Several area students were among 70 recipients of 90 agricultural scholarships from Fort Hays State University’s Department of Agriculture for the 2012-2013 school year.
Recipients are listed by hometown with their scholarships, high schools, classifications, where applicable, and majors or intended majors. A description of FHSU agricultural scholarships, endowed by alumni and friends, follows the student listing. Students’ home ZIP codes are included for the convenience of editors who use them to determine placement.
Hays: Alisha Markle, a 2009 Pawnee Heights High School graduate and an FHSU senior, accepted a $900 Norvan and Dorthy Harris Endowed Scholarship. She is an agronomy major.
Hays: Ashley Montgomery, a 2009 Hays High School graduate and an FHSU senior, accepted a $500 Midland Marketing Scholarship. She is an agronomy major.
Hays: Audrey Werth, a 2009 Thomas More Prep-Marian High School graduate and an FHSU senior, accepted a $1,000 High Plains Farm Credit Scholarship, a $1,000 Kansas Farm Bureau Scholarship and a $500 Midland Marketing Scholarship. She is an agricultural business major.
Victoria: Cammie Schmidtberger, a 2011 Thomas More Prep-Marian High School graduate and an FHSU sophomore, accepted a $1,500 Clifford and Rebecca Schauf Foundation Scholarship. She is an animal science major.
The scholarships:
The Albert Graf Scholarship is awarded to sophomore, junior, or senior agriculture or agricultural business majors from Kansas who have a 3.0 or higher GPA and an interest in a career in the dairy industry.
The American AgCredit Scholarship is awarded to juniors or seniors who plan careers in production agriculture or agricultural business and who are enrolled in the Department of Agriculture. Preference is given to students with work experience in leadership activities and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The Anthony Legleiter Memorial Scholarship is awarded to full-time students majoring in agriculture. Preference is given to students from Rush or Ellis County with 3.5 or higher GPAs.
The Ark River Bend Chapter Soil and Water Conservation Society Scholarship is awarded to second-, third-, or fourth-year agriculture students with a minimum 3.0 GPA from Barber, Barton, Comanche, Edwards, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Kiowa, McPherson, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno, Rice, Rush, Sedgwick, Stafford or Sumner counties.
The Base Camp Leasing Scholarship is awarded to students in agricultural business or wildlife management with a 3.0 or higher GPA and who work a part-time job.
The Bill and Deniece Roth Family Scholarship is awarded to agriculture majors who have an emphasis in soil science or conservation.
The Charles and Lura Stutzman Memorial Scholarship is awarded to outstanding agriculture majors.
The Clifford and Rebecca Schauf Foundation Scholarship supports agriculture majors.
The Doug Palen Scholarship is awarded to students majoring in agriculture or agricultural business. Preference is given to sophomores, juniors, or seniors who have an interest in sustainable agriculture production practices.
The Edward and Carolyn Scanlon Scholarship is awarded to Kansas students from west of U.S. 281 who maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. Preference is given to agriculture majors from Trego County.
The Farm Credit Scholarship is awarded to juniors and seniors from a farm background who are majoring in agricultural business. Preference is given to individuals whose families are members of Kansas Farm Credit.
The FHSU Department of Agriculture Endowed Scholarship is awarded to students majoring in any agricultural field.
Herbert L. Fought scholarships are awarded to FHSU agriculture majors. Preference is given to Kansas students.
High Plains Farm Credit scholarships are offered to sophomore, junior, or senior athletes who are agriculture majors and maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5. Preference is given to western Kansas students with farm backgrounds.
The Kansas Farm Bureau Scholarship is awarded to juniors or seniors majoring in agriculture or a closely-related field and whose parents are members of the Kansas Farm Bureau.
The Martin and Amelia Gross Family Scholarship is awarded to junior or senior agriculture majors who demonstrate a love of the land.
The Midland Marketing Scholarship is awarded to sophomores, juniors, or seniors majoring in agricultural business or a related field who are Kansas residents and whose parents are members of Midland Marketing in Ellis, Graham, Rooks, Russell, or Trego counties.
The Norvan and Dorothy Harris Endowed Scholarship is awarded to agriculture or agricultural business majors with preference for students who graduated from high school in Meade, Seward, Stevens, Morton, Stanton, Grant, or Haskell counties.
The Paul W. Boxberger Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a Kansas student from west of U.S. 281 who is majoring in agriculture or agricultural business.
The R. Guy Bemis Memorial Scholarship is awarded to junior or senior agriculture majors.
The Roemer Scholarship is awarded to students with financial need and a willingness to help earn their educations.
A wind turbine project to supply electricity to Fort Hays State University has been approved by the Ellis County Commission. The conditional use permit was granted contingent on the university’s contractor providing required plans such as transportation and decommissioning.
