Heather Hays Stinnett Memorial Scholarship

Colorado CattleWomen Announce Scholarship

The Colorado CattleWomen (CCW) announce the 2025 CattleWomen Legacy Scholarship. The Heather Hays Stinnett Memorial Scholarship honors Colorado CattleWomen Past President Heather Stinnett and will be awarded to a woman pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree.

Heather was a staunch advocate for the beef industry and a proud fifth generation Coloradoan who traced her cattle industry heritage to early Colorado statehood and ranches homesteaded by ancestors on both sides of her family. Heather’s agricultural credentials include serving as Colorado FFA Reporter, judging livestock at Seward Community College and graduating from Oklahoma State University with degrees in Animal Science and Agricultural Communications. She and her family owned a feed store, raised commercial cattle, and operated a custom grazing enterprise. Heather served as the President of the CCW from 2017 to 2019. She then served as the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American National Cattlewomen in 2019.

Applications are being accepted for the scholarship until April 15, 2025 at midnight and the scholarship will be awarded in June at the 2025 Colorado CattleWomen annual meeting in Steamboat Springs. Women who are a Colorado resident, a college Junior, a college Senior, or a Graduate student at an accredited 4-year university or college, majoring in agriculture or an agricultural related major aspiring to work in or advocate for the beef industry are encouraged to apply. Contact CCW with questions: [email protected]

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The Heather Hays Stinnett Memorial Scholarship honors Colorado CattleWomen Past President Heather Stinnett.  The Scholarship will be $4,000.  Applications are due April 15, 2025 by midnight and the scholarship will be awarded at the 2025 Colorado CattleWomen annual convention.

Eligibility:

  1. Female
  2. College Junior, college Senior, or a Graduate student at an accredited 4-year university or college
  3. Agriculture or Agriculture related major (ex. Pre vet)
  4. Colorado Resident (may attend an out of state institution)
  5. 3.0 GPA

Preference:

  1. Beef production or affiliated industry background
  2. Collegiate CattleWomen officer, State FFA officer, or State 4-H officer

Requirements:

  1. Cover sheet with name, address, and email. If the address is not in Colorado, describe qualification. (ex. Parents address)
  2. One page essay on “How I plan to influence the beef industry and agriculture with my chosen major.”
  3. A brief resume that includes: work history, community involvement, college activities and future goals.
  4. Two letters of reference
  5. Current official college transcript
  6. An interview may be required via zoom
  7. Attendance at the Colorado Cattlewomen’s convention for award presentation in Steamboat Springs, Colo., June 23-25, 2025.

If you are looking for a  great place for year-end tax donations or even estate planning or memorial gifts, please consider donating to CCW and our Heather Hays Stinnett Memorial scholarship. It gives you a way to continue providing a legacy in growing the future of the Colorado Beef industry as well as the greater world of agriculture. THANK YOU! We appreciate you!

Checks can be sent to: Kathleen Shoemaker, 1040 Lone Tree Circle, Canon City, CO  81212.