Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Stuttgart Arkansas Chamber of Commerce
College scholarships amounting to $9,000 are up for grabs for high school seniors in the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest.
Contestants are required to present a copy of their high school transcript and a valid ID during registration. The competition is open to seniors who are planning to continue their education through traditional schooling, vocational training, or other educational and career pathways.
The contest offers a $5,000 prize for the first-place winner, $2,000 for the second-place winner, $1,250 for the third-place winner, and $750 for the fourth-place winner.
The competition, which is part of the World’s Champion Duck Calling Contest, is scheduled for Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. It will be held on the Main Street Stage next to the Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce. To qualify, seniors must perform a Main Street duck calling routine.
Since its inception 49 years ago, the prestigious contest has awarded over $114,000 in scholarships to young duck callers who have attended 32 different colleges and universities across 13 states. The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the program!
Previous winners have gone on to study at institutions such as Arkansas Tech University, East Arkansas Community College, Arkansas State University, Iowa State University, Wisconsin University, University of Central Arkansas, UA Monticello, Southwest Tennessee Community College, Spartan School of Aeronautics, Mississippi State University, Louisiana Tech, and University of Arkansas.
The competition, which began in 1974 with a single $500 scholarship, honors the legacy of Stuttgart’s legendary champion duck callers and duck call makers, Chick and Sophie Major.
Over the years, scholarship funds have been raised through various means, including sales of duck calls, prints, and pins, raffles, fish frys, hamburger cookouts, skeet and sporting clay shoots, donations, and memorials.
Those interested in contributing to the Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest are invited to reach out to committee members, Dixie Holt at (870) 364-2551 or Brenda Cahill at (501) 208-0949, bdcahills@aol.com
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