The Keith Gilmore Foundation and Canadian Junior Hereford Association recently awarded four “Future of the Breed” scholarships. Recipients include Brooklyn Van Sickle, Jack Raymond, Jane Stafford and Jeanathan Cheremshynski.
Brooklyn Van Sickle lives with her family on a ranch west of Bowden, Alta. where they breed and calve roughly 200 head of purebred Hereford females every year. She is involved in the day-to-day ranch chores and has developed her own herd of 12 Hereford and Hereford-plus females. Concurrent with her grade 12 studies at Bowden Grandview High School, she also took the veterinary technician assistant course at Olds College to increase her education on the medical side of caring for and treating animals. She is now attending Lakeland College to take a two-year animal science diploma, majoring in livestock.
Jack Raymond is a recent graduate of Sussex Regional High School in Sussex, N.B. He is enrolled at the University of New Brunswick in the bachelor of science in engineering program. He is driven to explore how engineering can further land stewardship, whether through efficient water usage, integration of renewable energy, or pioneering waste management solutions. He is a delegate for the Canadian Junior Hereford Association and serves as secretary to the Maritime Junior Hereford Association.
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Jane Stafford is enrolled at Lakeland College in animal science technology, majoring in beef. She is the fourth generation of her family to raise Herefords and wants to use her education to grow her purebred Hereford herd and raise bulls to sell to commercial producers. She has a passion for showing which started at a young age through 4-H. It has provided the opportunity to make new connections and see great cattle.
Jeanathan Cheremshynski was raised on a third-generation family farm and has come to appreciate and value the Hereford breed. As a recent graduate of St. Paul’s High School, he is enrolled in a bachelor of science program at the University of Alberta. He aspires to be a physiotherapist, hoping to someday assist young people with recovery efforts and therapy treatments. Although his future education plans and professional career path are not directly related to the cattle industry, he plans to stay involved and continue to develop his purebred herd.
