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 # Smithfield Foundation Awards Scholarship to Iowa State University Senior

 


 

 Jan 26, 2018 8:30 AM ET

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Shelby Dickes is a senior at Iowa State University and a Smithfield Foundation scholarship recipient. She is studying athletic training and plans to study dietetics in graduate school. Shelby plans to be a college athletic trainer and ultimately plans to work with Olympic wrestlers.

Since its inception, the Smithfield Foundation has been proud to provide educational scholarships to the dependent children and grandchildren of full-time and retired employees. To date, the Smithfield Foundation has awarded over 650 annual scholarships worth more than $4 million.  
  
[Learn more about the Smithfield Foundation here](https://www.smithfieldfoods.com/key-outreach-efforts/smithfield-foundation).



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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