INDIANAPOLIS–The national Future Farmers of America organization awarded a $1,000 National FFA Alumni Association Scholarship to Chelsey Smith, a former Hays High School FFA member.

The scholarship is a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

Smith is the daughter of John and Karen Smith of Hays.

She is a 2011 graduate of Hays High School and is attending Kansas State University majoring in Agriculture Education with a minor in Animal Science and Agronomy.

The 2014 scholarship recipients were selected based on the applicant’s leadership, academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural or work experience in agricultural education and future goals.