(NAFB.com) – Shelley Currey of Kenard, Texas, and Sydney Bowman-Schnug of Fort Lupton, Colorado, were each awarded a $15,000 W.D. Farr Scholarship by the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. The annual scholarship program recognizes outstanding graduate students for their academic achievements, leadership, and commitment to the advancement of the beef industry. Curry is a fourth-generation rancher and a PhD candidate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “This scholarship will provide critical support to further my education and research and will allow me to share my findings at national scientific conferences,” Currey said. Bowman-Schnug is a PhD candidate at Colorado State University. “It will make a monumental difference in my pursuit to further the future of the cattle industry,” said Bowman-Schnug. The scholarship honors the successful career of the late W.D. Farr, a third-generation Colorado native, rancher, statesman, and banker known for his extraordinary vision.
