Each year, the Ohio AgriBusiness Association Educational Trust scholarship program awards scholarship dollars to students enrolled in an agriculture related fields attending The Ohio State University and Ohio State’s Agricultural Technical Institute, Clark State Community College and Wilmington College.

The scholarship fund is supported by donations from OABA member companies and through three primary fundraising activities: a Bowling for Scholarships event and two Golf for Scholarships outings.

This year, OABA awarded $27,000 in scholarship dollars to the following individuals.

Clark State Community College
•Ben Halterman of Urbana
• Abby Lanich of St. Paris

Ohio AgriBusiness Association awards $27,000 in scholarships

The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
• Marissa Engle of St. Marys
• Benjamin Shaw of Clyde
• Wyatt Zulch of Montpelier 

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
• Devon Alexander of Anna
• John Craft of St. Marys
• Kandance Eichenauer of Celina
• Sierra Jepsen of Amanda
• Haley Kocher of Bucyrus
• Douglas Liebe of Brockport, New York
• Brooke Rieke Schanowski of Winfield, Illinois
• Clay Rowley of Mt. Vernon
• Mary Siekman of Delaware
• Blake Sims of Morral
• Garrit Sproull of Uhrichsville
• Joshua Wells of Wapakoneta
• Kristen Wetzel of Batavia, New York
• Kathryn Williamson of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey

Wilmington College
• Kyle Bell of Ashland
• Trevor Sheely of Arcanum
• Julianna Simon of Covington

This year, the George Greenleaf Agri­Industry Endowment awarded $8,500 in scholarship dollars to the following individuals.

Clark State Community College
• Clayton Fargner of South Vienna
• Brianna Johnson of Springfield

The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
• Rachelle Howman of West Salem
• Kollin Martin of Defiance
• Nathaniel Oney of London

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
• Kathryn Siegel of Marion
• Mikayla Storck of New Carlisle

Wilmington College
• Hannah Buckley of Wilmington
• Kendra Hudson of Bucyrus
• Caitlin Pauley of Kenton

For additional information, contact Margo Long at 614­326­7520 or [email protected].

The Ohio AgriBusiness Association is a membership­based agribusiness state trade association whose  membership includes the manufacturers and wholesale/retail suppliers of plant nutrient and protection materials, the grain warehousing and marketing industry, the feed and seed industry, as well as companies providing equipment, financing, insurance, consulting, and other products and services for the agribusiness industry. We are the leading advocate for Ohio agribusiness by creating a sustainable business climate through collaborative policy leadership, continuous education and effective communication.