Collegiate Program Announces 2019 Winners
Kansas Corn Awards 15 Scholarships, 6 Collegiate Academy Inductees
Kansas Corn Awards 15 Scholarships, 6 Collegiate Academy Inductees
Kansas Corn has announced the 15 Next Generation Scholarship recipients for 2019 and six Kansas Corn Collegiate Academy Class Two inductees. These programs are part of an overall effort by the Kansas Corn Growers Association and Kansas Corn Commission to provide opportunities for college students of all majors to learn more about the corn industry, explore issues facing agriculture and embrace the ways they can impact the industry through their future career paths.
To be considered, students were required to become members of the Kansas Corn Growers Association, attend college in the state of Kansas and complete the application process. Applications for both programs were reviewed by a committee of Kansas Corn leadership and industry representatives.
“The future of our industry is bright, and that is exemplified through the quality of applications we received for the Kansas Corn Collegiate programs this year,” says Kansas Corn CEO, Greg Krissek. “As an organization we strive to build the corn industry and that starts with providing support and opportunities for the next generation.”
2019 Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarship Recipients
- Adison Smith, Lewis, Kansas, agribusiness major
- Bryn Swearingen, Hiawatha, Kansas, agribusiness major
- Claudia Hissong, Greencastle, Pennsylvania, agricultural economics major
- Colt Sutterby, Savonburg, Kansas, agribusiness major with minor in agronomy
- Gracie Danner, West Liberty, Iowa, agricultural economics major
- Grady Hammer, Wallace, Kansas, agronomy and animal science dual-major
- Isaac Barnhart, Manhattan, Kansas, Masters of Science in agronomy
- Jacqueline Clawson, Meade, Kansas, agricultural economics and business marketing dual-major
- Javier Fernandez, Manhattan, Kansas, Masters of Science in agronomy
- Julia Maddock, Paola, Kansas, agricultural economics major
- Katelyn Pinkston, Clay Center, Kansas, agricultural education major
- Mardi Traskowsky, Herington, Kansas, milling science and management and agricultural economics dual-major
- Rachel Bellar, Howard, Kansas, agricultural education major
- Trevor DeHaan, Taylor, Missouri, animal sciences and industry major with minor in business
- Zachary Callaghan, Tonganoxie, Kansas, agricultural education major
The collegiate programs have had great support from industry partners such as Conestoga Energy Partners, LLC, this year’s Kansas Corn Collegiate Academy sponsor. The students accepted into this academy will be given the opportunity to dive deeper into the corn industry, provided with insights into the opportunities and hurdles that lie ahead of the corn industry and how their future career paths may be impacted. Areas of focus for the academy include policy, trade, livestock, ethanol, best agronomic practices, and advocacy.
“I am excited to be a member of the Collegiate Academy,” says inductee, Colt Sutterby, “because we are going to be exposed to all aspects of the corn industry. This experience and knowledge will not only be vital to our individual successes in the future, but it will also better prepare us to contribute to the future of success of the corn industry.”
Kansas Corn Collegiate Academy Class Two
- Allayna Hanson, Concordia, Kansas, agricultural economics major
- Ashley Swaim, Delia, Kansas , agronomy major
- Colt Sutterby, Savonburg, Kansas, agribusiness major with minor in agronomy
- Eli Ohlde, Clyde, Kansas, agribusiness major
- Mardi Traskowsky, Herington, Kansas, milling science and management and agricultural economics dual-major
- Maria Kimzey, Fredonia, Kansas, agricultural economics major
- Maria Martinez, Queens, New York, animal sciences and industry major