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Graduate students Rick Watters, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Jennifer McCarron, Atlantic Veterinary College, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; Wilma Steeneveld, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; and Patricia Yoshida Faccioli, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Sao Paulo, Brazil, were recognized as NMC Scholars during the recent NMC 48th Annual Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The NMC Scholars Program provides travel scholarships for graduate students to attend NMC annual meetings and encourage their involvement in NMC programs and activities. Funding for the NMC Scholars Program comes from the National Mastitis Research Foundation (NMRF), which is financed through contributions from NMC members and supporters. NMRF board members choose the scholars based on their academic performance, research project, and an essay describing their career goals.

Information about the 2010 NMC Scholars Program, which will include a travel scholarship to attend next year’s NMC 49th Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will be posted on the NMC website by June 1. Applications will be due July 31.

The 2009 NMC Regional Meeting will be held jointly with the Mid-Atlantic Consortium (MAC) Conference, May 27-28, 2009 at the Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

The Mid-Atlantic Consortium (MAC) has been conducting an inservice training program for the past 10 years for Extension educators and specialists in states from the Northeast and middle Atlantic regions. This year, NMC and MAC will team together for the first time to host a mastitis and milk quality conference that will be targeted to all segments of the dairy industry, including: extension educators and specialists, producers, veterinarians, consultants, equipment and pharmaceutical suppliers, field reps, and students. Click here for additional information.

Mark you calendars, and plan to attend the Joint NMC Regional Meeting and MAC Conference!