Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Purdue University's "Top of the Crop" Scholarship awarded in honor of which famous alumnus?"
Orville Redenbacher is most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name. The New York Times described him as "the agricultural visionary who all but single-handedly revolutionized the American popcorn industry." Redenbacher attended Purdue University, where he studied agronomy. Students at Purdue University are eligible to apply for Orville Redenbacher’s “Top of the Crop” Scholarship. The scholarship is open to juniors and seniors in the departments of agronomy, food science, agricultural/ biological engineering or agricultural economics.