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EDUCATIONFinal Month to Apply!GEAPS Accepting Applications for Reese, Kaufmann Scholarships through May 1HENRY H. KAUFMANN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPAPPLICATION FORMThe Kaufmann Memorial Scholarship provides tuition aid to full-time agribusiness professionalswho wish to study a foreign language to enhance their careers. The aid may also cover the costs ofbooks required for the language course. Scholarship applications will be accepted through May 1,2010.Name:Address:HAROLD REESE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPAPPLICATION FORMThe Harold Reese Memorial Scholarship is intended to promote interest in the study of grain-handlingoperations for career purposes. Any person interested studying grain-handling operations ina post-secondary program may apply. Applicants need not be GEAPS members. Any amounts allocatedwill be paid directly to the accredited educational institution, for tuition and books only. Theapplication is due by May 1, 2010, to GEAPS, 4248 Park Glen Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55416. It may alsobe e-mailed to chuckh@geaps.com; or faxed to (952) 929-1318.Name:Address:Phone:Employer (if applicable):Name of school providing instruction:Name, title and phone of advisor at institution:Description of courses to be taken:Date studies will commence:email:Percent of college financing provided by you or your family:Your educational background:(use seperate sheet if necessary)(use seperate sheet if necessary)On separate sheet, please describe why you are interested in pursuing a grain-handling/operationscareer, and what your professional goals are. Also please describe any grain industry or relatedwork experience that you may have, as well as your outside interests and activities.This is the final month for studentsand current professionals to apply forGEAPS’ annual scholarships, which areoffered each year to further the careersof both established grain industry professionalsand those just entering theindustry.The GEAPS International ExecutiveCommittee has set a total fundingallocation of $3,000 for the Kaufmannand Reese scholarships for 2010, andapplicants’ chances for being awardeda scholarship are strong. The applicationdeadline for each scholarship is May1. For additional information, contactChuck House; (952) 928-4640, chuckh@geaps.com.The Next GeneratonAll students interested in studyinggrain-handling operations in a postsecondaryprogram are eligible to applyfor the Harold Reese Memorial Scholarship,named for former GEAPS Presidentand Member of Distinction Harold Reese.Both GEAPS members and non-membersare welcome to apply.Professional Development forIndustry EmployeesThe purpose of the Henry H.Kaufmann Memorial Scholarship is careerenhancement. The Kaufmann scholarshipawards funds to full-time agribusinessprofessionals who want to study a languageother than their native one. Thescholarships will apply to tuition, booksand fees only, at accredited institutions.Students at non-U.S. institutions mayapply, but only if their college or university’slanguage program is formallyaffiliated with an accredited U.S. school.Employer:Employer’s address:Length of service with employer:Language to be studied:Position:Amount of funding requested:Name of school or institution providing instruction:Date studies will commence:In up to 200 words, on a separate paper, please describe your business career to date and explain whyyou feel that the knowledge of a second language would help you achieve your career goals.Applications should be mailed to GEAPS, 4248 Park Glen Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55416. It may also be e-mailed to chuckh@geaps.com; or faxed to (952)929-1318 .8 – GEAPS In-Grain | April 2010www.geaps.com
MEMBERSHIPNew MembersWelcome these new members who joined GEAPS recently.(Italics denote student members.)Canadian PrairiesDavid BrayPatrick MartensColumbia RiverBrad WileyGatewaySteve PardeeGolden TriangleRyan PlattGreat RiverJason BoylesGulf SouthDamien Leonesponsored by Eric SlaterClarence MollaireMichigan/S. OntarioRoss CarpenterMid-AmericaNathan Harmansponsored by Matt O’GradyMid-AtlanticPenny ThomasNon-ChapterRandall ChaneyTad CrawfordTodd JersakJames KingMatthew MesserNorth Iowaall the North Iowa newmembers below sponsoredby Daryl WattsCraig ArndtDeb AustinClint BrownRoss CockramSarah CoyleRick DeetzRandy EllwangerRyan FisherRobert FrankenNoah GreeneCharles HansenStorm HolzeRobbie HowlettJordan JahnkeNeal KeiferTaylor KnightCameron LawDeborah LevadKirsten LinkenmeyerNicholas LunningSteven MasonKate McCollochBrittni MillerMikyla MuhlenbruchRob NelsonBrandon ParksAndrew PickhinkeKyle RahmMatt SchaefelSamantha SchermerJoe SchmidtLance SmithHeather StewartAaron WaechterSkyler WillmsBrittany WinterABOUT MEMBERSSafety Expert and Longtime Grain Journal Columnist Adam Schupp Dies at 83GEAPS Lifetime member Adam John (Sonny)Schupp Jr, former director of agricultural safety andhealth for The Pillsbury Co and Grain Journal safetycolumnist, died Feb. 28 at his home in North Fort Myers,Fla. He was 83.A native of Louisville, Ky., Schupp attended LouisvilleMale High School, before joining the U.S. Navyduring World War II. He served on a battleship in thePacific Theater.After the war, he worked for Pillsbury for morethan 30 years in New Albany, Ind.; Seelyville, Ind.; andMinneapolis, Minn.Following his retirement from Pillsbury in 1988,Schupp moved to Florida and founded Schupp Consulting.As a nationally recognized expert on grainelevator safety, he traveled extensively, teaching, andconducting seminars on OSHA standards and how toapply them in the grain industry.Also in 1988, Schupp began writing columns inGrain Journal, and by the time of his death had writtenmore than 100 articles for this magazine.“Adam was committed to safety,” said Grain JournalPublisher Mark Avery. “His insight and dedicationto the grain industry will be missed.”In retirement, he also enjoyed golf, tennis, reading,and listening to music by the pool.Memorial ServiceA memorial service was scheduled for 11:30 a.m.April 3 at Traditions Hall, 105 E National Ave, Brazil, Ind.,with the Rev. Joseph H. Chillington officiating. In lieu offlowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’sHospital or the Veterans Administration.—Information courtesy of Grain JournalTed Beaty, Founder of Tapco Inc, RetiresTed BeatyTed W. Beaty, Executive Vice President and cofounderof Tapco Inc in St. Louis, retired from the companyon Jan. 1. Beaty was a GEAPS Associate memberfor 25 years and belonged to the Gateway Chapter.Beaty and partner Paul D. Taylor, founded Tapco (TedAnd Paul COmpany) on Oct. 8, 1974. In the ensuing35 years, Tapco has grown to be one of the largestmanufacturers of elevator buckets in the world.“I’m leaving with the best crew we have ever hadin every department,” Beaty says.Upon graduating from Arizona State University in1964, Beaty joined the family business, Beaty MachineWorks, in Keokuk, Iowa. After a merger with BearingHeadquarters in the early 1970s, he and Taylor startedTapco Inc. Today, Tapco sells elevator buckets andAdam Schuppelevator bolts coast to coast and exports to more than50 countries around the world.In addition to GEAPS, Beaty is a past memberof IAOM, AFS, NIBA, and via Tapco, member of manystate grain and feed associations. Beaty is an activeand enthusiastic promoter of St. Louis and has servedon the Governor of Missouri’s Commission for MarketingMissouri Agricultural Products.Beaty is proud to have been associated with theagricultural and industrial industries for 45 years. Hewishes all of his colleagues the very best in the future.In his retirement, he plans to travel with his wife,Robbie, and enjoy the wonders of the United Statesand the world.www.geaps.com GEAPS In-Grain | April 2010 – 9
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