” ”; Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation honors industry professionals 8 during the Nebraska Cattlemen Annual Convention and Trade Show in Kearney.
The Friend of the Foundation award is presented annually to a person and/or business that has shared endless amounts of time, talent and/or treasure with the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation. Al and JoAnn have given back to their community and the beef cattle industry numerous times with financial support as well as many volunteer hours to educate others about cattle in Nebraska.
The Nebraska Beef Industry Endowment was established in December 2009 and provides grants to beef industry-related research and/or teaching positions at Nebraska post-secondary educational institutions. This award honors those professors or instructors that are providing cutting edge research and/or student instruction in a beef industry related area. For 2016, the Foundation awarded grants to Dennis Burson, professor meat Extension and food safety specialist at UNL, Jo Bek, professor of animal science at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture and Mike Roeber, agriculture instructor and livestock judging coach at Northeast Community College.
The Nebraska Range and Conservation Endowment was established in December 2011 and provides grants to range management and conservation research and/or teaching positions at Nebraska post-secondary educational institutions. For 2016, the Foundation awarded the grant to Doug Smith, division chair/assistant professor of animal science and agriculture education at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis.
The Cattlemenas Legacy Society recognizes donors that have created endowments within the Nebraska Cattlemen Foundation. This year, three donors were recognized for establishing scholarship funds:
The Bill Briggs Family Endowed Scholarship was established by Carole Briggs and her family remembering their husband and father, Bill, and showcasing the impact the Briggs family has had on the beef industry in Nebraska.
The Jim and Helen Gran Endowed Scholarship was established by Jim to honor his late wife, Helen, and their contributions to the Beef Industry in Nebraska.
Todd Ricenbaw Memorial Scholarship was established by the Ricenbaw Family and the Nebraska Cattle Beef Pit in honor of Todd, who was a strong promoter of agriculture and the beef industry and served on the Nebraska Cattlemen Beef Pit Committee.
