Pullman, Washington
May 3, 2007
Seven students majoring in organic
agriculture at Washington State
University have been selected as the first recipients of the
Pacific Natural Foods Organic Agriculture Scholarship, the first
scholarship dedicated to the new organic agriculture systems
major at the university.
Haly L. Ingle, a sophomore from Waitsburg; Karly Marie Kercheval
and Mark W. Knue, both juniors from Mount Vernon; Amanda S.
Zwainz, a sophomore from Reardon; William M. Hollingbery, a
junior from Wapato; Harold Isaac Jahns, a sophomore from
Othello; and Emily Anne Rude, a freshman from Seattle, each
received scholarships awards of just over $1,400.
The scholarships were made possible by a $10,000 donation from
Pacific Natural Foods to WSU’s College of Agricultural, Human,
and Natural Resource Sciences in 2006. The Tualatin, Ore., firm
manufactures natural foods sold nationwide in mainstream grocery
and natural food stores.
“This is the first donation specifically for scholarships in the
new organic agriculture systems undergraduate major,” said Cathy
Perillo, coordinator of WSU’s bachelor’s of science in
agricultural and food systems degree program in which the
organic agriculture major is housed.
“We are grateful for the support that Pacific Natural Foods is
providing our students,” she added. “It is a nice example of
industry support and connection to the program.”
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board authorized
the nation’s first organic major at WSU last May. |
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