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WASHINGTON — National Farmers Union has announced that students from North Dakota and Minnesota have won several of the group's national scholarships.
Madelyn Jennings of North Dakota received the Hubert K. & JoAnn Seymour Scholarship, a $2,000 scholarship award given in honor of the dedication and commitment to Farmers Union and family farming by Hubert and his wife JoAnn.
Hubert K. Seymour was a leader in the Farmers Union organization throughout his life at both the state and national levels. He served the Illinois Farmers Union as secretary-treasurer for eight years and vice president for 12 years before he stepped down in 1990. He farmed full-time with his wife until his passing in 1994.
Two Minnesota students were among the recipients of the $1,500 Stanley Moore Scholarship. Amy Kyllo and Darrin Williamson, both of Minnesota, received that scholarship, along with Shelby Reeser of Kansas.
The Stanley Moore Scholarship is given in memory of Moore, a long-time Farmers Union member and leader who served as National Farmers Union Vice President and chairman of the NFU Insurance Companies board.
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Every year, the organization presents several scholarships to students in any area of study attending a two- or four-year accredited college, university, or technical school who have demonstrated academic excellence and a commitment to their communities.
“Since National Farmers Union was founded nearly 120 years ago, education has been the foundation of our success and longevity,” said NFU President Rob Larew. “To secure a bright future for our organization and the American agriculture industry at large, we need to ensure that young people have the educational resources they need to become tomorrow’s leaders.”
NFU also presented two $1,500 Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences Scholarships, which were open to MANRRS members and their children. The initiative is part of a formal commitment between NFU and MANRRS to provide educational and leadership opportunities for young people of all racial and ethnic identities, develop federal policy priorities, and extend each other’s reach within agricultural communities. Mary Vandenbosch of New York and Kenndall Bennett of Louisiana were the inaugural recipients of this new award.
Applications for the 2022 scholarship awards open in December 2021. More information about the scholarships is available on the NFU website at NFU.org/education/scholarships .
