— The Nationwide Pork Producers Council (NPPC) proudly introduced the recipients of the 2025 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Trade Scholarship and Neil Dierks Scholarship on the Nationwide Pork Trade Discussion board. Sponsored in partnership with CME Group and the Nationwide Pork Trade Basis (NPIF), these awards acknowledge distinctive college college students devoted to advancing careers within the U.S. pork trade and shaping its future.
“These scholarship recipients embody the way forward for our trade,” stated Lori Stevermer, outgoing NPPC president. “Throughout my years of service with NPPC, I’ve witnessed the distinction we will make by talking up and championing the pork trade. These younger leaders share that very same ardour and dedication, inspiring confidence of their capacity to satisfy challenges and embrace alternatives. NPPC is proud to put money into these gifted people who will form a stronger, extra resilient future for us all.”
“We’re very happy with our long-standing partnership with NPPC to assist hard-
working college students by means of scholarships,” stated John Ricci, managing director and international head of agricultural merchandise at CME Group. “This yr’s recipients are the longer term leaders of the U.S. meals system, and we congratulate them on their achievements and look ahead to following their success.”
The 2025 winners of a $2,500 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Trade Scholarship are:
- James DeRouchey — Kansas State College
- Graca Goettsch — Iowa State College
- Georgia Horosky — Wilmington Faculty
- Victorria Meylor — College of Wisconsin – Platteville
- Riki Nardiello — Texas A&M College
- Harper Parson — Texas A&M College
- Elizabeth Staggs — Purdue College
- Jackson Sterle — Iowa State College
- Olivia Stodghill — Iowa State College
- Elizabeth Thome — College of Minnesota-Twin Cities
The Lois Britt Memorial Pork Trade Scholarship program, sponsored by CME Group and NPIF, is awarded to undergraduates in a two-year swine program or a four-year faculty of agriculture program. The scholarship program was launched in 1990 and renamed in 2006 in honor of Lois Britt, a former NPPC board director. A lifetime supporter of agriculture, Britt spent 34 years with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension and completed her profession after 15 years with Murphy-Brown LLC (now Smithfield) in public and authorities relations. She was inducted into the NPPC Pork Trade Corridor of Fame and the North Carolina Pork Council Corridor of Fame and was awarded the North Carolina 4-H Lifetime Achievement Award, amongst many different achievements.
The 2025 winners of a $5,000 Neil Dierks Scholarship are:
- Gabrielle Doughan — Iowa State College
- Katlyn McClellan — South Dakota State College
The Neil Dierks Scholarship, based in 2021 and sponsored by NPIF, is awarded to present or applied-for-acceptance graduate college students in a swine program. Dierks served as NPPC’s CEO for 20 years. Retiring in December 2021 after 31 years with NPPC, Dierks made numerous lasting contributions to the U.S. pork trade and established NPPC as a top-tier advocacy group and the worldwide voice of the U.S. pork trade. He was inducted into the NPPC Pork Trade Corridor of Fame in 2022.
To study extra in regards to the software course of, please go to: https://nppc.org/get-involved/education-programs/.
