Are you interested in dairy cows and the dairy industry? If so, then you have the opportunity to be named the 2019 Oklahoma Dairy Ambassador!

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Participant must either be currently participating in 4-H or FFA, own a dairy animal or a currently enrolled college student pursuing an education in an agriculture-related field.

• Participants must be a genuine user of dairy products and a genuine supporter of the dairy industry and its future success.

• Participant must be 16 to 21 by July 1, 2019.

• Only Oklahoma residents/college students are eligible to apply. Must be in good academic standing at currently enrolled school. Please bring a copy of your transcript to your interview.

• Participants are eligible to re-enter future contests, but will be ineligible to compete if selected as a previous contest winner.

• A completed contest application packet must be submitted to okdairyambassador@gmail.com by July 1, 2019. Participants will receive email receipt confirmations.

GUIDELINES

• Each participant is responsible for his/her own travel and lodging expenses in connection with the selection process. Participants under 18 must be accompanied by an adult chaperone.

• Final participants will be judged by a committee of three agricultural industry representatives. The winners will be selected based on the results of a personal interview and oral presentation.

• Judges will select the Oklahoma Dairy Ambassador, second and third place. The decision made by the selected judges is considered final.

• Winner of the Oklahoma Dairy Ambassador program will be announced July 12, 2019, during the Sooner State Dairy Show Banquet in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

• The winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Students enrolled in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University while serving as the Oklahoma Dairy Ambassador will receive an additional $1,000 scholarship from OSU-CASNR.

SELECTION TIMELINE

Deadline for application & essay submission - July 1, 2019

• Dairy Max Media Training Session to be held at the Payne County Fairgrounds in Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Finalist interviews - July 10-12, 2019

• 2019 Oklahoma Dairy Ambassador announced - July 12, 2019, during Sooner State Dairy Show Banquet at the Payne County Fairgrounds in Stillwater, Oklahoma

For more information about the ambassador scholarship program, click here.