There is a need to fill the pipeline of leaders in the agriculture industry, and industry is stepping up to help students meet that need. In 2023, the National FFA awarded $66,250 in scholarships, to 33 SD FFA members, through the National FFA Scholarship program. Scholarships are sponsored by businesses and individuals through the National FFA Foundation and are given for a wide variety of experiences, career goals and higher education plans. These students devoted much time and effort to FFA involvement, work experience, supervised agricultural experience (SAE), community service, leadership skills and academics, making them likely future leaders in agriculture. Recipients are:
Name- Chapter- Scholarship-
Natalie Burns, Arlington – Farm Credit Services of America
Lane Johnson, Centerville – Beck’s Hybrids
Audrye Foster, Clark – Farm Credit Services of America & FFA Future Leaders by TSC-Trade
Emily Robbins, Elkton – Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa
Hunter Eide, Gettysburg – Grow Ag Leaders & Syngenta Accelerating a Generation
Mason Knox, Highmore – Ford Trucks-Pioneer Garage Inc
Swayze Ness, Kimball – Farm Credit Services of America
Aubree Kranz, McCook Central – Grow Ag Leaders
Megan Stiefvater, McCook Central – Grow Ag Leaders
Landon Roling, McCook Central – Grow Ag Leaders
Ella Stiefvater, McCook Central – Grow Ag Leaders
Brandy Pulse, McCook Central – Grow Ag Leaders
Michaela McCormick, McCook Central – Grow Ag Leaders
Jonathon Schock, McCook Central – Ford Trucks-McCormick Motors & Grow Ag Leaders
Mason Pulse, McCook Central – Grow Ag Leaders
Korbin Leddy, Milbank – Grow Ag Leaders
Trevor Werdel, Miller – Ford Trucks-Pioneer Garage Inc
Ella Haven, Northwestern Area – Farm Credit Services of America
Reilly Schmitt, Northwestern Area – Farm Credit Services of America
Rian Gehring, Northwestern Area – Farm Credit Services of America & Grow Ag Leaders
Mitchell VanderWal, Northwestern Area – Grow Ag Leaders
Megan Nash, Northwestern Area – Grow Ag Leaders & Rabo AgriFinance
Ethan Boekelheide, Northwestern Area – Grow Ag Leaders & IT Memorial
Tanner Ewalt, Northwestern Area – Grow Ag Leaders & LaCrosse Footwear Inc.
Janae Olson, Parker – Ford Trucks-Parker Ford Inc
Madison Pankratz, Parker – Ford Trucks-Parker Ford Inc
Madison Hoffmann, Rapid City – Ford Trucks-McKie Ford Lincoln Inc
Tori Dvorak, Scotland – Farm Credit Services of America
Matea Gordon, Sturgis – BNSF Railway Foundation & Grow Ag Leaders
Mya Dissing, Tri-Valley – Farm Credit Services of America
Jacob Campbell, Viborg-Hurley – Ford Trucks-Parker Ford Inc
Connor Siemonsma, West Central – Grow Ag Leaders & Kent Nutrition Group Inc.
Trinity Peterson, Willow Lake – Grow Ag Leaders
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