ST. PAUL, Minn., June 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The CHS Foundation has awarded 100 $1,000 scholarships to high school students pursuing an agricultural-related degree or a STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology, Math) field of study with an interest in agriculture. The CHS Foundation is the major giving entity of CHS Inc. (NASDAQ: CHSCP), a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States.
"CHS and the CHS Foundation are dedicated to supporting programs that help build leadership capacity for the next generation," says William J. Nelson, CHS Foundation president. "This includes our ongoing commitment to providing scholarships to students as they pursue a broad range of studies within the agricultural field."
An independent, external committee selected recipients based on their career goals, essays, extracurricular involvement, transcripts and reference letters. This year's scholarship winners represent 27 states and two Canadian provinces.
Throughout the year, CHS funds an additional 200 scholarships for students enrolled in an agricultural-related program at colleges across the country. These scholarships range from $1,000 to $2,000 and are directly administered by more than 30 CHS partner colleges. Click here for more information.
See below for a complete list of the 100 high school scholarship recipients and the institutions they will attend.
U.S. recipients:
Arizona
Nicole Van Eerd, University of Arizona
California
Hannah Van Dyk, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Alexandra Penney Gambonini, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Andrea Thomas, Oklahoma State University
Colorado
Alexa Shae Johnson, Colorado State University
Mariah Klingler, Colorado State University- Fort Collins
Austin Yahn, Northeastern Junior College
Florida
Ana Pernas, Florida International University
Abby Marion, Daytona State College
Georgia
Ian Bennett, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Sarah Chance, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
April Grantham, Texas Tech University
Jessalyn Youngblood, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Idaho
Hank DeVries, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Dana Kerner, University of Idaho
Bret Kindall, University of Idaho
Cole Lickley, University of Idaho
Illinois
Benjamin Curtin, Purdue University
Kelly Fraher, Augustana College
Briana Gray, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Lacey Knodle, Lake Land College
Indiana
Margaret Nagai, University of Tennessee at Martin
Brady Need, Purdue University
Iowa
Amanda Crow, Iowa State University
Caleb Gradeless, Iowa State University
Eric Koehlmoos, Kansas State University
Morgan McEnany, Iowa State University
Kansas
Mariah Beikman, Fort Hays State University
Samuel Davis, Kansas State University
Kyler Langvardt, Kansas State University
MaRyka Smith, Kansas State University
Montana
Samantha Fellman, Montana State University-Bozeman
Shelbi Fitzpatrick, Dartmouth College
Michigan
Clay Daily, Michigan State University
Benn Starr, Michigan State University
Chase Wehner, South Dakota State University
Minnesota
Antonia Chicos, Iowa State University
Anna Johnson, University of Minnesota-Crookston
Logan Lewis, South Dakota State University
Elise Loveless, University of Minnesota
Elizabeth Moller, University of Northwestern-St. Paul
Sabrina Portner, Iowa State University
Sarah Potthoff, South Dakota State University
Joseph Ramstad, University of Minnesota
Madison Schafer, South Dakota State University
Vanessa Schlenner, South Dakota State University
Kelly Susa, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Missouri
Molly Bertz, Kansas State University
Hannah Boatright, University of Missouri-Columbia
Sydney Hoffman, University of Missouri-Columbia
Brett Mason, University of Missouri-Columbia
Lauren Ransom, Northwest Missouri State University
Nebraska
Brooke Blum, Texas Tech University
Hannah Borg, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Moriah Heerten, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Coleman Kneifl, Iowa State University
Collin Thompson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Emilye Vales, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
New York
Bridget Kackos, North Dakota State University
Brittney Noto, Morrisville State College
North Carolina
Kyle Hammill, Clemson University
Mikayla Hughes, North Carolina State University
Montana York, North Carolina State University
North Dakota
Morgan Effertz, North Dakota State University
Joanna Larson, North Dakota State University
Gwen Scheresky, North Dakota State University
Ohio
Brooke Anderson, The Ohio State University
Emily Bauman, The Ohio State University
Mary Buehler, The Ohio State University
Mitchell Gehret, Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute
Abigale Motter, The Ohio State University
Meridith Short, Iowa State University
Samantha Wander, The Ohio State University
Oklahoma
Alyson Freeland, University of Oklahoma
Oregon
Joanna Kubes, Oregon State University
Pennsylvania
Robert Hricko, The Pennsylvania State University
Katelyn Zembrzycki, The Pennsylvania State University
South Carolina
Nathan Forrester, Clemson University
South Dakota
Layton Hendrickson, Sheridan College
Brandon Van Osdel, South Dakota State University
Texas
Kaylee Ites, Texas A&M University
Kirsten Ide, Tarleton State University
Paige Kosub, Texas A&M University
Cameron Price, Tarleton State University
Virginia
Janie Adkins, Virginia Tech
Lindsey Fenster, The University of Georgia
Washington
Juan Gavette, Linn Benton Community College
Mitchell Jamison, University of Idaho
Matthew Leffel, Washington State University
Wisconsin
Ciera Ballmer, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Gretta Binversie, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Isabella Haen, Fox Valley Technical College
Makayla Klumpyan, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Montana Lins, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Nicole Pralle, University of Wisconsin
Lindsey Rettenmund, University of Wisconsin
Jessica Wendt, University of Wisconsin
Kaila Wussow, University of Wisconsin River Falls
Canadian recipients:
Nova Scotia
Kayleen Holman, Dalhousie University
Saskatchewan
Meaghan Dierker, University of Saskatchewan
CHS Inc. (www.chsinc.com) is a leading global agribusiness owned by farmers, ranchers and cooperatives across the United States. Diversified in energy, grains and foods, CHS is committed to helping its customers, farmer-owners and other stakeholders grow their businesses through its domestic and global operations. CHS, a Fortune 100 company, supplies energy, crop nutrients, grain marketing services, animal feed, food and food ingredients, along with business solutions including insurance, financial and risk management services. The company operates petroleum refineries/pipelines and manufactures, markets and distributes Cenex® brand refined fuels, lubricants, propane and renewable energy products.
SOURCE CHS Inc.
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