Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) has selected four outstanding rural Manitoba students as recipients of the 2013 MBP Bursary.
Each bursary winner will receive $500 toward their studies. The selected students are children of active beef producers or active beef producers themselves.
“Each year we are proud to invest in Manitoba students who plan to pursue post-secondary studies related to agriculture and the rural economy. They are the future of agriculture in Manitoba,” said Trevor Atchison, MBP president. “We congratulate all of the winners and we wish them success as they pursue their studies.”
Bursary applicants were evaluated and selected by the MBP bursary committee. The selected students include:
Cassie Scott – Boissevain, MB
University of Manitoba, University 1
Interested in Bachelor of Science and Veterinary Medicine
Sydney Sprenger – Alexander, MB
Dalhousie University
Interested in Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Raina Syrnyk – Ethelbert, MB
University of Manitoba, University 1
Interested in Pre-Veterinary Medicine
Tyler Workman – Minto, MB
University of Manitoba, University 1
Interested in Faculty of Agriculture
As part of the application process, students were required to submit a short essay on what the beef industry means to their family, their community and Manitoba. Each winner’s essay will be printed in the next issue of Cattle Country, Manitoba’s source for beef cattle news.
“We believe we must encourage younger generations to choose a career path in agriculture or a related field and that is why MBP helps support these outstanding students and their goals,” said Atchison.
MBP thanks all bursary applicants and wishes them success in their studies this fall.
Each year MBP awards four $500 bursaries to MBP members or their children attending a university, college or other post-secondary institution or pursuing trades training. For more information on MBP bursaries, please visit www.mbbeef.ca.
