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Forrest Bassford Student Award & Chicago Mercantile Exchange Scholarship

The LPC Student Award Program recognizes up to four students each year with all-expense-paid trips to the Ag Media Summit. The program was established to recognize and reward excellence and leadership and encourage professionalism among students. The travel awards give students the opportunity to interact with leaders in livestock publishing plus participate in workshops, seminars and the Critique Contest and Awards sessions. Forrest Bassford's name was appended to the LPC Student Award in 1992 in honor of his contribution to LPC, and his particular interest in furthering the Student Award. The Forrest Bassford Student Award winner receives a $2,000 scholarship. Up to three other students each receive $750 travel scholarship to attend the Ag Media Summit. Following are recipients of the Forrest Bassford Student Award:

2007 winners - Katie Allen, University of Missouri - Columbia
Travel Scholarship Winners
Stephanie Miles, Texas Tech University
Clint Blaes, Kansas State University
Melissa Leander, Kansas State University

2006 - Ginger Larson, University of Florida, Gainsville
Travel Scholarship Winners
Sara Muri, University of MO-Columbia
Melissa Hildebrand, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Heather Jennings, Texas A&M University, College Station

2005 - Annie Whitehill, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Travel Scholarship Winners
Sara Muri, University of MO-Columbia
Stephanie Jeter, Texas A&M University, College Station
Wendy Mayo, Kansas State University, Manhattan

2004 - Teresa Oe, North Dakota State University, Fargo
Travel Scholarship Winners
Rachel Bobbitt, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Garrett Wilkerson, Texas A&M University, College Station
Audrey Young, Kansas State University, Manhattan

2003 - Lance Zimmerman, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Travel Scholarship Winners
Katrina Waters, Texas Tech University, Lubbock
Leslie Shuler, University of Wisconsin/River Falls

2002 - Sharlene Swaim, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Travel Scholarship Winners
Shannon Hartenstein, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Lucas Shivers, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Melissa Karcher, The Ohio State University

2001 - Corinne Blender, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Travel Scholarship winners:
Kerri Howell, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
Maggie Martin, Kansas State University, Manhattan,
Beverly Moseley, University of Florida, Gainesville

2000 - Rhonda Nida, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Travel Scholarship winners:
Lindsay M. Williams, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Jennifer K. Ryan, Kansas State University, Manhattan

1999 - Jennifer Hotchkiss, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Travel Scholarship winners:
Sarah Domeier, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
D. Mischelle Coston, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Jennifer Simonson, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater

1998 - Collen Walsh, Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo
Travel Scholarship winners:
Linda Albers, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Diane Dinse, University of Missouri, Columbia
Rebecca Rhoades, University of Missouri, Columbia

1997 - Brad Parker, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Travel Scholarship winners:
Janna Quaring, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Wendy Meyer, Hasting College (Neb.)
Melissa J. Markway, University of Missouri, Columbia

1996 - Jane A. Taft, Purdue University
1995 - Angela J. Stump, Kansas State University
1994 - Erin Pettigrew, South Dakota State University
1993 - Jennifer Searcy, Ohio State University
1992 - Doyce L. Elliott, Texas A&M University
1991 - Alice J. Sherman, Washington State University
1990 - Claudine Cole, University of Illinois, Urbana
1989 - Julie Michele Hines, Ohio State University
1988 - Lora Duxbury, South Dakota State University
1987 - Anita Jo Geddes, University of Missouri, Columbia
1986 - Lea Weinheimer, Texas Tech University
1985 - Kelley K. Meyer, Kansas State University