On September 30 officials of the Semex Alliance, Guelph, Ontario, presented a check for $1,750 in support of the American Jersey Cattle Association Scholarship Fund in Madison, Wis.,
David Chamberlain, President of the American Jersey Cattle Association, and Neal Smith, Executive Secretary and CEO, accepted the contribution, the largest donation made to the Jersey educational endowment during 2008.
Joining Semex Chief Executive Officer Paul Larmer in making the presentation were Gary Bowers, 1st Vice-President of the Semex Alliance Board of Directors; John DeVries, also a member of the Board of Directors; Joan Lau, Vice President of Marketing, Semex Alliance; Brad Sayles, Director of International Sales & Business Development for western Europe, Scandinavia, Australia and New Zealand; and Aaron Henderson, Semex USA Jersey Specialist.
The donation was recognized in return with the presentation of the No. 200 giclée canvas print of “Wide Load Ahead.”
200 is the marketing code number assigned to Semex Alliance by the National Association of Animal Breeders, and thus included in the stud codes of Semex icons such as SHF Centurion Sultan, Pine Haven Senior, and Molly Brook Fusion-ET as well as the company’s modern high-demand sires including Sunset Canyon RP Militia-ET, Lencrest Blackstone-ET and Bridon Excitation. Over 450 bulls are owned and sampled by Semex annually, with 7.5 million units of semen marketed in 2007.
The AJCA Scholarship Program provides financial support for Jersey youth enrolled in colleges or universities or, in some cases, youth seeking hands-on experience in the development and management of Registered Jersey™ cattle.