Biodiesel essay scholarship honors memory of Minnesota farmer
ST. Minn. -- An annual scholarship for Minnesota high school seniors has been launched under a new name at the Education Minnesota Professional Conference in St. Paul.
Biodiesel essay scholarship honors memory of Minnesota farmer
ST. Minn. -- An annual scholarship for Minnesota high school seniors has been launched under a new
name at the Education Minnesota Professional Conference in St. Paul.
The Reuben Youngerberg Memorial Biodiesel Scholarship is open
to any Minnesota high school senior and offers a $1,600 1st place and
$500 2nd place award to the winners of an essay contest about
biodiesel, a cleaner-burning alternative fuel produced and used in
Minnesota. Rules and an online entry form can be found at
This year's scholarships are given in memory of the late father of
Mike Youngerberg, senior director of field services for the Minnesota
Soybean Growers Association. Reuben Youngerberg owned a farm in Blue
Earth County, where he held a number of board positions in local
agriculture organizations.
The scholarship is administered by the American Lung Association in
Minnesota, which recognizes biodiesel as a "clean air choice" fuel
that reduces emissions. The scholarship is sponsored by the Minnesota
Soybean Research and Promotion Council, with additional support from
the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association, National Biodiesel Board,
MEG Corp, and Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
Tags: life, livestock, crops, agribusiness, biodiesel
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