The Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association announced the establishment of the Brian Eggebrecht Student Scholarship Supporting Skilled Trades for the Dairy Industry.
Longtime WCMA Contest Committee Chairman and B-Team Contest volunteer group founder Brian Eggebrecht of Welcome Dairy has donated funds to support scholarships for technical college students in Wisconsin learning a variety of skills applicable to careers in dairy manufacturing.
"Brian Eggebrecht's generosity is exemplative of his decades-long involvement with WCMA, and of his immense support of the dairy processing industry as a whole," said WCMA Director John Umhoefer. "WCMA will be honored to assist these vitally-needed skilled personnel through this scholarship, in Brian's name."
In the program's first year, WCMA has awarded two students with $2,000 each to further their studies. They include Blake Hill, a sub-lead in packaging at WCMA member Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery, and Tarran Janz, a maintenance technician at WCMA member Sartori Company.
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