Applications were reviewed by the Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee comprised of grower leaders currently serving on the Missouri Corn board. Recipients were notified by mail in April.

"With a record number of outstanding applications, we awarded 10 scholarships this year, an increase from seven in previous years," says Kenny McNamar, Missouri Corn Scholarship Committee chairman and farmer from Gorin, Mo. "Our goal is to help these young people receive an education that will allow them to be successful in the agricultural industry."

This is the eleventh year Missouri Corn Scholarships have been available.

"While both high school and college students can apply, this year all 10 scholarships were awarded to some exceptional high school seniors," says McNamar. "Our sincere congratulations go out to all the winners."

High school applicants must be in their senior year and Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area. They must also plan to attend a two-year or four-year Missouri college or university and major in agronomy or related subject. College applicants must also be Missouri residents from a Missouri farm or rural area, and be a junior enrolled in a Missouri four-year college or university majoring in the field of agronomy or related subject.

Applications for the 2008 Missouri Corn Scholarship program will be available on Missouri Corn Online after December 17, 2007. Learn more about Missouri Corn programs by visiting www.mocorn.org.