year swine program or a four-year college of agriculture, provide a brief letter describing their expected role in the pork industry, write an essay on an issue affecting the pork industry and submit two letters of reference from professors or industry professionals.

"These outstanding young people represent the future of the U.S. pork industry," said NPPC President John Weber. "They are the next generation of leaders, and NPPC and CME Group are pleased to recognize their commitment to the pork industry with these scholarships."