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SAMMY 2010 Call for Applications Open!

High School Seniors Can Win $7500 College Scholarships

Many high school athletes know that lowfat milk has high-quality protein to help build muscle and the right mix of nutrients to help them refuel after the game. Now, those student-athletes also can be rewarded with $7,500 for college. The National Milk Mustache "got milk?®" Campaign, in partnership with USA Today, is announcing the 13th annual Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award program. The SAMMY Awards recognize 25 outstanding high school senior student-athletes who represent excellence in academics, athletics, community service and leadership and include milk in their daily routines. To date, the National Milk Mustache "got milk?" Campaign has awarded 300 talented teens with $2.25 million in scholarships. A celebrity panel of Milk Mustache athletes, including Andy Roddick, Steve Nash, Chauncey Billups, Dara Torres and Michelle Kwan will serve as this year's judges to help select winners. The awards ceremony will be held at Walt Disney World featuring celebrity guests.

SAMMY Awards – Easy Application

High school seniors can apply for the 2010 SAMMY Awards program at bodybymilk.com. All applicants are required to describe in 250 words or less how they refuel with milk while excelling in academics, athletics, community service and leadership.

Entries must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. ET Friday, March 5, 2010. Finalists will be named by June 2010. Complete contest rules are available on the site.

The 2009 Scholar Athlete Milk Mustache of the Year (SAMMY) Award winners have been selected! The SAMMY award is sponsored by local milk processors like you in partnership with USA Today and is given each year to 25 milk-drinking high school senior student athletes in recognition of outstanding performance in academics, athletics, leadership and community service.

Each of the twenty-five winners will receive a $7,500 college scholarship, a spot in the SAMMY Hall of Fame in The Milk House at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando and a starring role in a special Milk Mustache ad in USA Today on June 26, 2009.

Meet the 2009 SAMMY Award Winners

• Rachel Schneider—Sanford, Maine
• Caroline Weaver—S. Burlington, Vt.
• Rachel Wein—Perryville, Md.
• Ge Zhang—Marietta, Ga.
• Summer Dupler—Beverly Hills, Fla.
• Amundam Mancho—Budd Lake, N.J.
• Shari' Thomas—Steubenville, Ohio
• Devin Guillory—Baton Rouge, La.
• Christian Roehmer—Mt. Pleasant, Mich.
• Lindsay Danielson—Osceola, Wis.
• Arthur "Stew" Kerr—Lake Forest, Ill.
• Lauren Gustafson—Columbus, Ind.
• Laura Bellamy—Duluth, Minn.
• Libby Marden—Overland Park, Kans.
• Hannah Connealy—Whitman, Nebr.
• Jacquelyn Davis—League City, Tex.
• Skyler Lashley—Lingle, Wyo.
• Heather Adams—Boise, Idaho
• Jeffrey Brandon Parker—Las Vegas, Nev.
• Matt Mulligan—Durango, Colo.
• Elliot Feng—Albuquerque, N.M.
• James "Alex" Lendrum—Phoenix, Ariz.
• Andrea Schaefer—Enterprise, Ore.
• Inar Zhang—Mercer Island, Wash.
• Clara Tsao—Moraga, Calif.

What you can do:

Encourage scholar-athlete high school seniors to apply for this scholarship in 2010.