54 Students Awarded Scholarships by United Agribusiness League
UAL and UABT has awarded fifty-four students with a combined amount of $75,500 in scholarship monies.
Irvine, CA, July 10, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Fifty-four students are receiving a combined amount of $75,500.
Since 1989, UAL and its sponsored health plan, United Agricultural Benefit Trust, have awarded over $725,000 in educational funds to 343 students.
In 1997, an honorary scholarship was set up in memory of former UAL Chairman Maurice McMillan. The recipient of this year’s Maurice McMillan Scholarship is Aimee Meidinger of CA Grape & Tree Fruit League in Fresno, California. In the fall, she will be a first year graduate student working towards a Masters degree in International Relations at California Lutheran University
Bill Goodrich, UAL President/CEO, commends all of the scholarship winners, recognizing them as leaders of the future. “We are very excited and pleased to reward the deserving students affiliated with our agribusiness members. This year, we have exceeded the record we set last year and awarded the largest number of scholarships in the history of the program. We are honored to have the opportunity to help these students pursue higher education; these scholarships are one of the greatest benefits that UAL can provide.”
To qualify for a UAL/UABT Scholarship, applicants must be affiliated with a UAL or UABT member company and reside in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Students must attend an accredited college or university.
Scholarship applicants were asked to submit an essay based on the following topic, “How has the economic recession impacted the agricultural industry?”
The winners, including their affiliated UAL member company and hometown in alphabetical order, are:
Glen Alameda, Foothill Packing, Inc. (San Juan Bautista, CA)
Bryan Amaro, Pacific Ag Consulting (Visalia, CA)
Marcos Amaro, Pacific Ag Consulting (Visalia, CA)
Alexandra Carpenter, TWIW Insurance Services, LLC (Bakersfield, CA)
Mitchell Cesare, Jake J. Cesare & Sons, Inc. (Bakersfield, CA)
Jocelyn Chavez, Agro Coco (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Beatriz A. Collazo, Apple Growers Ice & Cold Storage (Watsonville, CA)
Melissa Costa, Foothill Packing, Inc. (Soledad, CA)
Nancy Delgado, Ventura Pacific Company (Emporia, Kansas)
Craig Diener, Red Rock Ranch (Five Points, CA)
Benjamin Duvall, Ag Services (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Clark Duvall, Ag Services (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Michael James Eiskamp, J.E. Farms, Inc. (Watsonville, CA)
Katherine Freeman, Filmore Piru Citrus Association (Piru, CA)
Yvonne Garcia, Ventura Pacific (Port Hueneme, CA)
Edgar Gomez, Levens Ranch (Soledad, CA)
Jose Luis Gomez, Jr., Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation & Drainage District (Wellton, AZ)
Edgar Juarez, Saticoy Lemon Association (Oxnard, CA)
Peter Larramendy, Brokaw Nursery (Ojai, CA)
Giselle Eliza Lozano, Saticoy Lemon Association (Oxnard, CA)
Ivan Macias, NH3 Service Company (Greenfield, CA)
Edgar R. Macias-Flores, NH3 Service Company (Greenfield, CA)
April McDaniel, Nichols Farms (Visalia, CA)
Mary-Bridgid McGowan, Nick Stehly Farms, Inc. (Aguanga, CA)
Aimee M. Meidinger, CA Grape & Tree Fruit League (Lockeford, CA)
Jeffrey K. Nichols, Nichols Farms (Visalia, CA)
Esmeralda Nunez, Brokaw Nursery (Oxnard, CA)
Ivette Padilla, River Ranch Dairy (Kingsburg, CA)
Jessica L. Palacio, Fillmore Piru Citrus Association (Piru, CA)
Steven Peltzer, Peltzer Enterprises (Ivanhoe, CA)
Manuel Perez, Pac Fresh (Guadalupe, CA)
Daniel Powell, Foothill Packing, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA)
Asucena O. Preciado, Foothill Packing, Inc. (Carpinteria, CA)
Pedro Ramirez, Foothill Packing (Salinas, CA)
Cesar Rivera, Sunkist Ventura Pacific Co. (Oxnard, CA)
Michael Roy, Ventura County Ag Assoc. (Ventura, CA)
Alec Rubalcava, Regan Distributing (Cathedral City, CA)
Nico Slabber, Lone Oak Dairy (Visalia, CA)
Samir Soni, United Agricultural Benefit Trust (Los Angeles, CA)
Kevy Souza, Innovative Produce, Inc. (Santa Maria, CA)
Marc Steele, Dairy Deli Bakery Council of So. Calif. (Whittier, CA)
Emilie Stehly, Nick Stehly Farms (Valley Center, CA)
Nicholas Stehly, Nick Stehly Farms (Valley Center, CA)
Rebecca Stehly, Nick Stehly Farms (Valley Center, CA)
Courtlin Stoker, Law Offices of Mike Stoker (Santa Barbara, CA)
Melissa Christine Storm, Central Coast Cooling (Salinas, CA)
Jacqueline Thornton, Brent Eastman Insurance Services (Lakeside, CA)
Jake Thornton, Brent Eastman Insurance Services (Lakeside, CA)
Anastasia Van Wingerden, Ever-Bloom (Carpinteria, CA)
Sebastian Vollering, Sunshine Floral Inc. (Carpinteria, CA)
Carter Waite, Growers Container company (Aptos, CA)
David Waters, Donlon Ranch (Camarillo, CA)
Erika Wilkins, Pan American Insurance Agency (Watsonville, CA)
Michael Wollenman, Monte Vista Ranches, Inc. (Visalia, CA)
For more information on the UAL/UABT Scholarship program for 2010/11, visit www.ual.org/scholarship, contact the Scholarship Coordinator at (800) 223-4590, or e-mail scholarship@ual.org.
Founded in 1980, United Agribusiness League is the united voice for the agricultural industry, providing its members with economic solutions, benefits, and services, both domestically and internationally. UAL represents the industry in legislative issues and continues to be a leading health care provider for agriculture.
Additional information about United Agribusiness League can be obtained at www.ual.org.
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Since 1989, UAL and its sponsored health plan, United Agricultural Benefit Trust, have awarded over $725,000 in educational funds to 343 students.
In 1997, an honorary scholarship was set up in memory of former UAL Chairman Maurice McMillan. The recipient of this year’s Maurice McMillan Scholarship is Aimee Meidinger of CA Grape & Tree Fruit League in Fresno, California. In the fall, she will be a first year graduate student working towards a Masters degree in International Relations at California Lutheran University
Bill Goodrich, UAL President/CEO, commends all of the scholarship winners, recognizing them as leaders of the future. “We are very excited and pleased to reward the deserving students affiliated with our agribusiness members. This year, we have exceeded the record we set last year and awarded the largest number of scholarships in the history of the program. We are honored to have the opportunity to help these students pursue higher education; these scholarships are one of the greatest benefits that UAL can provide.”
To qualify for a UAL/UABT Scholarship, applicants must be affiliated with a UAL or UABT member company and reside in the United States, Canada or Mexico. Students must attend an accredited college or university.
Scholarship applicants were asked to submit an essay based on the following topic, “How has the economic recession impacted the agricultural industry?”
The winners, including their affiliated UAL member company and hometown in alphabetical order, are:
Glen Alameda, Foothill Packing, Inc. (San Juan Bautista, CA)
Bryan Amaro, Pacific Ag Consulting (Visalia, CA)
Marcos Amaro, Pacific Ag Consulting (Visalia, CA)
Alexandra Carpenter, TWIW Insurance Services, LLC (Bakersfield, CA)
Mitchell Cesare, Jake J. Cesare & Sons, Inc. (Bakersfield, CA)
Jocelyn Chavez, Agro Coco (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Beatriz A. Collazo, Apple Growers Ice & Cold Storage (Watsonville, CA)
Melissa Costa, Foothill Packing, Inc. (Soledad, CA)
Nancy Delgado, Ventura Pacific Company (Emporia, Kansas)
Craig Diener, Red Rock Ranch (Five Points, CA)
Benjamin Duvall, Ag Services (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Clark Duvall, Ag Services (Rancho Cucamonga, CA)
Michael James Eiskamp, J.E. Farms, Inc. (Watsonville, CA)
Katherine Freeman, Filmore Piru Citrus Association (Piru, CA)
Yvonne Garcia, Ventura Pacific (Port Hueneme, CA)
Edgar Gomez, Levens Ranch (Soledad, CA)
Jose Luis Gomez, Jr., Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation & Drainage District (Wellton, AZ)
Edgar Juarez, Saticoy Lemon Association (Oxnard, CA)
Peter Larramendy, Brokaw Nursery (Ojai, CA)
Giselle Eliza Lozano, Saticoy Lemon Association (Oxnard, CA)
Ivan Macias, NH3 Service Company (Greenfield, CA)
Edgar R. Macias-Flores, NH3 Service Company (Greenfield, CA)
April McDaniel, Nichols Farms (Visalia, CA)
Mary-Bridgid McGowan, Nick Stehly Farms, Inc. (Aguanga, CA)
Aimee M. Meidinger, CA Grape & Tree Fruit League (Lockeford, CA)
Jeffrey K. Nichols, Nichols Farms (Visalia, CA)
Esmeralda Nunez, Brokaw Nursery (Oxnard, CA)
Ivette Padilla, River Ranch Dairy (Kingsburg, CA)
Jessica L. Palacio, Fillmore Piru Citrus Association (Piru, CA)
Steven Peltzer, Peltzer Enterprises (Ivanhoe, CA)
Manuel Perez, Pac Fresh (Guadalupe, CA)
Daniel Powell, Foothill Packing, Inc. (Scotts Valley, CA)
Asucena O. Preciado, Foothill Packing, Inc. (Carpinteria, CA)
Pedro Ramirez, Foothill Packing (Salinas, CA)
Cesar Rivera, Sunkist Ventura Pacific Co. (Oxnard, CA)
Michael Roy, Ventura County Ag Assoc. (Ventura, CA)
Alec Rubalcava, Regan Distributing (Cathedral City, CA)
Nico Slabber, Lone Oak Dairy (Visalia, CA)
Samir Soni, United Agricultural Benefit Trust (Los Angeles, CA)
Kevy Souza, Innovative Produce, Inc. (Santa Maria, CA)
Marc Steele, Dairy Deli Bakery Council of So. Calif. (Whittier, CA)
Emilie Stehly, Nick Stehly Farms (Valley Center, CA)
Nicholas Stehly, Nick Stehly Farms (Valley Center, CA)
Rebecca Stehly, Nick Stehly Farms (Valley Center, CA)
Courtlin Stoker, Law Offices of Mike Stoker (Santa Barbara, CA)
Melissa Christine Storm, Central Coast Cooling (Salinas, CA)
Jacqueline Thornton, Brent Eastman Insurance Services (Lakeside, CA)
Jake Thornton, Brent Eastman Insurance Services (Lakeside, CA)
Anastasia Van Wingerden, Ever-Bloom (Carpinteria, CA)
Sebastian Vollering, Sunshine Floral Inc. (Carpinteria, CA)
Carter Waite, Growers Container company (Aptos, CA)
David Waters, Donlon Ranch (Camarillo, CA)
Erika Wilkins, Pan American Insurance Agency (Watsonville, CA)
Michael Wollenman, Monte Vista Ranches, Inc. (Visalia, CA)
For more information on the UAL/UABT Scholarship program for 2010/11, visit www.ual.org/scholarship, contact the Scholarship Coordinator at (800) 223-4590, or e-mail scholarship@ual.org.
Founded in 1980, United Agribusiness League is the united voice for the agricultural industry, providing its members with economic solutions, benefits, and services, both domestically and internationally. UAL represents the industry in legislative issues and continues to be a leading health care provider for agriculture.
Additional information about United Agribusiness League can be obtained at www.ual.org.
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