Angus Australia is proud to announce that Charlotte Nugent, a promising young producer from NSW, has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Angus Foundation Kansas State University Scholarship.
As the recipient of this scholarship experience, Charlotte will head to the United States in 2025 and take on college life for a semester at one of the leading agricultural universities in the country.
“I am very thankful for the opportunity that Angus Australia, in collaboration with Kansas State, has offered me,” said Charlotte.
“I hope to utilise my time at Kansas State to build valuable connections, knowledge and skills to put towards my future career in the Australian beef industry.
“The opportunity opens a myriad of doors to conversations and experiences that will contribute towards both personal and professional growth and, for that, I am eternally grateful to be the 2024 recipient of this amazing scholarship and look forward to my spring semester in Manhattan.”
During her time abroad, Charlotte will interact closely with undergraduate and graduate students at K-State and will take part in courses aligned with to her specific interests.
“Visiting scholars attend lab classes and assist with university livestock herds and the annual K-State Angus bull sale in March,” said Professor Dan Moser, Associate Dean of the College of Agriculture, Kansas State University.
“They also typically visit livestock operations in the state of Kansas and beyond. They sometimes spend as long as two or three weeks assisting on ranches.
“They may attend agriculture industry events, such as the national Cattle Industry Convention, national livestock shows, K-State’s own Cattlemen’s Day or other events they choose.
“They may also travel to other parts of the US on their own or as part of tour groups. They will visit the American Angus Association
headquarters in St Joseph, Missouri and can visit other registered or commercial Angus ranches.”
“Charlotte is an excellent representative of the young people in our industry,” said Jake Phillips, Angus Australia.
“Charlotte is dedicated to educating and immersing herself in all things relating to the beef industry and, through this experience, we hope she can gain further perspective of the agricultural industry and production system on a global scale.
“We look forward to hearing from Charlotte during and post her time abroad to hear about her experiences and take aways from the experience.”
About Charlotte:
Charlotte has been fortunate to spend her whole life in the agriculture industry, with her family trading sheep and cattle on their property in Tarcutta, NSW. Charlotte completed her Higher School Certificate in 2020 and graduated from Charles Sturt University in 2023 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management.
Charlotte has been the recipient of a number of scholarships including the Angus Australia Charles Sturt Internship, an AgriFutures Horizon Scholar and an internship with the American Hereford Association (AHA).
In 2023, Charlotte began a Graduate Diploma in Communications through Charles Sturt and is currently in the position of Marketing and Communications Coordinator with Genetic Hub, servicing the Australian Limousin, Shorthorn Beef, Simmental, Gelbvieh and Red Poll beef cattle societies.
