Forrest Bassford Award
Forrest Bassford Student Award
The student winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in LPC’s annual convention and now the Ag Media Summit. This award recognizes and rewards excellence, leadership and encourages professionalism among students. This opportunity provides the recipient face-to-face exchanges with leaders in livestock publishing.
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 overall winner receives a $2,000 scholarship and up to four additional students each receive $750 travel scholarships to attend the convention. Following are recipients of the Forrest Bassford Student Award.
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Jenn Norrie, Alltech, pictured with Forrest Bassford finalists.
2022
Lydia Johnson
Iowa State University
2021
Sadie Vander Wal
South Dakota State University
2020
Katelyn Harbert
Kansas State University
2019
Jessica Wesson
University of Arkansas
2018
Madison Schafer-Hokanson
South Dakota State University
2017
Topanga McBride
Kansas State University
2016
Nora Faris
University of Missouri
2015
Nicole Lane
Kansas State University
2014
Logan Britton
Kansas State University
2013
Keri Weis
University of Missouri
2012
Ellen Reeder
University of Illinois
2011 - Jill Johnson, University of Illinois
2010 - Lisa Brown, Oklahoma State Univ.
2009 - Whitney Wallace, University of Missouri
2008 - Lindsay Domer, Kansas State University
2007 - Katie Allen, University of Missouri
2006 - Ginger Larson, University of Florida
2005 - Annie Whitehill, Kansas State University
2004 - Teresa Oe, N. Dakota State University
2003 - Lance Zimmerman, Kansas State University
2002 - Sharlene Swaim, Cal Poly State University
2001 - Corrine Blender, Kansas State University
2000 - Rhonda Nida, Kansas State University
Audie Rackley, Amarillo, Texas. Executive editor of the Quarter Horse Journal and Quarter Racing Journal at the time of his retirement in 1995. Serving longer than any previous editor of the Quarter Horse Journal, he joined the American Quarter Horse Association in 1970 as advertising director. During Rackley’s tenure the Journal became one of the largest equine breed magazines in the country. Quarter Racing Journal, EXTRA, Show Results and Race Results were begun while he was editor.
1999 - Jennifer Hotchkiss, Kansas State University
1998 - Colleen Walsh, Cal Poly State University
1997 - Brad Parker, Kansas State University
1996 - Jane Taft, Purdue
1995 - Angie Stump, Kansas State University
1994 - Erin Pettigrew, South Dakota State University
1993 - Jennifer Searcy, Ohio State University
1992 - Doyce Elliott, Texas A&M University
1991 - Alice Sherman, Washington State University
1990 - Claudine Cole, University of Illinois
1989 - Julie Hines, Ohio State University
1988 - Lora Duxbury, South Dakota State University
1987 - Anita Geddes, University of Missouri
1986 - Lea Weinheimer, Texas Tech University
1985 - Kelly Meyer, Kansas State University
Travel Scholarship Winners
2019: Natalie Ayers, University of Missouri-Columbia; Sadie Lackey, University of Georgia; and Grace Vehige, University of Arkansas
2018: Alexa Nordwald, University of Missouri; Sarah Moyer, Kansas State University; Kiera Leddy, Oklahoma State University
2017: Katie Friedrichs, Oklahoma State University; Taylor Belle Matheny, Kansas State University; and Jill Seiler, Kansas State University.
2016: Audrey Green, Kansas State University; Chamonix Mejia, Texas Tech University and Tim Taylor, Oklahoma State University
2015: Kendall Herren, University of Illinois; Jamie Keyes, Utah State University; Kaitlin Morgan, Kansas State University
2014: Breanne Brammer, University of Missouri; Courtney Leeper, University of Missouri; Lynsey Meharg, Texas Tech University
2013: Reba Underwood, West Texas A&M; Claire Carlson, Kansas State University and Logan Britton, Kansas State University
2012: Mollie Lastovica, Texas A&M University; Robin Kleine, Kansas State University; Faith Jurek, Texas Tech University
2011: Andrew Barth, Oklahoma State; Janell Baum, University of Illinois; and Shannon Watson, Oklahoma State
2010: Kristen Odom, Texas Tech University; Kelsey Fletcher, Texas Tech University; Nicole Ely, Kansas State University
2009: Rachel Duff, University of Missouri; Julie White, Kansas State University; and Katherine Kuykendall, Purdue University
2008: Sarah Jackson, University of Missouri-Columbia; Emily Whitmoyer, Texas A&M; and Julie White, Kansas State
2007: Stephanie Miles, Texas Tech; Clint Blaes, Kansas State, and Melissa Leander, Kansas State
2006: Sara Muri,University of Missouri-Columbia; Melissa Hildebrand, Kansas State; Heather Jennings, Texas A&M
2005: Sara Muri, University of Missouri-Columbia; Stephanie Jeter, Texas A&M; Wendy Mayo, Kansas State
2004: Leslie Shuler, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Katrina Waters, Texas Tech
2003: Rachel Bobbitt, Oklahoma State; Garrett Wilkerson, Texas A&M; Audrey Young, Kansas State
2002: Shannon Hartenstein, Kansas State; Lucas Shivers, Kansas State; Melissa Karcher, Ohio State
2001: Kerri Howell, Texas Tech; Maggie Martin, Kansas State; Beverly Moseley, University of Florida
2000: Jennifer Ryan, Kansas State; Lindsay Williams, Oklahoma State
1999: Sarah Domeier, University of Nebraska; D. Mischelle Coston, University of Arkansas; Jennifer Simonson, Oklahoma State
1998: Linda Albers, Kansas State; Diane Dinse, University of Missouri; Rebecca Rhoades, University of Missouri
1997: Janna Quaring, Oklahoma State; Wendy Meyer, Hastings College (Neb.) Melissa J. Markway, University of Missouri