11-09-04

Club's online auction generates funds for memorial scholarship

AMES, Iowa -- The Iowa State University Dairy Science Club is holding an online auction to generate funds for the Alison Ciancio Memorial Scholarship.

Bids are being taken on 38 donated items, including dairy-related antiques and crafts. The auction, which runs through noon, Friday, Nov. 19, is at http://www.ag.iastate.edu/departments/
ansci/alisonciancio/.

All proceeds will go for scholarships to benefit students in the dairy club who demonstrate a commitment to help others through community activities.

Ciancio was an ISU sophomore majoring in animal science when she was killed in a car accident near her home in Pennsylvania. She was an active member of the Dairy Science Club and the Seeing Eye Foundation.

For more information about the auction or scholarship, contact Howard Tyler, associate professor of animal science,
(515) 294-6434.

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Quick look

The ISU Dairy Science Club is holding an online auction to generate funds for the Alison Ciancio Memorial Scholarship. The auction runs through Nov. 19 and features 38 items. It's online at http://www.ag.iastate.edu/
departments/ansci/
alisonciancio/.