Full story link: http://www.usda.gov/2004/12/0514.xml Release No. 0514.04 Ed Loyd (202) 720-4623 Angela Harless (202) 720-4623 VENEMAN ANNOUNCES 2004 1890 NATIONAL SCHOLARS Accepting Applications For 2005 School Year WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 2004 -Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman today announced the selection of 30 students as 1890 national scholars for the 2004 academic school year. "Our Nation's 1890 colleges and universities are important partners in developing future agricultural leaders to ensure diversity in agriculture," said Veneman. "We congratulate this year's national scholars and are proud of their association with USDA." The USDA/1890 National Scholars Program is a partnership initiative between USDA and the 1890 Land Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University. Through this initiative, USDA seeks to expand its diversity by recruiting talented students into public service in agriculture and related fields, including food sciences, natural resource sciences and agricultural sciences. USDA's goal, through this partnership, is to hire successful graduates into career positions at USDA. Since the inception of the National Scholars Program in 1992, USDA has funded a total of 362 national scholars. USDA/1890 scholarship recipients receive full tuition, fees, books, use of laptop computers, software, employment and employee benefits for each of the four years they pursue a bachelor's degree. For each year of the scholarship, students receive room and board provided by the partnering institutions and students are required to work one year at USDA. Students are selected by participating USDA agencies based on recommendations of participating 1890 Land-Grant Institutions and Tuskegee University. The USDA/1890 National Scholars for 2004 are: Kendra M. Arrington, Texarkana, Texas; Jazmine N. Brantley, Griffin, Ga.; Herschel D. Bowens, Hobbs, N.M.; Adam D. Brown, III, Fairfax, S.C.; Michael J. Brown, Jr., Yazoo, Miss.; Glenn E. Cason, Jr., Texarkana, Texas; Tempora A. Fisher, Opelousas, La.; Grayland G. Fredericks, Memphis, Tenn.; Alex B. Grant, Greenville, Miss.; Cheri T. Grigg, Silver Spring, Md.; Kenneth R. Hockenberry, Fairfield, Pa.; Esther N. Hunt, Dewey Rose, Ga.; Timothy G. James, Varnille, S.C.; Ashley S. Johnson, Memphis, Tenn.; Jennifer R. Jones, Chester, Va.; Waynette J. Kimball, Littleton, N.C.; Chancyriun E. McNeil, Charlotte, N.C.; Andrea J. Miller, Wyoming, Del.; Amber M. Parker, Desoto, Texas; Elizabeth A. Schumer, Perryville, Mo.; Joyia T. Smith, Greenville, Miss.; Gabrielle L. Stokes, Slidell, La.; Christopher W. Taylor, Culleoka, Tenn.; Monica L. Taylor, Estill, S.C.; Wesley O. Timmons, Stone Mountain, Ga.; Tynisha A. Tolbert, Monroe, La.; Scott M. Welch, Alomosa, Colo.; Charles E. Woodard, Greenville, Miss.; Gary L. Wynn, St. Leonard, Md.; and Raekesha D. Yarbrough, Tulsa, Okla. -more- -2- The mission of the land grant system is teaching, research and outreach and was initiated by Abraham Lincoln with the Morrill Act of 1862. A second Morrill Act was passed in 1890 as many freed slaves and African Americans were denied access to land grant schools in Southern states. The passage of this bill brought educational opportunities in technical, military and agricultural sciences to the general working class population who had no other access to higher levels of learning. The 1890 Land Grant Institutions include: Alabama A&M University, Alcorn State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Fort Valley State University, Kentucky State University, Langston University, Lincoln University, North Carolina A&T University, Prairie View A&M University, South Carolina State University, Southern University, Tennessee State University, Tuskegee University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Virginia State University and West Virginia State College. The USDA 1890 National Scholars Program is currently accepting applications for the 2005 academic school year. The application form is available on the national scholars Web site at http://1890scholars.program.usda.gov. The application form can either be printed blank or completed on-line and printed. All 2005 application materials must be postmarked no later than Feb. 15, 2005, and sent to the USDA liaison officer at the institution of the applicant's choice. For more information about the USDA/1890 National Scholars Program, contact Carl T. Butler, USDA/1890 national scholars program manager by phone at (202) 205-2693 or by e-mail at carl.butler@xxxxxxxxx Additional information about this program is available on http://1890scholars.program.usda.gov. # USDA News oc.news@xxxxxxxx 202 720-4623 ---------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to oc.news@xxxxxxxx and reference your email address.
