The Milk Processor Education Program has named its 2008 SAMMY Award winners. Twenty-five teens are receiving the $7,500 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year Award. A record-breaking 65,000 students entered the contest.
The winners are unsurpassed when it comes to top-notch performance in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.
The 2008 SAMMY Award winners will join a distinguished group of fellow SAMMY alumni and celebrities in the Milk Mustache campaign who serve as inspiring role models to teens across the country.
Winners will receive a $7,500 college scholarship and join Michelle Kwan and Avery Johnson for an award ceremony and induction into the SAMMY Hall of Fame at The Milk House at Disney’s Wide World of Sports(R). Each of the 25 winners also will grace the pages of the USA Today on June 27th with their very own special-edition Milk Mustache ad, joining the ranks of Milk Mustache celebrities from Rihanna and Taylor Swift to Vince Carter and Michael Strahan.
Now announcing the 2008 SAMMY Winners:
— Aarika Ritchie, Lee, ME
— Alexandra Banfich, Plymouth, IN
— Aloiya Earl, Lambertville, MI
— Angela Duckworth, Scottsdale, AZ
— Bailey Keller, Twin Falls, ID
— Bradley Perry, Snohomish, WA
— Brianne Beemer, Loveland, CO
— Brooke Basten, Oneida, WI
— Chelsea Knotts, Ripley, WV
— Christine McFadden, Portland, OR
— Colleen McCarrick, Myersville, MD
— Corinne Casey, Lodi, CA
— Corissa Bonte, Beresford, SD
— Elizabeth Sutton, Lincoln, NE
— Jared Bruton, Duchesne, UT
— John (JP) Gorham, Hollis, NH
— Joshua Hensley, Ranchos de Taos, NM
— Lydia Townsend, Enterprise, AL
— Maddelynn Hawkins, Pinckneyville, IL
— Michael Barbas, Houston, TX
— Quinlan Johnson, Geyser, MT
— Samuel (Hunter) Dunn, Hot Springs, AR
— Sara Egozi, Miami, FL
— Sheel Tyle, Pittsford, NY
— Sukhi Guram, Columbia, SC
The SAMMY scholarships are given once a year to 25 college-bound high school seniors. Information for the 2009 SAMMY Award program is available online.