AAST: Scholarships aplenty for AAST members' children

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Scholarships aplenty for AAST members' children

AAST member Joey Jayo, center, has two children
who have received AAST scholarships, Talen, left, and Tanna.

AAST received the following note recently from three-time AAST scholarship recipient Talen Jayo, son of Thomas “Joey” Jayo of the Oregon State Police. Talen had to maintain a minimum 3.5 grade point average (4.0 scale) to receive the second scholarship, and a 3.8 GPA to receive the third scholarship. He is one of the few AAST scholarship recipients to achieve such a prestigious feat. Joey’s daughter, Tanna, received her first AAST scholarship this school year. Congratulations to all AAST scholarship recipients.

I would like to personally thank AAST for their continued financial support, as well as their unwavering interest in my future education. With their financial contribution, AAST has provided me with a sense of assurance and has allowed me to pursue my post high school education as my first and only priority. Through this, I have been able to maintain a high standing in the collegiate community academically, and have instilled sound principles to advance myself in today’s competitive job market. Presently, I am pursuing a major in rangeland ecology and management, with two completed minors in crop and soil science and animal science. While my future is still open to me, I would like to once again thank AAST for making my education financially feasible.

Sincerely,
Talen Jayo

During the 2007-08 term, the AAST Scholarship Foundation awarded 143 scholarships, totaling $96,000, to children of AAST members across the country. Since the program started in 1990, AAST has awarded over $1.7 million in scholarships.

Applications are now being accepted for AAST scholarships, through July 31. Click on the Scholarship Foundation link at the left for details about AAST’s scholarship program, or call AAST HQ at 800-765-5456.

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