CHS Foundation to fund agriculture scholarships

A new partnership has been formed between the Northwest Foundation and the Minnesota-based CHS Foundation in an effort to assist Northwest Missouri State University students pursuing careers in agriculture.

The CHS Foundation will fund three $1,000 scholarships to be awarded for the 2008-2009 academic year, according to Andrea Wagner, Northwest’s corporate and foundation relations development officer. The scholarships will be given to continuing Northwest students working toward agriculture-related degrees in preparation for careers in agribusiness or production agriculture.

“Northwest is excited about this new affiliation with CHS,” Wagner said. “In fact, the CHS Foundation believes so strongly in Northwest and its quality students that it plans to continue to fund several scholarships annually.”

CHS Inc. is a grains and energy company based in Minnesota that works with farmers and farm supply companies and has begun to expand its operations into Missouri. The company’s mission is to invest in the future of rural America, agriculture and cooperative business through education and leadership development.

The Northwest Foundation promotes the welfare, goals and programs of Northwest Missouri State University. Its mission is to encourage, receive, invest, manage, steward and disburse private support on behalf of Northwest’s donors for the benefit of the University, its students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Established in 1971, the Foundation operates independently of the University as a separate 501(c)3 not-for-profit corporation governed by its own board of directors.

For more information about the Northwest Foundation or CHS Foundation scholarships, call Wagner at 660.562.1248 or e-mail andrea@nwmissouri.edu.

For more information, please contact:

Mitzi Lutz
Advancement Communications Specialist
Office of University Advancement
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468
mitzi@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 660.562.1248
Fax: 660.562.1990
www.nwmissouri.edu/alumni

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