25 students awarded $2,000 each; one receives $3,500
RALEIGH – Twenty-six North Carolina students have been named recipients of 2020 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarships, Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced.
The scholarships are designed for high school seniors and students currently enrolled in an institute of higher education who have participated in the junior livestock or market turkey shows at the N.C. State Fair.
The scholarships were funded by sponsors of the annual N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Sale of Champions. The number of scholarships awarded each year is based on qualified applicants and funds available from the previous year’s Sale of Champions. Because of strong support of the 2019 sale, 25 scholarships valued at $2,000 each were awarded this year. One $3,500 scholarship was also sponsored by Farm Credit Associations of North Carolina.
A selection committee evaluated applicants based on their involvement with N.C. State Fair junior livestock shows, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and an essay. Each application was assigned a number and identifying information was removed before evaluation.
The following is a list of scholarship recipients by county. All scholarships are for $2,000 unless otherwise noted:
Johnston
Cecilia Fricke
Isabel Fricke
Alamance
Madison Sifford
Buncombe
Nate Worley
Caldwell
Lawton Looper
Caswell
Katherine Eastep
Davidson
Abigail Fulton
Tristen Fulton
Gates
Hayden Riddick
Halifax
Zachery Keeter
Harnett
Mason Blinson
Iredell
Emily Holland, $3,500 Scholarship Winner
Lenoir
Makensie Mohrfeld
Johnna Tyndall
Lincoln
Regan Mitchem
Nash
Caley Mayo
Rowan
Cynthia Connolly
Abigail Wilson
Stanly
Marcie Harward
Mattie Ann Harward
Stokes
Lynae Bowman
Rachel Brown
Allison Hartman
Wake
Garrett See
Wayne
Taylor Glover
Wilson
Ethan Thompson
For more information on how individuals and organizations can support the 2020 Junior Livestock Sale of Champions or the scholarship program, contact Neil Bowman, director of N.C. State Fair livestock shows, at neil.bowman@ncagr.gov or 919-270-7094; or Angie Crone, sponsorship director, at angie.crone@ncagr.gov or 919-839-4514.
