Kansas Corn Awards 2023 Next Generation Scholarships

Kansas Corn awarded ten undergraduate and graduate students with 2023 Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarships. These scholarships are part of an effort by the Kansas Corn Commission and Kansas Corn Growers Association 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 or their parents must be members of the Kansas Corn Growers Association, be from Kansas or attend college in Kansas and complete the application process. Applications were reviewed by a committee of Kansas Corn leadership and industry representatives.

“This year’s applicants exceeded expectations, and the competition was strong,” said Emily Koop, Kansas Corn director of market and leadership development. “Our grower leaders established this scholarship to financially support the future of our industry and that’s exactly who is represented in our winners.”

2023 Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarship Winners:

Graduate Level Winners

Cesar Guareschi, Kansas State, Agronomy

Maxwell Harman, Michigan State, Genetics and Genome Sciences; Molecular Plant Science

Endy Lopes Kailer, Kansas State, Agronomy

Josefina Lacasa, Kansas State, Agronomy and Statistics

Undergraduate Level Winners

Gabriel Elliott, Kansas State, Animal Sciences & Industry

Ella Martin, Kansas State, Bakery Science & Management, Food Science and Industry

Molly McClure, Kansas State, Agricultural Education

Savannah Peterson, Kansas State, Agricultural Communications and Journalism

Elizabeth Sturgis, Kansas State, Agricultural Education and Global Food Systems Leadership

Baylee Wulfkuhle, Kansas State, Agricultural Economics and Global Food Systems Leadership