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Two students in the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry and Consumer Sciences have gotten a head start on funding their veterinary school educations. They have received awards from the H.E. ?Doc? Kidder Memorial Trust, which will provide them with thousands of dollars for each year of their continuing education.

The two recipients, Amanda Bostic and Jeremy Hansford, will earn their undergraduate degrees from the Davis College.
Bostic, of Sinks Grove, is pursuing a double major in Animal and Nutritional Sciences and Agricultural and Extension Education. Boxtic is active in WVU?s chapter of Collegiate FFA, Block & Bridle, and the Dairy Science Club, and is a member of the National Dairy Shrine. She will attend the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine and will receive $6,000 annually during her studies.

Hansford, of Falling Waters, is pursuing a major in Animal and Nutritional Studies. He is a participant in WVU?s Davis-Michael Scholars Program and is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key, and the Phi Kappa Phi Honorary. He will attend the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and will receive $4,000 annually during his studies.

The memorial trust honors the late H.E. ?Doc? Kidder, professor emeritus of animal and veterinary sciences in the Davis College. He had a distinguished career at WVU as a researcher and educator, serving from 1954 to 1988. After his death in 1989, his will created the trust to support Davis College students in their graduate or professional education. Selection is based on academic performance with added consideration for leadership experience and financial need.

The trust was established through a gift made to the WVU Foundation, a private non-profit corporation that generates and provides support for West Virginia University and its non-profit affiliates.