The scholarship program encourages youth to do their best. Express customer Jeana Sankey says the financial reward encourages junior members to put more effort into their projects and increases their desire to win. Program structure Express customer Abby Rayl, Hutchinson, Kan., says the scholarship program gives her more incentive to work harder and put more effort into her project. Any heifer or steer with an EX brand purchased by private treaty, consignment or at any Express Ranches production sale qualifies for the incentive program. To be eligible for financial reward, junior members must buy the animal, transfer ownership into their name and exhibit the animal at a qualifying show.
Responsibility is the backbone of the scholarship program.
Junior members not only care for their animals, but they also are responsible for getting their paperwork to Express Ranches in order to receive their awards. Junior exhibitors are required to submit the proper verification to Express Ranches to receive their rewards. When verification coupons arrive, Express deposits the money into each individual's account. The accounts immediately start earning interest. Until the junior enrolls at a higher-education institution, scholarship winnings are deposited into an account in the name of the recipient.