Open to all faculty, staff and graduate students. Sponsored by the Retirement Research Foundation, the purpose of the award is to stimulate and support interest in the study of aging, i.e., biological or sociological aspects of aging or treatment of diseases of the elderly. One of the current year's winners is Jonathan Godbout, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences with Dr. Gregory Freund. Application deadline is February 5, 2001. Beth Flickinger is recruiting solely formula-fed infants for a nutrition study.
Monetary compensation is available.
The team won eight of their nine rounds of competition. The contest, held in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition, tests the 4-H'ers knowledge in various areas including dairy husbandry, dairy products and dairy science. Many hours of dedicated learning and a good understanding of dairy production management proved successful to the Illinois 4-H'ers. The team, coached by Dave Fischer, Extension Dairy Educator, was financially sponsored by the Illinois Milk Producers Association Rockford, Illinois. Dr. Clark was nominated by HiDee Ekstrom.