Contestants must be undergraduate Student Affiliate Division members of ADSA who are enrolled in a program granting the baccalaureate degree or who have received the degree during the previous 7 months. Only one contestant per institution may be entered in each of three categories: Dairy Foods Division, Production Division, and Original Research. One institution therefore, may have up to three entrants, each in a separate category. Students who won 1st place in a paper competition last year are not eligible to compete this year. For those students whose chapter participates in the Chapter Award contest, the maximum points will be awarded for an institution with entrants in two out of the three categories. Cash awards will be given to the winners in all categories.

Choice of subject matter is open to the student but should be relevant to issues of our industry today. Reporting of original research will ONLY be accepted in the Original Research category. A period of 8 to 10 minutes with up to 3 additional minutes for questions will be allowed for the oral presentation during the annual meeting. To enter the contest, follow the instructions for submitting an abstract using the online abstract submission form at http://www.fass.org/2004. Participants in this contest should plan to attend the student awards program on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 in St. Louis. Check the meeting schedule for details.

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: All abstracts must be submitted electronically via the World Wide Web at:
http://www.fass.org/2004

Instructions for submitting the abstract are available on the Web site. After the deadline, it will not be possible to submit abstracts. When you submit your abstract, you will be given a tracking number and password. Make a note of these; they will allow you to revise your submitted abstract at any time before the deadline.

Space limitations allow a maximum of 2,300 keystrokes (including characters, spaces, and punctuation). Begin count at the title and end count with the last key word or end of a table if one is included. Abstracts that are too long will be rejected automatically by the system. Coding for special characters is not included in the total keystroke count.

To use boldface, italic, or sub-/superscript type anywhere in the abstract, consult the Text Attributes Coding information on the Web site. This special coding is not counted in the 2,300 allowed keystrokes. Special characters, such as Greek letters and math symbols, are available on the electronic submission form itself.

ABSTRACT REQUIREMENTS: The author submitting the abstract is responsible for its content and quality of preparation. Please include an implications statement if possible. Abstracts are required for all student-submitted papers. Also, advisors are required to verify and approve the validity of the paper, its references and resources on the online submission form by listing themselves as one of the authors.

Presentation Information: LCD projectors will be available for presentations. LCD presentations will only be accepted as PowerPoint for PCs (no Mac files). If you require special equipment, please complete the "Special A/V Needs Request Form" http://www.fass.org/2004. Detailed information on presentations using LCD projectors and poster presentations can be found on the web site http://www.fass.org/2004. The scheduled time for presentations of each oral student paper is 8 to 10 minutes with 3 minutes for questions and discussion.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURES: After reading these instructions, if you have any questions regarding submission, contact Mary Lou Sproat, ADSA Headquarters Office (217-356-5146).

SCORECARDS: The criteria used for judging all three contests are included in this mailing.