Scholarships totaling $25,000 have been awarded to 42 college students studying in fields that benefit agriculture and rural Kansas by Kansas Farm Bureau’s Foundation for Agriculture.

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

“We’re investing in students today to ensure they become tomorrow’s leaders,” says Rich Felts, president and foundation chairman of KFB.

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: 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: 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: 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.

Broken down by school, the recipients include:

Allen Community College. Lindsey Whitten, Doniphan County and Amanda Wray, Franklin County

Barton Community College. Dawn Ledeboer, Wabaunsee County

Butler Community College. Chad Hibdon, Franklin County and Shelby Varner, Butler Count

Colby Community College. Hannah Eslinger, Sherman County and Shyanne Jones, Labette County

Fort Hays State University. Geordan Hayden, Ellis County; Bryce Maneth, Barton County and 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; Issac Wingert, Franklin County; and Seth Yenni, McPherson County

Pratt Community College. Kayley Geesling, Reno County; Caleb Hinck, Wabaunsee County and Jaden Smith, Norton County

Seward County Community College. Emma McClure, Stevens County

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