GROWMARK Announces 2024 Scholarship Winners
54 students win scholarships from the GROWMARK Foundation
Fifty-four students were selected to receive scholarships totaling $2,000 each through the GROWMARK Foundation in May. Nearly 500 students from across the United States and Ontario, Canada, applied for the scholarships. Students who received the scholarships will have those funds available for the fall 2024 semester.
Scholarship recipients are divided into three categories:
Agriculture focus– students earning an associate degree from a community college or technical school. Recipients of this scholarship are:
| Name |
Program |
School |
| Adelyn Sienknecht |
Ag - Associate |
North Tama High School |
| Ally Cytrych |
Ag - Associate |
Black Hawk College - East Campus |
| Alyssa Miller |
Ag - Associate |
University of Wisconsin Platteville |
| Amanda Ostrem |
Ag - Associate |
Des Moines Area Community College |
| Amber Lee |
Ag - Associate |
Durand High School |
| Ava Sylvester |
Ag - Associate |
Fillmore Central School |
| Bryce Hatfield |
Ag - Associate |
West Franklin High School |
| Charlie Ring |
Ag - Associate |
Effingham High School |
| Dallis Beverlin |
Ag - Associate |
Shasta College |
| Dylan Jenkins |
Ag - Associate |
Woodland School |
| Elizabeth Shaffer |
Ag - Associate |
Olympia High School |
| Emma Kuhl |
Ag - Associate |
Michigan State University |
| Emma Pistorius |
Ag - Associate |
Meridian High School |
| Joselyn Kocher |
Ag - Associate |
Richland County High School |
| Laney Burns |
Ag - Associate |
Tucker County High School |
| Maycee Moore |
Ag - Associate |
Red Hill Jr./Sr. High School |
| Morgan Knoblett |
Ag - Associate |
Palestine High School |
| Paris Van Dyke |
Ag - Associate |
North Clay High School |
| Tucker Stagemeyer |
Ag - Associate |
Butler Community College |
| Walker Chandler |
Ag - Associate |
Stratford High School |
Agriculture focus– students earning a bachelor’s degree or higher from a university. Recipients of this scholarship are:
| Name |
Program |
School |
| Alexandra Zvenigorodsky |
Ag - Bachelors |
Washington State University |
| Carmen Trotta |
Ag - Bachelors |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Cheyenne Bastian-Brown |
Ag - Bachelors |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Eliza Patchin |
Ag - Bachelors |
Iowa State University |
| Eric Wisely |
Ag - Bachelors |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Jordan Oliver |
Ag - Bachelors |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Katelyn Engel |
Ag - Bachelors |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| Lauren Gatz |
Ag - Bachelors |
Kansas State University |
| Madison Schneider |
Ag - Bachelors |
Southeast Missouri State University |
| Mary Holley |
Ag - Bachelors |
Ohio State University |
| Nicholas Beckner |
Ag - Bachelors |
Adams Central High School |
| Ojas Shah |
Ag - Bachelors |
Normal Community High School |
| Rain Vasey |
Ag - Bachelors |
Eastern Kentucky University |
| Raksha Thapa |
Ag - Bachelors |
Cornell University |
| Ram Neupane |
Ag - Bachelors |
Pennsylvania State University |
| Ryleigh Whitaker |
Ag - Bachelors |
Cisco High School |
| Samantha Stamm |
Ag - Bachelors |
Oklahoma State University |
| Steven Tri |
Ag - Bachelors |
Iowa State University |
| Zachary Kampwerth |
Ag - Bachelors |
Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Business focus – students earning a bachelor’s degree or higher from a university. Recipients of this scholarship are:
| Name |
Program |
School |
| Abby Ruebush |
Business |
Normal Community High School |
| Addison Fair |
Business |
Gardner South Wilmington High School |
| Addison Kampwerth |
Business |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Ahmed Aamir |
Business |
University of Waterloo |
| Ali Stecker |
Business |
Ashland University |
| Cole Sarbacker |
Business |
Stoughton High School |
| Ella Bussell |
Business |
Rockcastle County High School |
| Emlie Limoges |
Business |
Black Hawk College |
| Grace Sparwasser |
Business |
Marian High School |
| Krrisha Patel |
Business |
Secaucus High School |
| Marcella Anderson |
Business |
Geneva Community High School |
| Matthew Freel |
Business |
Kingwood High School |
| Michael Golla |
Business |
Memorial Early College High School |
| Olivia Acheampong |
Business |
Illinois State University |
| Talan Miller |
Business |
St. Joseph-Ogden High School |