Wisconsin
Soybean News
CHS
Foundation Announces Anniversary Scholarships for HS Juniors
The
CHS Foundation announced that it will award 25 college scholarships
in celebration of the 75th anniversary of CHS Inc. The $1,000
scholarships, available to high school juniors who will
be graduating in the spring of 2007, will be awarded based
on academic achievement, activities and two essays —
one about ideas for keeping rural communities strong and
one about the importance of cooperatives to agriculture.
“These
75th Celebration Scholarships will provide greater opportunities
for our thoughtful leaders of tomorrow, while honoring the
past and future contributions of one of America’s
most successful cooperatives,” said Michael Toelle,
chairman of the CHS Foundation Board of Trustees. “We’re
planting the seeds for an even brighter future.”
Scholarship
applications are available at www.chsinc.com or by calling
1-800-232-3639 ext. 4584. Applications must be postmarked
by June 30, 2006, to be considered. Dependents of CHS and
Agriliance employees are not eligible.
The
CHS Foundation is an independent private foundation. In
addition to the newly announced 75th Celebration Scholarships,
the CHS Foundation also annual offers postsecondary scholarships
through the Agricultural Studies Scholarship Program, Cooperative
Studies Scholarship Program and Land Grant Scholarship Program.
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The
CHS Foundation (www.chsfoundation.org) is committed to investing
in the future of rural America, agriculture and cooperative
business through education and leadership development. The
CHS Foundation has endowed assets of more than $25 million,
with more than $1.7 million distributed annually through
grants, scholarships and educational support. Its program
focuses include scholarships, rural youth leadership development,
returning value to rural communities, cooperative education,
farm and agricultural safety, and emergency assistance and
disaster relief.
CHS
Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a diversified energy, grains and
foods company committed to providing the essential resources
that enrich lives. A Fortune 500 company, CHS is owned by
farmers, ranchers and cooperatives from the Great Lakes
to the Pacific Northwest and from the Canadian border to
Texas, along with thousands of preferred stockholders. CHS
provides products and services ranging from grain marketing
to food processing to meet the needs of customers around
the world. It also operates petroleum refineries/pipelines
and, through a broad range of working partnerships, markets
and distributes Cenex® brand energy products, along
with agronomic inputs and feed to rural America. CHS is
listed on the NASDAQ at CHSCP. |
