KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Whitney Steckel, Taylor, Neb., received a $2,500 scholarship awarded by the Blin Family and Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA) on Oct. 27 at the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Honorees Reception during the AHA Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo. This scholarship was one of 23 awarded by HYFA, totaling more than $147,500.

The 18-year-old daughter of Michael and Donna Steckel, Whitney is a freshman majoring in agricultural communications at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Whitney served as the 2016 Nebraska Hereford Queen and was recently named a finalist for the Nebraska State Star Farmer. With her degree in agricultural communications, she hopes to help bridge the gap between producers and consumers and promote the beef industry.

Jim and Randy Blin families, from Independence, Iowa, were owners of the dispersed Star Lake Cattle Ranch in Oklahoma, and are longtime supporters of Hereford youth.

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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.

For Annual Meeting pictures and additional news releases, visit www.hereford.org/media.

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Cutline: Whitney Steckel, Taylor, Neb., was awarded the $2,500 Blin Family 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 Whitney Steckel and Crystal Blin.
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