Congratulations to Deidre Mihalik and Nicole Hoood, who have been awarded scholarships from the Pennsylvania Dairy Promotion Program. Mihalik was awarded the 2012 Food Marketing Scholarship and Hood was awarded the Dairy Science Scholarship.
The two new $1,500 scholarships are funded by Pennsylvania’s dairy farmers through their dairy checkoff. The Dairy Science scholarship was offered to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the dairy science program at Delaware Valley College. Criteria included academic achievement, experience in the dairy industry and/or preference to marketing dairy foods as part of the student’s undergraduate work. The Food Marketing scholarship wasw offered to full-time undergraduate students enrolled in the food marketing program at Saint Joseph’s University. Criteria included academic achievement, experience in the dairy industry and/or preference to marketing dairy foods as part of the student’s undergraduate work.
Mihalik is a junior enrolled in the Department of Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Selected from an array of qualified peers, Mihalik stood out for her outstanding academic performance and her agriculture related work experience.
In addition to her academics, Mihalik worked at Kreider Farms as a sales and marketing intern and at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture as a the Bureau of Markets intern. She is currently employed at the Center for Food Marketing at Saint Joseph’s University, promoting educational study tours and researching local companies in all aspects of the food industry. After graduation, Mihalik wants to work with low income neighborhoods to research the impact of fresh food availability, such as dairy.
Hood is a junior enrolled in the Department of Dairy Science at Delaware Valley College in Doylestown. Selected from an array of qualified peers, Hood stood out for her outstanding academic performance and her many years of experience in agriculture.
Hood is active in several dairy and agricultural organizations, including the Dairy Science Club and Collegiate Future Farmers of America. She is the reigning National Brown Swiss Youth Ambassador, as well as the Maryland Brown Swiss Miss. After graduation, she would like to work with registered dairy cattle through a breed association.