Each year Kansas Farm Bureau’s (KFB) Foundation for Agriculture awards scholarships to college students studying in fields that benefit agriculture and rural Kansas. Forty-two recipients received $25,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 school year.

Over the past decade, the foundation has awarded more than $325,000 in scholarships.

“We’re investing in students today to ensure they become tomorrow’s leaders,” says KFB President and Foundation Chair Rich Felts.

Max Harman, McPherson County, was awarded $1,000 for the Frank and Helen Bernasek Memorial Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund.

Allison Smith, Johnson County, received $1,000 for the K-State Agricultural Communications and Journalism Scholarship.

Colt Sutterby, Bourbon County, is the winner of the $500 Godfrey and Emma Bahr Miller Memorial Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund for students attending a college in Kansas and majoring in a subject related to agronomy and conservation.

Kinsey Griffith, Trego County, was awarded $500 for the DeWitt Ahlerich Memorial Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund.

Eight students received scholarships to Kansas technical colleges. They are Sydnee Beal, Harper County; Lane Berkenmeier, Wabaunsee County; Kyle Frederking, Lincoln County; Gage Harding, Neosho County; Joel Kennedy, Jackson County; Andrea Price, Butler County; Daniel Romero, Wichita; and Devin Simmonds, Doniphan County.

Four $1,000 KFB scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled in Kansas State University’s college of agriculture and majoring in a subject related to agriculture. They are Grant Fincham, Marshall County; Emily Glenn, Finney County; John Kennedy, Jackson County; and Amber Oerly, Cooper County, Missouri.

Two $1,000 KFB scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled at Fort Hays State University. Recipients are Sathena Scarborough, Howard County, Nebraska; and Camryn Youngers, Ford County.

Twenty-four recipients received $500 scholarships. These students are attending a Kansas college with a Kansas Farm Bureau Collegiate chapter. Students must be a Farm Bureau Collegiate member.

Recipients include:

Allen Community College

  • Lindsey Whitten, Doniphan County
  • Amanda Wray, Franklin County

Barton Community College

  • Dawn Ledeboer, Wabaunsee County

Butler Community College

  • Chad Hibdon, Franklin County
  • Shelby Varner, Butler County

Colby Community College

  • Hannah Eslinger, Sherman County
  • Shyanne Jones, Labette County

Fort Hays State University

  • Geordan Hayden, Ellis County
  • Bryce Maneth, Barton County
  • Patrick Zamrzla, Ellsworth County

Highland Community College

  • Justin Wenger, Nemaha County

Hutchinson Community College

  • Ellie Schwertfeger, Reno County

    Kansas State University

  • Brandon Carp, Sedgwick County
  • Kayley Geesling, Reno County
  • Ciara Hodgkinson, Pratt County
  • Cale McCabe, Reno County
  • Haley O’Neal, Bourbon County
  • Sara Schlickau, Reno County
  • Zoe Schultz, Gove County
  • Isaac Wingert, Franklin County
  • Seth Yenni, McPherson County

     Pratt Community College

  • Caleb Hinck, Wabaunsee County
  • Jaden Smith, Norton County

Seward County Community College

Emma McClure, Stevens County