Forrest Bassford Student Award
The student winner receives an all-expenses-paid trip to participate in LPC's annual convention and now the Ag
Media Summit. This award recognizes and rewards excellence, leadership and encourages professionalism
among students. This opportunity provides the recipient face-to-face exchanges with leaders in livestock publishing. Forrest Bassford's name was appended to the LPC Student Award in 1992 in honor of his contribution to
LPC, and his particular interest in furthering the Student Award. The overall winner receives a $2,000 scholarship
and up to four additional students each receive $750 travel scholarships to attend the convention. Following are
recipients of the Forrest Bassford Student Award.
Four finalists for the Forrest Bassford Student Award were recognized at the Ag Media Summit. Shannon Watson, Oklahoma State University; Jill Johnson, University of Illinois (award winner); Janell Baum, University of Illinois; and Andrew Barth, Oklahoma State University. Travel Scholarship Winners
2011 Jill Johnson, University of Illinois2010 Lisa Brown, Oklahoma State University
2009 Rachel Duff, University of Missouri; Julie White, Kansas State University; and Katherine Kuykendall, Purdue University.
2008 Sarah Jackson, University of Missouri-Columbia; Emily Whitmoyer, Texas A&M; and Julie White, Kansas State
2007 Stephanie Miles, Texas Tech; Clint Blaes, Kansas State, and Melissa Leander, Kansas State
2006 Sara Muri, University of Missouri-Columbia; Melissa Hildebrand, Kansas State; Heather Jennings, Texas A&M
2005 Sara Muri, University of Missouri-Columbia; Stephanie Jeter, Texas A&M; Wendy Mayo, Kansas State
2004 Leslie Shuler, University of Wisconsin-River Falls; Katrina Waters, Texas Tech
2003 Rachel Bobbitt, Oklahoma State; Garrett Wilkerson, Texas A&M; Audrey Young, Kansas State
2002 Shannon Hartenstein, Kansas State; Lucas Shivers, Kansas State; Melissa Karcher, Ohio State
2001 Kerri Howell, Texas Tech; Maggie Martin, Kansas State; Beverly Moseley, University of Florida
2000 Jennifer Ryan, Kansas State; Lindsay Williams, Oklahoma State
1999 Sarah Domeier, University of Nebraska; D. Mischelle Coston,
University of Arkansas; Jennifer Simonson, Oklahoma State
1998 Linda Albers, Kansas State; Diane Dinse, University of Missouri; Rebecca Rhoades, University of Missouri
1997 Janna Quaring, Oklahoma State; Wendy Meyer, Hastings College (Neb.) Melissa J. Markway, University of Missouri
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