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Hello fellow Muscle Foods Division Students, Are you interested in becoming more involved with the Muscle Foods Division (MFD)? Then we have wonderful news for you! We are looking for an individual to serve on the MFD Executive Committee as a new student representative for 2013-2015 year. MFD is also now accepting applications for students travel award. Below please find the information about these opportunities. Junior student representative: We are looking for an individual to serve on the MFD Executive Committee as a new student representative for the year 2013-2015. This is a two year commitment and is available to any current student member of the MFD. During your first year, your main responsibility will be to organize and host the division’s Graduate Student Research Paper Competition at the IFT annual meeting. This is a great way to meet and work with meat science professionals from industry and academia! Additional responsibilities will include writing and submitting articles to the division newsletter, and organizing the MFD travel award. The Senior Student Representative will be available to help guide the Junior Student Representative. Don't worry, it's a pretty easy job! After your first year, the Junior Student Representative becomes the Senior Student Representative for the second year. Both student representatives (Junior and Senior) are required to attend the MFD Executive Board meeting, which will be held at the IFT annual meeting. For all of your hard work, the student representatives will both receive $500 in travel funds to attend the IFT annual meeting. If you are interested in serving as the MFD Junior Student Representative, please submit a resume and one page essay describing why you would make a good MFD Student Representative, to me (aliyar_fouladkhah@yahoo.com) by Friday, June 21, 2013. Travel award: The Muscle Foods Division will sponsor two travel awards ($300 each) for student members to attend and participate in the IFT annual meeting. Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible. Eligibility/Requirements: - MFD student membership. - Attendance at the Annual MFD Business meeting/ Network reception. - Student members who are selected for the graduate paper competition finals or other MFD sponsored opportunities are eligible to apply. How to apply? Just submit a resume and one page essay describing how receiving a travel award will help he/she develop professionally, and what he/she hopes to learn and obtain through attending the IFT annual meeting. Please submit the above documents to the email address of aliyar_fouladkhah@yahoo.com by Friday, June 21, 2013. The travel award recipients will be recognized at the Muscle Foods Division Business meeting/ Network reception. If you have any questions please let me know. Aliyar Fouladkhah, Student Representative Muscle Foods Division