Mountaire Farms of Delmarva & Delaware Awards:

 Members of the Mountaire Family came together on Tuesday, July 20^th at Doyle’s Family Restaurant in Selbyville, DE to honor the 2010 Mountaire DV & DE Scholarship Recipients.  The Processing Operations, Live Operations, and Grain Departments, from both Delmarva and Delaware, held the cordial luncheon to present scholarship checks to this year’s honorees.  This past spring hundreds of nominations were submitted to each department from all branches of Mountaire. Children and grandchildren of employees, growers and grain suppliers are all eligible to apply for the yearly $1,000 scholarships, creating a large pool of student applicants.  This year’s crop of students was outstanding, making the selection process one of the toughest in recent memory.  After careful deliberation, the Mountaire Scholarship committee was able to hand select this years recipients based on scholastic achievement and a demonstrated commitment to the communities in which they live, work, play and pray.  All of our scholarship winners show a deep desire to further their education and all plan to use their academic knowledge to one day better their community. Mountaire Farms is proud of these exceptional students and wish them the best of luck in their college endeavors.  And congratulations and job well-done to the parents, grandparents, and family members who contributed in raising and guiding these exceptional young adults.

The luncheon was led by Human Resources Director, Patrick Townsend.  Following a brief welcome, the stage was turned over to guest speaker Cory Griffiths, a recent college graduate of Texas A&M and current Production Planner for Mountaire of Delmarva.  Cory spoke on the importance of higher education and how it can be applied to the workplace; a fitting speech for the youngsters in attendance who, in just a few short weeks, will begin their own college careers.

After the buffet style lunch of chicken, tender roast beef, mashed potatoes, macaroni & cheese, green beans, corn bread, and an assortment of pies for dessert, it was time to introduce all of the 2010 scholarship winners.  Presenting the DV Processing Operations Scholarship awards was Stephen Hand, Training & Development Manager DV.  Dave Patey, Director of Live Operations DV & DE, made the presentations to the Live Operations award recipients, and Mark Mulholland, Director of Merchandising, presented the Grain Scholarship awards. Humberto Aristizabal, Complex H.R. Manager DE, was joined by Marissa Chavez, Training & Development Manager DE, in presenting the DE Processing Operations awards to the scholarship recipients. 


Mountaire of Delmarva (Selbyville Complex):

Dahea Kim – Buisan, South Korea

Father, Jinho, works in refrigeration maintenance in Selbyville.  Dahea is currently a junior at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, with a major in Neuroscience.  



Hillary Johnson – Selbyville, DE

Mother, Tammy, works in Export Sales.  Hillary is an incoming freshman at the University of Delaware in Georgetown, DE, where she will major in Elementary Education.  She served as Treasurer of the FFA as a high school senior and her Dairy Food team place 2^nd at the FFA State Convention.


Won Jin Lee – Salisbury, MD

Father, Kyoung Hwan Lee, is a Jockey Driver for Mountaire of Delmarva.  Won is currently a junior at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD, with a major in Social Work.  She has also completed 17 classes at Del-Tech where she received no less than an “A” in all of courses.


Kirsten Ward – Crisfield, MD

Step Father, Darrell Bennett, is in the Mountaire Sales Department.  Kirsten is an incoming freshman at Wesley College in Dover, DE and will major in Biology.  In high school she was a member of the National Honor Society and was a captain of the field hockey team.



Yu Sun Choi – Salisbury, MD

Father, Dong Ku Choi, has been a grower with Mountaire since 2009.  Yu Sun is currently a senior at Salisbury University in Salisbury, MD and is majoring in chemistry.




Mountaire of Delaware (Millsboro Complex):

Jose Sanchez – Laurel, DE

Father, Jose, is the Dayshift Debone Superintendent in Millsboro.  Jose is a junior at Hood College in Frederick, MD and is majoring in Chemistry/Biochemistry.  He’s been on the Dean’s list every semester and qualified for the Hood College Honor Society for Chemistry Majors.

Julie Jackson – Princess Anne, MD

Father, Woody, has been with Mountaire since 1990 and is currently in the Housing Department.  Julie is currently a junior at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts and is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Kelly Mulholland – Bishopville, MD

Father, Mark, has been with Mountaire for 11 years and is currently the Director of Merchandising.  Kelly is an incoming freshman at the University of Maryland College Park in College Park, MD, where he will major in Civil and Environmental Engineering.  Kelly is an avid cyclist and was the valedictorian of his senior class. 

Sharline Derosier – Seaford, DE

Mother, Chrisnie, has been with Mountaire since 2008 and is currently in the nightshift tray pack department.  Sharline is a junior at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE and is pursuing an elementary education degree.  She’s a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars & Horatio Alger Scholar.

Bryan Truitt, Jr. – Whaleyville, MD

Parents, Bryan & Samantha have been growers with Mountaire since 2003 with there farms “All In” and “No Limit”.  Bryan is a senior at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, MD, where he is majoring in General Agriculture.  Bryan has been on the UMES Deans list every semester.

Daniel Rose – Frankford, DE

Mother, Sheila, is grower with Mountaire with McMunn Farms.  Daniel is currently a senior at the University of Delaware in Newark, DE, with a major in Resource Economics.    He is a member of Kappa Delta Rha, a community service oriented fraternity, and has completed over 250 hours of community service.

Sadie Jones – Milford, DE

Grandparents, Theodore & Connie of the Jones Family Farm, grow chickens and provide grain for Mountaire.  Sadie is currently a junior at Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington, DE, with a major in accounting.  Sadie plays softball and is an NCAA All-America Scholar Athlete and holds the school record for saves.


Mountaire Grain Operations:

Brent Ashley – Felton, DE

Parents, Annette & Richard (Woikiski Farms), grow grain for Mountaire.  Brent is an incoming freshman at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, where he will be majoring in Diary Science.  Brent is heavily involved in 4-H, accumulating over 100 hours of service while serving as VP of Harrington Sunshine 4-H.  He was also selected as one of two Delaware Delegates to the U.S. Senate Youth Program in 2010.

Kelly Moore – Sudlersville, MD

Parents, Steve & Lorraine (Moore Bros., Inc), grow grain for Mountaire.  Kelly is an incoming freshman at Iowa State University in Ames, IA, where she will major in Agronomy & Genetics.  Kelly has is a Delegate to the National 4-H Congress and is a Supreme Champion Fitting and Showing Winner.


Nathan Hill – Greenwood, DE  

Grandfather, Robert Reed, recently began growing grain for Mountaire.  Nathan is currently a junior at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, where he is majoring in Biochemistry.  In 2010, as a student at Del-Tech, he was named Biotechnology Student of the Year and was chosen as one of two students for Del-Tech’s All-USA Academic Team.


Andrew Burns – Saint Pauls, North Carolina

Parents, Kay & Andrew, have been growing grain for Mountaire since 2007.  Andrew is an incoming freshman at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, where he will be majoring in Biology & Chemistry.  He ranked 2^nd in his high school senior class, was a member of the golf team and started his own business bagging deer corn at age 12.