PRESS RELEASE: Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska (ICON)
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2011
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact ICON Executive
Director Destry Brown, 308-458-2244,
or ICON president David Wright, 402-929-0339,
or Communications Director Linda Wuebben, 402-357-3778.
2011 JIM HANNA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
As a director for
Independent Cattlemen of Nebraska (ICON), Jim Hanna worked tirelessly to further
the causes he believed in. One of those causes was the ICON. Hanna wrote policy,
attended legislative hearings, testified on issues important to Nebraskas
cattle industry, co-chaired the annual convention, and was an inspiration to the
board and to all who knew him. He felt that one man could make a difference and
that it was every mans duty to step up and be involved. Hanna had said,
Those who say it can not be done should not bother the man who is doing
it.
Hanna always insisted that the information which ICON put out
was truthful and correct; there wasnt any room for spinning the facts. He
was always willing to give of his time and resources. He would stay with the job
at hand until it was finished. He was a friend to all the members of ICON and
guided the Nebraska cattle producers with his quiet leadership and innate intelligence.
His passing has left a hole in ICON which is not easily filled.
With these
characteristics in mind, ICON has established the Jim Hanna Scholarship Fund.
It is a $500 scholarship in Hannas memory open to the child of any ICON
member who plans to attend college in the fall of 2011. The recipient is allowed
to attend any school in any major of their choice. The student must maintain a
2.5 grade point average and be involved in extracurricular activities. An essay
on their goals must accompany the Scholarship application by Friday, April 30.
The funds will be distributed after the student registers and begins the fall
semester at the college of their choice. Please remember the parents of the student
must be a member of ICON.
For more information, or to submit an application,
write to: ICON, Box 241, Hyannis, NE 69350 or email independentcattlemen@yahoo.com.
Independent
Cattlemen of Nebraska
"Solid as a windmill. Always working for the independent
producer."