Bismarck, N.D. \u2013\u00a0The NDFB Promotion and Education Committee announced fifteen individuals who have been awarded $1,000 scholarships through the NDFB Foundation. The money is raised through a live auction at the NDFB Annual Meeting, held in November. Auction items are donated by county Farm Bureaus and volunteers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese scholarships wouldn\u2019t be possible without the NDFB Foundation and the generosity of the county Farm Bureaus and volunteers,\u201d said NDFB Director of Organizational Development Joey Bailey. “Being able to grant these scholarships and contribute to the students’ educational pursuits is profoundly meaningful to us.”<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Becki Palmer Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0is for high school seniors and honors an NDFB employee who lost her battle with cancer in 2006. The winners are: <\/p>\n The\u00a0NDFB Agriculture Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0is for an undergraduate student majoring in agriculture who has completed or will be completing their freshman year of post-secondary school. The winners are: The\u00a0NDFB Family Membership Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0is awarded to a current Farm Bureau member or family member who has or will have completed their freshman year of college. The winner is: The\u00a0Future of Agriculture Scholarship<\/strong>\u00a0is for students graduating high school this spring who are enrolled in an agriculture college. The winners are:
\n– Teagan Erbele of Lehr, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Lilly Solemsaas of Sherwood, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Grace Olin of New Salem, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Luke Martinson of Milnor, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Jacob Dufner of Cummings, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n– Emily Fannik of Max, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Evan Knoll of Fargo, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– John Kaldor of Hillsboro, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n– Ty MacDonald of Bismarck, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Teagan Olson of Forbes, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Olivia Throener of Cogswell, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Madison Knoke of Edmore, N.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n– Dillon Bowman of Rhame, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Evan Olson of Forbes, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong>
\n– Kara Siemieniewski of Geneseo, N.D.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n