KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Katie Nolles, Bassett, Neb., received the $5,000 Ball Foundation/Cottonwood Springs Farm Scholarship Oct. 27 at the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Honorees Reception during the AHA Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo. The scholarship was one of 23 awarded through the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA), totaling more than $147,500.

Katie is a junior pursuing a degree in agricultural education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She served as the 2014-15 National Hereford Queen and plans to return to her hometown to teach agriculture after receiving her degree.

In 2010, the Ed and Virginia Ball Foundation, along with their daughter Nancy Ball Keilty and her husband, Tim, of Cottonwood Springs Farm made a generous donation to HYFA. Since that time an annual scholarship has been given in their honor.

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The Hereford Youth Foundation of America is a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit. Its mission is to support scholarship, education and leadership activities within the Hereford breed. For more information about the HYFA, visit HerefordYouthFoundation.org or contact the AHA at 816-842-3757.

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Cutline: Katie Nolles, Bassett, Neb., was awarded the $5,000 Ball Foundation/Cottonwood Springs Farm Scholarship at the 2017 Hereford Honorees Reception Oct. 27, during the American Hereford Association Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured (l to r) are Nancy Keilty, Cottonwood Springs Farm and HYFA board member, and Katie Nolles.
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