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Scholarships

The Educational Trust Board awarded 9 scholarships worth a total of $17,350 for the 2010/2011 school year. The recipients are:

Darcy Nicole Anthony - Vee Bar Ranch, WY
Kyle Ferrell - Red Rock Ranch, WY
Hannah George - Latigo Ranch, CO
Matt Hartle - Paradise Guest Ranch, WY
Kameron Kelsey - Nine Quarter Circle Ranch, MT
Haley May - North Fork Ranch, CO
Kelly Rich - Rich Ranch, MT
Kurtis Tesch - Tarryall River Ranch, CO
Steven True - White Stallion Ranch, AZ

Congratulations on your scholarship!!

The Educational Trust Board awarded 8 scholarships worth a total of $12,000 for the 2009/2010 school year. The recipients are:

Darcey Anthony - Colorado      Haley Chesser - New Mexico   Spencer George - Colorado
Susannah Jackson - Massachusetts   Kameron Kelsey - Montana      Haley May - Colorado
Kelly Rich - Montana       Steven True - Arizona

Congratulations!

Dear Dude Ranchers’ Association,

Thank you very much for the scholarship awarded to me for the 2009/2010 academic year. I am currently attending Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration with the intent of returning to my family’s ranch in Tucson, Arizona. When I do return, I feel that a hospitality degree will help my family’s ranch pursue success in the future, as well as allow me to help the future Dude Ranchers’ Association. The scholarship is extremely helpful to my family in offsetting the cost of school and makes it possible for me to attend such an institution. Thank you all, and I hope to see you all at the conventions again soon.

Sincerely, Steven True

Dear Dude Ranchers Educational Trust,
Thank you so much for the scholarship you awarded me to attend equine vocational school this coming year. It is an enormous help to me and I appreciate your support while I build on my educational and skill foundation to pursue my career in the dude ranch industry. I am very excited for the vocational program I am attending when I return from my current service in Africa, and am deeply grateful for the financial relief it will be providing at a time when I will be in need of such assistance.

Sincerely,
Susannah Jackson

Dear Dude Ranchers’ Educational Trust,

I am honored to accept this award from The Dude Ranchers’ Educational Trust. I understand and agree to the requirements of this scholarship. I will return to Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado in August to continue my education. This summer I am employed at North Fork Ranch. Thank you again for your time and consideration. Growing up in a Dude Ranch family, it is an honor to be receiving this scholarship.

Sincerely,

Hayley May

Dude Ranchers’ Association,

Thank you very much for choosing me for this scholarship. I have dreamed of going into the guest ranching business and I am enjoying learning about the many new aspects of ranching in college. I am attending MSU-Bozeman and studying Natural Resource Rangeland Management. It’s such a great field and is helping me at the ranch already.

I hope that within my next 2 years in college I am able to accomplish everything that I hoped for. Growing up on a Dude Ranch I have learned much about the business. I know that it takes hard work and dedication. I can’t wait to start in to the business with a fresh new look and ideas from my degree. Thank you again and I hope to see you all at the banquet.

Kelly Rich

Dude Ranchers’ Educational Trust & Supporters:

I am truly humbled by your generosity throughout my college career. I am now only two semesters away from reaching my goal of graduation-largely thanks to your help! Thank you so much for the generous scholarship you have provided to help make this dream come true!

Sincerely,

Haley Danae Chesser

Dear Educational Trust,

I would be honored to accept this scholarship and I would be happy to comply with any of the requirements. This scholarship will be a huge help in furthering my education and I look forward to yet another eventful summer on the ranch. I want to express my gratitude towards your generosity, I have won this scholarship for two years and it has helped out tremendously. The DRA has been a huge part of our life and it continues to offer more and more. Thank you again for all your support. I look forward to seeing you soon.

Sincerely,

Kameron Kelsey

Dude Ranchers’ Association Member’s,

I would like to thank everybody for the scholarship I was given by the Dude Rancher’s Association. It is a special thing that the DRA does to give these scholarships to kids wanting to further their education, and speaking for myself, I know it will be a big help. I look forward to the coming school year knowing that thanks to all of you I can focus on my studies and not have to worry about tuition. Since becoming involved in the dude ranching industry I have had a lot of good things happen in my life, from the people I’ve met to those I get to work with every day. This scholarship is just another example of how supportive this industry is of its youth and why it is such a wonderful area to be involved in.

Sincerely,

Darcy Anthony

Dear Colleen and the Educational Trust Board,

I find that once again, I have the privilege of being able to offer my deepest thanks for awarding me a scholarship. Your generosity has been a very large factor in enabling me to achieve my education. Lord willing, I will finish my BSBA by this summer. However, I know that while I may be nearing the end of my formal education, I have only just begun to learn. It is my desire to continue on at our ranch, and I feel certain that the knowledge I have gained will be useful, and act as a foundation on which the things I have yet to discover can be built. I am very grateful for the opportunities that I’ve had because of the money you have given me. It has allowed me to pursue come of the other crafts that are such an integral part of the western heritage. These will not only be an asset to our own ranch, but there is a great deal of pleasure to be taken in continuing a tradition that might otherwise be lost.

Again, thank you for your help and generosity,

Most Sincerely,

Spencer George

The Educational Trust Board awarded 11 scholarships worth a total of fourteen thousand dollars for the 2008/2009 school year. The recipients are below:

Darah Bishop - Wyoming Krystal Drybread - California Creed Garnick - Wyoming

Spencer George - Colorado Kameron Kelsey - Montana TJ Moulton - Wyoming

Randi Pringle - Colorado Kelly Rich - Montana Danielle Schoonover - Idaho

Casey Spackman - Utah Steven True - Arizona

Dear Colleen,
Thank you and the Educational Trust Board members for granting me a scholarship for the coming school year. The funds to help me with college costs have been and will be very much appreciated. I am pleased to accept the scholarship and will comply with the requirements. Two weeks ago, I started work as a wrangler at the Latigo Ranch and plan to continue with this job until the season ends in the fall. Also, I enjoyed the opportunity to participate in a DRA Wrangler Certification program held at Bar Lazy J last week. I will start back with my college work right after that and hope to attend the winter DRA convention Arizona in January. I’ve enclosed my most recent record of college work. You will find that I finished the required number of credits for the 2007-2008 scholarship. The program that I am pursuing requires 120 semester credit hours, and I have now completed testing for 63 credit hours. If I were enrolled in a conventional program, I would be a junior for the 2008-2009 academic year. Thank you for your support of my education as I pursue the career goal of operation our guest ranch someday.

Sincerely,

Spencer George

Dear Dude Ranchers’ Educational Trust,

Thank you so much for the generous scholarship you have awarded to myself and others. This scholarship will allow me to continue with my degree in Resort Recreational Management. I will be focusing all my efforts on learning all that I can so that I may return to the guest ranching industry as an asset to that industry. Your investment in education is a noble one that will benefit generations to come. Thank you again for your support.

Sincerely,

Danielle Schoonover

Dear Education Trust Board,

Thank you for considering me for The Dude Ranchers’ Educational Trust Scholarship. It is a privilege to once again receive such a generous offer from you. Last year it relieved such a financial burden and allowed me to focus my efforts on my education. I am looking forward to once again being able to work hard to further my degree in Veterinary Medicine. I also look forward to always being involved with the Dude Ranches.

Sincerely,

Casey Spackman

Dear Dude Ranchers Association Members-

Thank you very much for selecting me to receive the Dude Ranchers’ Scholarship. I appreciate your support and the chance to follow my dreams. Growing up on a Dude Ranch I have learned much about the business. I know that is takes hard work and dedication. I can’t wait to start in to the business with a fresh new look and ideas from my degree. I look forward to my next 3 years in college. This fall is my sophomore year and I will be attending MSU in Bozeman, Montana. My major is equine/business. I will be happy to keep you updated on my progress.

Thank you again and I hope to see you all in Tucson, Arizona.

Kelly Rich

The Educational Trust Board awarded six- two thousand dollar scholarships for the 2007/2008 school year. The recipients are below:

Boone Hodson - Wyoming Casey Spackman - Utah Susan Harrell - Wyoming

Spencer George - Colorado Tiffany Merrill - Utah Krystal Drybread - California

I would like to take this opportunity to express my appreciation in selecting me to receive this generous donation. It has eased my transition from working full-time to becoming a full-time student. Going back to school has been a goal of mine for quite some time, and your aid has made that a reality. My new goal is to graduate with honors and contribute my knowledge towards benefiting the Agriculture industry.

With sincere gratitude, Susan G. Harrell

I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for being one of the few recipients of the 2007-2008 Scholarship from the Dude Ranchers’ Association. This money will help me obtain the needed textbooks and tuition for the classes that I will be attending in the fall of 2007 and spring 2008.

Sincerely, Krystal F. Drybread

I have a great interest in agriculture and find tremendous excitement and satisfaction in the agricultural world. I plan to graduate with a degree in Agbusiness and a minor in Animal Science in Spring 2009. Thank you for your commitment to higher education and for making this scholarship available. I appreciate being able to be a recipient of this scholarship and am excited for the opportunity it provides for me.

Sincerely yours, Tiffany Merrill