2020 N.C. State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship Recipients Announced

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.