date:Jul 26, 2012
Univ., Brookings, SD;
Simon Kern, a candidate for the M.S. degree in animal science at South Dakota State; and
Daniel Neely, a junior seeking a degree in animal science at Kansas State Univ. in Manhattan, Kan.
Four of the five recipients had a grade point average of 4.0 and the fifth weighed in with a 3.9, according to the foundation.