Mar 18, 2013 9:28 AM

WOW Logistics is offering its annual scholarship, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research, to students attending a University of Wisconsin System school seeking a degree in dairy or food science with a focus on the dairy manufacturing industry.

Created in 2010, the WOW Logistics Dairy or Food Science Scholarship is an annual $1,000 scholarship for qualified students. The company works closely with nearly 100 dairy industry clients to handle and store more than one billion pounds of dairy products each year. With this annual scholarship, WOW hopes to encourage and promote careers within the dairy manufacturing industry.

Applications must be completed and returned to WOW Logistics by March 29, 2013. The winning applicant will be announced April 1, 2013 and invited to accept the award at the Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference, set for April 17 in La Crosse WI.

To be eligible for the scholarship, the student must meet these criteria:

•Currently enrolled in a University of Wisconsin System school

•Enrolled in a Dairy or Food Science program with a dairy manufacturing focus

•Sophomore, junior, or senior level (if senior, must attend school in fall 2013)

•In good academic standing

Applications can be accessed at www.wowlogistics.com/scholarships/dairy_or_food_science.

For more information, contact Howard Kamerer at 920-830-4802, email howardka@wowlogistics.com, or visit the website at www.wowlogistics.com.