AFS graduate student presented prestigious W. D. Farr Scholarship
A Texas Tech graduate student has been awarded a scholarship that honors one of the cattle industry's leading pioneers, the late W.D. Farr of Greeley, Colo. Rebecca Tokach, who is completing a master's degree with a specialization in muscle biology and meat science, was given the $12,000 National Cattlemen's Foundation scholarship Aug. 1 at the 2010 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver.
The annual event features meetings of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Cattlemen's Beef Promotion & Research Board, American National CattleWomen, Inc. and National Cattlemen's Foundation.
Tokach, a native of St. Anthony, N.D., received her bachelor's degree in animal science from Kansas State University. She's planning on pursuing her doctorate next year. After that she'll continue her research work in the private sector and eventually hopes to teach in a university setting.
Farr was the first president of the National Cattlemen's Foundation. His career spanned three-quarters of a century and included innovations in cattle feeding, uniform beef grading, water conservation and banking. In 1970, he served as president of the National Cattlemen's Association, which later became the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. Farr died three years ago at age 97.
Written By Norman Martin
CONTACT: Kevin Pond, Department Chair and Professor - Animal Nutrition, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University at (806)742-2805 ext. 223 or kevin.pond@ttu.edu
0701NM10 / Photo Illustration: Norman Martin / TTU-CASNR
For more information on the W.D. Farr Scholarship, click http://www.nationalcattlemensfoundation.org/schoW.D.FarrLegacyScholarship.aspx
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