GERKEN EARNS SCHOLARSHP – These junior members were awarded the Angus/Talon Youth Educational Learning Program Undergraduate $5,000 Scholarship at the 2023 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Scholarship Presentation held July 5-7 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured, from left, are Suter Clark, Gretna, Va.; Avery Dull, Westminster, Md.; Victoria Gerken, Kingfisher; Amanda Hoffmann, Schertz, Texas; Ella Jordan, Savannah, Mo.; Blake Long, Big Cabin, Okla.; Amelia Miller, Gridley, Ill.; Clay Pelton, Paradise, Kan.; Alli Perry, Fayetteville, Tenn.; Eric Schafer and Lizzie Schafer, both of Owaneco, Ill.; Alexis Vandeberghe, Cleveland, N.D.; Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill.; Jack Dameron, Towanda, Ill.; and Jaclyn Boester, Angus Foundation executive director, presenting. Since 1998, the Angus Foundation has awarded more than $4.2 million in undergraduate and graduate scholarships to Angus youth. [Photo provided by Pearl’s Pics]