Connecticut Sheep Breeders Association, Inc.

The CSBA is now offering a scholarship in memory of Mr. Randall Monroe Knight.  Randy was a very special person and had a great influence on the sheep industry in New England.  In addition to his lifetime of membership and many years of service on the Board of Directors of our Association, he also served with many other New England organizations.  Once he received his BS degree in Agriculture at UCONN he never left, and went on to become the farm manager there.  Always one to do the right thing, his generosity would lead to a satisfying lifetime of work mentoring UCONN students, Boy Scouts, 4-H and FFA members and untold others who benefited from his seemingly bottomless fountain of information.  Randy not only loved the outdoors and farm work which included lambing out ewes, shearing, and making hay, but he had a private side, unseen by many of us that included a love of camping, long walks in the moonlight of the sheep pastures, writing poetry and listening to jazz.  It is only fitting that we, as an Association, honor his lifetime with a scholarship for students with similar ethics and enthusiasm for sheep and the industry.

The scholarships of $500.00 will be awarded to one or two qualified students who have demonstrated an interest in, and dedicated commitment to, promoting sheep and the industry.

The qualifying individual must:

1)      Be a Connecticut resident in college or high school

2)      Be enrolled in, or accepted to, a college level agricultural program

3)      Be involved in some aspect of sheep or wool production

Scholarships will be awarded annually based on a competitive application process. Applications for the 2012 academic year are due by October 1, 2012 and and will be available here on the website in the near future.