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Meet 2010 WRCF Scholarship Recipients. . .
Working ranch cowboys are tough, tenacious and resourceful. And those words also describe leaders, people who see us through tough times.
The Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation is honored to award a $1,000 scholarship to students who meets that definition, as well.
WRCF was able to assist a total of 32 students this year, with a total funding package of $35,500. It is a true honor to help educate the ranch managers, veterinarians and agriculture professionals of the future, as well as those who will serve key roles in their rural communities. That's how we know the ranching industry will continue to prosper -- with leaders like these at the helm.
NEW 2010 RECIPIENTS
 Quentin Been of Earth, Texas, has been a day worker for the past three years for local ranches. The 18-year-old son of Alan and Kathy Been plans to attend Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas, majoring in ranch and feedlot operations. He hopes to become a ranch or feedlot manager and break and train ranch horses on his way to eventually establishing his own ranching operation.
Cheyanne Collinsof Pampa, Texas, is the daughter of a ranch cowboy. She hopes to branch out, majoring in forensic science at Clarendon College in Clarendon, Texas. Cheyanne is the 18-year-old daughter of Marvelle and Ken Collins.
Asa Daugherty, 18, lives and works on his family owned ranch in Brewster County, Texas. He plans to attend South Plains College in Levelland, Texas, and later transfer to Texas Tech University, where he will major in either petroleum engineering or wind energy so that he can help supplement ranchers' income with these types of production. He is the son of Mark and Ann Daugherty.
 Cassie Foster, 18, has parents and grandparents who ranch -which means that she grew up ranching, too, working alongside her dad in the hay fields or doctoring cattle. She now plans to attend the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., studying addiction counseling.
McKenzie Green, 17, loves the ranching life, as other members of her family have shared it with her. She is now pointing her ambitions toward Indian River State College in Okeechobee, Fla., where she will enter a dentist hygienist program.
Justin Kolb, 18, grew up on a South Dakota ranch raising horses and Black Angus and Hereford cattle. He plans to attain an associate's degree in agricultural or diesel mechanics and large animal science. He hopes to eventually open his own mechanic shop while also running the family ranch. Justin is the son of Shane and the late Kathy Kolb of Meadow, S.D.
 Jessi Jo Lewis, 18, comes from a ranching family and currently lives on a ranch camp outside Throckmorton, Texas. She plans to attend West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, majoring in business and marketing and working at retail establishments to gain experience. She hopes to take over Renegade Ranch, her family's retail business, and expand it into a full-fledged store near Amarillo. Jessi Jo is the daughter of Carroll Jack and Ursula Lewis.
 Logan J. Medlin, who also grew up on a ranch outside of Tatum. He plans to attend Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, majoring in agricultural economics or another ag-related field that will allow him to work at a lending institution or in ag marketing or management.
 Myra Newkirk, 18, grew up on her family's ranch in Folsom, N.M., and began generating her own income from the age of 8, when her father sold her a heifer calf that became the basis for her own herd. Myra plans to attend Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg, Idaho, majoring in pre-veterinary studies and eventually attaining a doctorate of veterinary medicine degree. She is the daughter of Henry and Marla Newkirk.
 Benjamin F. Pearce, grew up on a ranch 22 miles from Tatum and now plans to attend Texas Tech University in Lubbock, majoring in pre-med. He hopes to return to Lea County, N.M., to practice medicine.
 Thad Rose, 17, is the fourth generation on a Cheyenne River Indian Reservation ranch, on which his family raises Black Angus cattle and bucking bulls. He plans to attend South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., on his way to a career in animal or environmental sciences. Thad is the son of Beverly and Joe Rose.
 Coley Shipp, 17, is the son of a ranch cowboy who has grown up working around cattle and horses. He will major in agriculture business at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, and he plans to shoe horses, day work for area ranches and ride colts to help finance his education. He hopes to one day become a ranch manager in the commercial beef industry. Coley is the son of Jeff and Dorisann Shipp.
 Jayme Marie Wilson of Tatum, who grew up in a ranching family. She plans to attend Eastern New Mexico University, majoring in speech or occupational therapy on her way to working with disabled children and adults through hippotherapy.
RETURNING RECIPIENTS
Brandon Hatter - Jack Cates Scholarship
Brenda Smith, Sheri Garmon Scholarship, is the special education teacher for the Kit Carson (Colo.) School District, and she is also working on the completion of her master's degree so that she will be qualified to become a principal. Her husband manages Rush Creek Cattle Co. and has built his own herd of cattle, as well.
Lindy Lee Wiggins, Doc Wholer Scholarship, is from Eureka, Kan., and attends Oklahoma State University, majoring in ag communications and Spanish.
 Clinton L. Laflin, Edith Collingsworth Scholarship, of Eureka, Kan., will attend Butler County Community College in El Dorado, Kan., majoring in ag communications.
 Brent Cole Brown, Jim Donaldson Scholarship, of Turkey, Texas, plans to attend Texas Tech majoring in petroleum engineering. He was valedictorian of his class.
 JoAnna Elliott, Gordon Whipple Scholarship, is from Guthrie, Texas, and attends Texas Tech University in the fall, majoring in ag communcations.
 Hayley Chesser, Andy Hamilton Scholarship, is the recipient of the Andy Hamilton Memorial Scholarship. Hayley will be a student this fall at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs, Colo. Then, in the spring of 2009, she will start classes at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, where she will be a junior majoring in agribusiness management.
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neighbors, family and friends. The Working Ranch Cowboys Foundation has been
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Cowboys and their children. We currently have 32 Students in our program.
The Foundation grows every year as does the number of Students we can
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