Industry Education / Recruitment
The Foundation's support has been essential to the growth of our program. The student recruiting grants have enabled us to triple enrollment in poultry-related courses, which are training the next generation of industry leaders.
Dr. Tim Marshall, Ph.D.
Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
The Foundation added the Poultry Science Education Fund, now named Industry Education Recruitment Funding, under its umbrella in 2004. The Fund supports student recruitment at colleges and universities that encourage careers in the poultry industry. Any institution of higher education in the United States that offers an identifiable poultry program or can show plausible ways of connecting students with the poultry industry is eligible to apply for a recruitment grant of up to $7,000.
2018 Recipients
| Institution | Grant Amount | Grant Made Possible in Part By: |
|---|---|---|
| Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, Ga. | $6,000 | Don Dalton Student Recruiting Fund |
| California Polytechnic State University | $10,000 | AJC International |
| California State University – Fresno | $7,000 | Agri Stats, Inc. |
| Clemson University, S.C. | $2,005 | Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund |
| Eastern Oklahoma State College | $2,100 | Simmons Foods |
| Iowa State University | $7,000 | West Liberty Foods |
| Jones Junior College, Miss. | $1,300 | Wayne Farms LLC |
| Kansas State University | $4,490 | Cargill |
| Louisiana State University | $7,000 | Sanderson Farms |
| McNeese State University, La. | $1,390 | Cal-Maine Foods |
| Michigan State University | $4,620 | Morris & Associates |
| Middle Tennessee State | $6,918 | Hubbard Farms Charitable Foundation |
| Modesto Junior College, Calif. | $7,000 | USPOULTRY Staff |
| North Carolina A&T | $6,820 | USPOULTRY Staff |
| Ohio State University | $7,000 | Cooper Family Foundation |
| Oklahoma State University | $3,227 | George's Inc. |
| Penn State University | $10,000 | Perdue Farms |
| Sam Houston State University, Texas | $2,310 | Jerry and Cherie Moye |
| Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas | $7,000 | Frost PLLC |
| Tennessee Technological University | $7,000 | Hubbard Farms Charitable Foundation |
| University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff | $2,310 | George's Inc. |
| University of Delaware | $7,000 | Valley Proteins |
| University of North Georgia | $7,000 | Leland Bagwell Education and Innovation Fund |
| University of Illinois Urbana | $6,000 | Koch Foods |
| University of Tennessee | $4,620 | Centurion Poultry |
| Wallace State Community College, Ala. | $5,000 | Peco Foods |
| Wayne Community College, N.C. | $4,190 | Prestage Farms |
| Wilkes Community College, N.C. | $7,000 | Case Farms |
Paul Bredwell, vice president of environmental programs, USPOULTRY; Lisette Reyes, administrative assistant, USPOULTRY; Dale Barnett, executive director, Tennessee Poultry Association; MTSU student; Dr. Kevin Downs, associate professor at MTSU; Barbara Jenkins, executive director, USPOULTRY Foundation; two MTSU students; and Denise Oberlton, meetings and events manager, USPOULTRY
