Joe William Meng, Jr. Memorial Angus Scholarship

The late Joe Bill Meng's legacy is being carried on through the Joe Bill Meng Memorial Angus Scholarship Endowment Fund. Joe Bill enjoyed a lifetime of happiness as a devoted Angus breeder. He worked and lived on the Meng family farm in Woodburn, Ky., for many years and built their Angus herd into a nationally respected seedstock producer. He was known throughout the purebred cattle industry as an expert in Angus pedigrees and cow families and was a respected judge, consultant and breeder. Meng served on the boards of both the Kentucky and American Angus Association, and was an inductee in the Angus Heritage Foundation. He managed the American Angus Futurity for many years and promoted the breed with fervor. Selection criteria for the Joe Bill Meng Memorial Angus Scholarship includes first preference being given to Angus youth from Kentucky.