PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program has announced the winners of its 2016 Dairy Science Scholarship and Food Marketing Scholarship, awarded to students attending Delaware Valley University and Saint Joseph’s University, respectively.
Emma Munyan of Elizabethtown, Pa., is the recipient of the Dairy Science Scholarship. A junior at Delaware Valley University, Munyan is majoring in large animal science. She is involved in the Dairy Society, the Block and Bridle club and is a sister of the Sigma Alpha professional agricultural sorority.
After graduation, Munyan plans to attend veterinary school. She says it’s important to continue to tell dairy’s story to young, non-farm kids because “educated children become educated adults, and educated adults make decisions to support crucial parts of agriculture.”
Taylor Martin of Lansdale, Pa., received the Food Marketing Scholarship. A junior at Saint Joseph’s University, Martin is majoring in food marketing and is a member of the SJU Food Marketing Association and the American Marketing Association. While interning with the Campbell Soup Company this summer, she met with the research and development manager to discuss the role dairy plays within the company.
Of her internship, Martin says she recognizes the value of milk as a raw material and an “undeniable ingredient” in Campbell’s recipes. She learned from others within the company “the importance of maintaining healthy relationships with dairy farmers.”
Munyan and Martin each received $1,500 toward their college studies.
“We are pleased to award these scholarships to help support students interested in pursuing dairy-related and/or food science careers that support the dairy industry,” said Jeff Raney, chairman of the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program board of directors. “This is a worthwhile investment in helping to prepare the dairy and food industry leaders of the future.”
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About American Dairy Association North East
The American Dairy Association North East (ADANE) is the local affiliate of the National Dairy Council® and the regional consolidation of three promotion organizations including the American Dairy Association and Dairy Council, Inc., Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association and Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. Committed to nutrition education and research-based communications, ADANE provides science-based nutrition information to, and in collaboration with, a variety of stakeholders committed to fostering a healthier nation, including health professionals, educators, school nutrition directors, academia, industry, consumers and media. Funded by dairy checkoff dollars from more than 13,500 dairy farm families in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and northern Virginia, ADANE works closely with Dairy Management Inc.™ to bring a fully integrated promotion program to the North East region. For more information, visit www.dairyspot.com.
Source: American Dairy Association North East
