The New York State Cheese Manufacturers’ Association is offering up to $5,000 for the year 2024-2025. The purpose of these scholarships is to encourage students to explore educational programs related to dairy foods science and processing, with a focus on cheese manufacturing. Scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year must be received by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2024.
Winners of the 2023-2024 Thomas Eastham Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship:
Alexis Rapacioli, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Shieana Xie, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Winner of the 2023-2024 Thomas Eastham Memorial Graduate Scholarship:
Bailey Joseph Gong, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Winners of the 2022-2023 Thomas Eastham Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship:
Xingrui Fan, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Vannika (Nika) Rice, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University
Brooklin Drake, SUNY Cobbleskill
Winners of the 2021-2022 NYS Cheese Mfrs. Scholarship:
Morgan Depue, Dairy and Agricultural Science, Cornell University
Abigail Hatch, Animal Science, SUNY Cobleskill
Winners of the 2019-2020 NYS Cheese Mfrs. Scholarship:
Efraim Shachter, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Sasha Matera-Vatnick, Department of Food Science, Cornell University
Winners of the 2018-2019 NYS Cheese Mfrs. Scholarship:
Thomas Reis, Department of Food Science, Cornell University and
Ellie Anslie, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University
