Dairy and Food Science Student Scholarships

Through the support of alumni, industry and friends, Department of Dairy and Food Science students are supported through scholarships and awards totaling nearly $170,000 for current undergraduate students and graduate students. Scholarships for incoming students are also made available through SDSU Admissions. In 2024, a total of 110 dairy and food science scholarships and awards were awarded to 53 students. A list of all dairy science scholarships is provided below. à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs are made at the Department of Dairy and Food Science scholarships and awards banquet in the second week of April.

Other scholarship opportunities are also available to dairy and food science students, e.g., from the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board, FFA, Duane Rath Foundation, Institute of Food Technologists and others. These will be announced as they become available.

2025 Department of Dairy and Food Science Scholarships
Scholarship NameTotal Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed
Agropur Inc. – Dairy Science$4,000
Agropur/Jay Headley Memorial$1,500
Alfred Herman Rishoi Memorial$1,100
Alltech$1,500
Bel Brands USA$3,000
Bongards$5,000
Clyde G. and June R. Helsper Memorial$2,000
Clyde G. Helsper South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Dairy Field Representative funded by Central Plains Dairy Foundation$2,000
Dairy Connection Inc.$1,500
Dairy Club$1,000
Dairy Farmers of America$500
Dairy Fest$1,000
Dairy Science$1,000
Dairy Science Faculty$600
David A. Thompson in Dairy Manufacturing$5,500
David A. Thompson in Dairy Science$5,500
David H. Henry Memorial$600
David J. and Darlene K. Schingoethe in Dairy Science$1,500
Derdall$750
Dr. Vikram Mistry Endowment$2,000
Emery H. Bartle Memorial$7,500
George Marx in Dairy Production$1,000
I-29 Legend-Dairy Golf Tournament$14,600
Idaho Milk Processors Association$4,000
James Marvel Memorial$400
John Anderson Memorial $6,000
John C. Gross$1,000
Joseph Van Treeck$2,000
Kenneth I. Gross In Dairy Production$1,000
Kirk and Dorothy Mears Memorial$1,050
Lactalis Dairy Manufacturing$4,000
Land O'Lakes Dairy Science$300
Midwest Dairy Association$10,000
Minnesota Institute of Food Technologists$1,000
North Central Cheese Industries Association$3,725
Ode Family$500
Pete Behrends Memorial$3,000
Prairie Farms$2,000
Ralph Rogers Memorial$400
Robert Chamberlin in Food Science$1,300
Ross Baker$550
Royal D. and Helen B. Doner in Dairy Production$400
Ryan Graber Memorial$1,000
Saputo Cheese USA$2,000
Sara Schmitt Memorial – Associated Milk Producers Inc.$1,000
Schreiber Foods Inc. $5,000
Schuch Family$1,900

South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Dairy Field Representative

funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation

$4,000
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã Dairy Producers funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation$2,000
South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State Dairy Association funded by the Central Plains Dairy Foundation$6,000
Shirley Seas Memorial$450
Susan Hawkins$2,000
Valley Queen Charitable Foundation$10,000
Walt and Yvonne Wosje$2,000
William and Marge Kallemeyn and Sons$1,900
2025 Dairy and Food Science Department Student à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãs
à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã NameTotal Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed
Alfred and Hilde Tobkin Memorial$1,460
Arnold Hippen Dairy Challenge$800
Dairy Judging Manufacturing$150
Dairy Judging Production$150
Forbes Leadership$300
Howard Voelker Memorial$580
IMPA New Product Development à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã$2,500
LeRoy Graber-Ford$300
Non-Dairy Science Student Dairy Club$3,000
Sara Sontag Schmitt Dairy Club Memorial$1,000
Delbert and Robert Breazeale Memorial – Graduate$3,300
Dairy Products Judging Graduate Student$365

2025 College Scholarships à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed to DFS Students 
Scholarship NameTotal Amount à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãed
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Dean's Excellence$2,000
Frank E. and Josephine Kaberna Memorial in Agriculture$650
J and J Sisco$19,000
Jackrabbit Journey Dual Credit$1,000
Merlin J. Snyder in Agriculture$2,000
Yellow and Blue$15,000
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1224 Medary Ave.
Brookings, SD 57007
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Brookings, SD 57007
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