Madera Vintners Association Grant Program In Honor of Dr. Vincent Petrucci and Professor Ken Fugelsang

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1 Madera Vintners Assciatin Grant Prgram In Hnr f Dr. Vincent Petrucci and Prfessr Ken Fugelsang Madera Vintners Assciatin P.O. Bx 697 Madera, CA Dr. Vincent Petrucci and Prfessr Ken Fugelsang Grant Applicatin Instructins: Tw grants are available fr $2,500 each, named fr tw educatrs wh played pivtal rles at Fresn State. One grant is named the Dr. Vincent Petrucci Grant and the ther grant available is named the Prfessr Ken Fugelsang Grant. This applicatin must be cmpleted in full and pstmarked n r befre Nvember 15 th, 2018 t be cnsidered by the M.V.A. Grant Cmmittee. Applicatins pstmarked after Nvember 15 th, 2018 will nt be cnsidered, n exceptins. Schlarship Qualificatins: Student must be attending Califrnia State University, Fresn in either undergraduate r graduate studies. Student must be pursuing a career in Enlgy r Viticulture with wine grape emphasis. Student must be attending Califrnia State University, Fresn in Spring The applicatin must include the fllwing fr cnsideratin: Applicatin frm. Shrt bigraphy (typed, ds). Current class schedule. Tw letters f recmmendatin: One being Enlgy r Viticulture based. (Enlgy Prfessr, Winemaker, Vineyard Manager, Ect.) An in-persn interview may be requested nce applicatin is received. *Applicatins lacking letters f recmmendatin will be cnsidered incmplete and disregarded fr award. 1

2 Backgrund n Prfessr Ken Fugelsang Kenneth C. Fugelsang (December 13, February 20, 2017) Prfessr Emeritus, Department f Viticulture & Enlgy Winemaster, Fresn State Winery B.S. (1969) and M.S. (1972) Bilgy, Fresn State Ken Fugelsang was a highly respected member f the grape and wine industry and will be remembered as a key player in the develpment f Fresn State s wrld renwn enlgy prgram, the first university in the United State t have a cmmercial winery n its campus. Fr ver 40 years, this internatinally-recgnized enlgist is credited with building a legacy f wrld-class winemakers wh cntinue t grw and impact the wine industry tday. A graduate f Fresn State, Ken s career began in 1971 as a technician in the enlgy prgram and ended in 2011 when he retired as the Fresn State winemaster and a faculty member in the Department f Viticulture and Enlgy. Frm 2011 thrugh 2016, hwever, Ken s lve f educating future winemakers kept him in the classrm n a part-time basis. His last graduating class at Fresn State was in May, During his tenure, Ken published mre than 150 technical papers and 18 bks. His bk Wine Micrbilgy - Practical Applicatins and Prcedures, c-authred with Charles Edwards f Washingtn State University, received the Paris-based Internatinal Office f the Vine and Wine s Prix dl OIV in nly the secnd time an American authr was recgnized in the field f enlgy. Accrding t frmer Fresn State winemaker and clleague Jhn Giannini, Ken has trained hundreds f winemakers natinally and internatinally; many f whm have gne n t acquire prestigius acclades. Ken has als given seminars and wrkshps in many f the winemaking regins f the wrld. He is truly an industry icn. On February 20, 2017, less than ne year after fficial retirement frm Fresn State, Ken Fugelsang lst his battle with cancer at the age f 70. His frmer students, friends, and clleagues will remember Ken as a quiet, talented man wh influenced the lives and careers f s many. Hundreds f friends gathered at the Fresn State Winery n May 13 t hnr this man wh was a leader in wine educatin. He leaves behind his wife, Ann and sn, Jeffrey. 2

3 Backgrund n Dr. Vincent Petrucci Vincent E. Petrucci (July 13, December 27, 2016) Prfessr Emeritus, Plant Science Department Directr Emeritus, Viticulture & Enlgy Research Center Ph.D. Hnrary, Califrnia State University, Fresn, 1994 M.S., Hrticulture, University f Califrnia, Davis, 1948 B.S., Pmlgy, University f Califrnia Davis, 1947 Dr. Vincent E. Petrucci is knwn by many as the father f the wrld renwn viticulture and enlgy prgram at Fresn State and a pineer f the grape and wine industry wh educated generatins f leaders. He was a true visinary with a generus heart and lve fr his family and students. Dr. Petrucci began his frty-five year career at Fresn State Cllege in the fall f 1948 after graduating frm UC Davis. Frm 1948 t 1954, Petrucci first taught viticulture classes at Hammer Field, a wartime Air Frce base, befre the campus mved t its current lcatin n Cedar and Shaw Avenues in Fresn. In additin t establishing the university s viticulture and enlgy academic prgrams, Petrucci funded the Fresn State Viticulture and Enlgy Research Center in 1985 and served as its directr until his retirement in Dr. Petrucci was cnferred as an hnrary dctrate f science by Califrnia State University, Fresn in During his tenure, Petrucci published numerus papers and bks detailing grape grwing practices and als established the V.E. Petrucci Library, a cllectin f the Henry Madden Library, that supprts the viticulture and enlgy disciplines, and cntinues t serve students, faculty, and the grape and wine cmmunity. At the time f Petrucci s passing in December f 2016, frmer clleague and internatinally knwn enlgist Ken Fuglesang said, the University and industry we Petrucci a great deal nt nly fr the tutelage and preparatin and preparedness f students in viticulture and enlgy, but als fr his visin and directin in research that have made a significant cntributin in terms f what we knw tday. Petrucci was raised n his family s farm in Escaln, CA and served in the U.S. Naval Air Crps at the end f Wrld War II. As a prfessr f viticulture at Fresn State, Petrucci s skill and influence grew the viticulture and enlgy prgram t internatinal prminence. In additin, he cunseled mre than 53 grape-grwing cunties with his rare expertise, establishing ur regin as a wrld leader in mdern viticulture. As a result, he received many hnrs during his lifetime, including the Califrnia State Fair Wine Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009, Fresn State Meritrius Perfrmance and Prfessinal Prmise Award in 1986, and the UC Davis Distinguished Achievement Award in Dr. Petrucci will be remembered by s many fr his passin, dedicatin, and cntributins t Fresn State and the grape and wine industry as a whle. Fresn State President Jseph Castr called Petrucci an extrardinarily talented man and said, His leadership and many cntributins frm a legacy f academic distinctin at Fresn State that will be hnred and built upn in the decades t cme. 3

4 APPLICATION Name: Mailing Address: Phne Number: Address: Date f Birth: Birthplace: Male: Female: Please tell us abut any achievements yu have accmplished at Fresn State? What special clubs, assciatins, r scieties have yu participated in? What ccupatin are yu preparing fr and what is yur majr curse f study? Write a shrt bigraphy, including reasns fr yur chice f majr subject. Please include yur past and present financial circumstances and what yur plans are in grape grwing, winemaking r wine marketing. (Include details such as varieties f interest, grwing techniques, winemaking ideas, regins f interest, etc.) * Attach this sectin t the grant applicatin n a separate sheet f paper Signature: Date: 4

5 Submissin Instructins: * , mail, r in persn applicatins will be accepted. Be sure t include class schedule, shrt bigraphy and tw letters f recmmendatin. Submissins: applicatin t: inf@maderavintners.cm Subject line: 2018 Grant Applicatin Mail Submissins: Applicatins must be pstmarked n later than Nvember 15 th, 2018 and be mailed t: Madera Vintners Assciatin ATTN: MVA Grant Cmmittee P.O. Bx 697 Madera, CA In Persn Submissins: Grant applicatins must be delivered by 4:00 pm n Nvember 15 th, 2018 t: Tca Madera Winery Avenue 9 Madera, CA Grant recipients will be annunced in January 2019 and all applicants will be ntified. 5