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Otis and Mary Lee Molz Cooperative Scholarship Ag Scholarship Awarded

MANHATTAN, Kan. - Otis and Mary Lee Molz have been contributing to cooperative organization, education and development for many years and are respected leaders in the co-op community. Now, they're encouraging the next generation to plan a future with cooperatives. The Otis and Mary Lee Molz Cooperative Scholarship was established in 2005 and is awarded annually.

Jamie Briscoe of Lincoln, Kansas was selected to be the 2011-2012 recipient of the scholarship through an invited application process and screening of applicants who were then interviewed by a selection committee, including Otis and Mary Lee Molz.

Jamie is a junior at K-State, majoring in Agribusiness with an emphasis in Finance/Accounting. She is a Kansas State University Agriculture Ambassador, Kansas State University Ag Student Council member and a Block and Bridle Club member. Jamie is also involved in Collegiate Cattlewomen Club and was a member of Silver Key, a Sophomore Honorary. In addition to school, Jamie is a student worker for the Kansas State University Swine Laboratory and volunteers at her church. After graduation, Jamie hopes to work in finance, accounting or public relations. The Briscoe family is affiliated with Farmway Co-op, Inc., Farmway Credit Union, and Midway Co-op Association.

"The scholarship was established to honor and perpetuate the memory of the contribution of Otis and Mary Lee Molz and to encourage an interest in the formation, operation, management, leadership and economics of and participation in all types of cooperatives, including agricultural, financial, electric, telephone, housing and consumer cooperatives," said Associate Professor Brian Briggeman, Director of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. "It's also to provide significant financial assistance to eligible students enrolled in educational programs emphasizing these areas of study."

To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be either a junior or senior in K-State's College of Agriculture at the time the scholarship is received, and be affiliated as a member or as a child or dependent of a member of a Kansas agricultural marketing, supply or service cooperative that is a member of the Kansas Cooperative Council.

The Arthur Capper Cooperative Center provides research-based information, education and assistance to people with and interested in cooperative businesses, including cooperative members, directors, managers and employees. The Center also works with students and faculty at educational institutions, the general public and public officials as well as owners, directors, managers and employees of agribusinesses.

Previous scholarship recipients include: Kim Kerschen, Garden Plain; Ashley Guenther, Ottawa, KS; Lindsey Voet, Home, KS; Anne Winter, Mt. Hope, KS; and Justin Patterson, Benton, KS. The Molz scholarship was funded by contributions made to the Center's endowment fund with the KSU Foundation. An initial contribution of $10,000 was made by CoBank with additional contributions by the Molz's and friends in the cooperative community.

"Additional contributions by those who want to honor Otis and Mary Lee Molz and support the purposes of the scholarship are welcome," Briggeman said. They should be made payable to "KSU Foundation/ACCC/ Molz" and sent to the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center, Kansas State University, Department of Agricultural Economics, 305 Waters Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506.
Further information can be obtained about this scholarship or about establishing additional scholarships by contacting Brian Briggeman at the same address or e-mailing, bbrigg@ksu.edu.

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