Twenty-eight college students from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin will be able
to continue their education with help from the regional
agricultural supply cooperative, GROWMARK.
They are recipients of GROWMARK-sponsored scholarships
aimed at promoting higher education in agriculture and
business.
“GROWMARK invests more than $32,000 annually on
scholarships. We’re investing today for a return tomorrow,”
says Steve German, GROWMARK university relations and member
employment manager. “There’s a need for agriculture
businesses to support formal education to strengthen
agriculture.”
GROWMARK has been supporting college students with
scholarships since the early 1960s. Today, they are awarded
to students majoring in agriculture or accounting at 13
universities and colleges. Each educational institution is
responsible for the selection process and awarding
scholarships. University scholarship recipients are honored
each year at the GROWMARK Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Students receiving scholarships are listed below:
Illinois State University
Jack Fombelle, son of Reed and Joann Fombelle
of Atwood, Ill., is majoring in plant science/agronomy.
Andrew Hanson, son of Blinda Sanchez of
Spring Valley, Ill., and John and Margaret Hanson, of
Lewistown, Ill., is majoring in agriculture industry
management.
Jodi Johnson, daughter of Terry and Ellen
Johnson of Elliott, Ill., is majoring in accounting.
Andrew Pfister, son of Steve and Linda
Pfister of Roanoke, Ill., is majoring in agribusiness.
Illinois Wesleyan University
Cory Edwards, daughter of Lanny and Karen
Edwards of Colona, Ill., is majoring in accounting.
Iowa State University
Kirk Anderson, son of Rick and Shon Anderson
of Marne, Iowa, is majoring in agribusiness.
Victoria Birkenholtz, daughter of Rick and
Joan Birkenholtz of Colfax, Iowa, is majoring in
agricultural education.
Leslie Freehill, daughter of Al and Jane
Freehill of Chenoa, Ill., is majoring in agronomy and
environmental studies.
Mark Van Dyke, son of Larry and Vickie Van
Dyke of Hardwick, Minn., is majoring in agronomy.
Northwest Missouri State University
Lloyd Cuda, son of Ken and Pat Cuda of
Schuyler, Neb., is majoring in agribusiness.
Brian Haeflinger, son of Jim and Beverly
Haeflinger of Alta Vista, Iowa, is majoring in
agriculture.
Pennsylvania State University
Morgan Firestine, daughter of Michael and
Martene Firestine of Womelsdorf, Penn., is majoring in
agribusiness management.
Purdue University
Lindsay Marie Eckert, daughter of Terry and
Cathy Eckert of Roanoke, Ind., is majoring in animal
sciences.
Southern Illinois University
Kyndall Overton, daughter of Myles and Tammy
Overton of Mattoon, Ill., is majoring in agriculture
systems and technology.
Lee Roadarmel, son of Larry and Sandra
Roadarmel of Beecher City, Ill., is majoring in
agribusiness economics.
Brock Waggoner, son of Steve and Dana
Waggoner of Salem, Ill., is majoring in plant and soil
science.
Megan S. Zwilling, daughter of Roger and
Sarah Zwilling of Olney, Ill., is majoring in
agribusiness economics.
University of Illinois
James Hasheider, son of Larry and Marla
Hasheider of Okawville, Ill., is majoring in
agribusiness. He is the recipient of the Herndon
Scholarship, established to honor Fred E. Herndon,
president of a GROWMARK predecessor company from
1931-1959.
Travis Huls, son of Lester and Yvonne Huls of
Carthage, Ill., is majoring in crop science.
Elias Klokkenga, son of Alan and Sylvia
Klokkenga of Emden, Ill., is majoring in agribusiness.
He is the recipient of the Jonathan Baldwin Turner
Scholarship. GROWMARK sponsors the scholarship to honor
Melvin E. Sims, president of GROWMARK, Inc. from
1959-1980.
Krista Ubbenga, daughter of Kevin and Gail
Ubbenga of Hartsburg, Ill., is majoring in crop science.
Anna Ziegler, daughter of Rowen and Annetta
Ziegler of LaHarpe, Ill., is majoring in agricultural
communications.
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Patrick Ludwig, son of Michael and Margaret
Ludwig of Northfield, Minn., is majoring in agronomy.
University of Wisconsin – Platteville
Johnathan J. Lawfer, son of Ron and Julie
Lawfer of Kent, Ill., is majoring in animal science with
a dairy emphasis.
Lucas Kempel, son of Jack and Christine
Kempel of Pearl City, Ill., is majoring in animal
science.
University of Wisconsin – River Falls
Derek Husmoen, son of Allen and Karen Husmoen
of Arcadia, Wis., is majoring in agricultural
engineering technology.
Western Illinois University
W. Kyle Fecht, son of Jerry and Lynn Fecht of
Carthage, Ill., is majoring in agriculture business.
Samantha Sell, daughter of Steve Sell and
Shannon McCaslin of Glenwood, Iowa, is majoring in
agricultural science.
