The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Pork Industry Scholarship Program continues to recognize outstanding youth in the pork community. Four $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to students who intend to pursue a career in the pork industry - talented and thoughtful students who may emerge as industry leaders someday.

One of the top four winners will receive an all expense paid trip to the Pork Industry Forum in Orlando, FL; March 8-10, 2001.

1. Be an undergraduate student in a two-year swine program or a four-year college of agriculture;

2. Write a brief letter indicating what role you see yourself playing in the pork industry after graduation;

3. Submit an essay of 750 words or less describing an issue you see confronting the pork industry today or in the future - and offer your solutions;

4. Obtain two letters of reference from current or former professors or industry professionals;

5. Prepare a cover sheet with your:

	A - name
	B - complete mailing address and telephone number
	C - school name
	D - year in school
	E - permanent mailing address and telephone number
	F - social security number

Submit all the above items in a single envelope to:

	John Wrigley
	National Pork Producers Council
	PO Box 10383
	Des Moines, Iowa 50306
	Email: wrigleyj@nppc.org

Call for additional information at 847-838-6772

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) will administer the program, read the essays, and select the winners. Essays will be judged on the basis of clarity or expression, persuasiveness, originality, and relevance of topic. Winners will be announced at the Pork Industry Forum, Denver CO in February 2002. The CME and NPPC reserve the right to publish any or parts of the essays submitted.