John Gall was the owner of Amandale Farm, in Upperville, Virginia. He was the President of Virginia Angus Association in 1954, and President of American Angus Association as well. The statue of Highland Marshall was gifted to John Gall from the American Angus Association in appreciation for serving as President. He placed the statue in the gardens at Amandale. There are statues of 3 flush brothers – one is at American Angus, one at Angus Hall of Fame, Smithfield, MO, and the other belonged to John Gall. After the passing of John Gall in 1957 his family gifted the statue to the Virginia Angus Association, and it was placed at the office in Charlottesville, VA. In 1993, when the office was moved to Staunton, VA, so was the statue. When the decision was made to sell the Virginia Angus office the statue was put up for auction as well, the proceeds from the bull statue started the funding of this scholarship. The Statue of Highland Marshall was purchased by a group of Angus breeders who moved him to the Virginia State Fair grounds in Richmond Virginia where he resides now.
$2,000 worth of Scholarships will be awarded for the calendar year 2023
Obtaining an Application:
- Scholarship application form can be downloaded here.
- A pdf of this page information can be downloaded here.
To qualify for the application:
- Applicants must a current or past Virginia Junior Angus Association member, up to the age of 25 as of January 1, 2023.
- Applicants must be at least a recent High School graduate furthering their education past High School either at a Trade School, Jr. College, or Four Year University. This scholarship is not available for graduate or doctorate degrees.
- Applicants must be available for personal interview via zoom with the application committee.
Application Procedures:
- Download and complete application form, if necessary attach additional information. All items must be submitted by email to betsiemichael@yahoo.com. Please submit application in TYPED format.
- One Personal reference is required. Letter must be emailed directly from said reference and received by Betsie Michael at betsiemichael@yahoo.com by midnight November 30, 2023
DEADLINE for APPLICATION: Midnight, November 30, 2023
A check will be awarded to the winner or winners after he/she presents evidence of enrollment as a student. In the event that the winner fails to meet enrollment requirements by March 1, 2024, the award will be forfeited.
