KFBMANHATTAN – Each year Kansas Farm Bureau’s Foundation for Agriculture awards scholarships to college students studying in fields that benefit agriculture and rural Kansas. Forty-two recipients received $25,000 in scholarships for the 2020-21 school year.Over the past decade, the foundation has awarded more than $325,000 in scholarships.“We’re investing in students today to ensure they become tomorrow’s leaders,” says KFB President and Foundation Chair Rich Felts.Max Harman, McPherson County, was awarded $1,000 for the Frank and Helen Bernasek Memorial Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund.Allison Smith, Johnson County, received $1,000 for the K-State Agricultural Communications and Journalism Scholarship.Colt Sutterby, Bourbon County, is the winner of the $500 Godfrey and Emma Bahr Miller Memorial Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund for students attending a college in Kansas and majoring in a subject related to agronomy and conservation.Kinsey Griffith, Trego County, was awarded $500 for the DeWitt Ahlerich Memorial Scholarship, a permanent, privately endowed scholarship fund.Eight students received scholarships to Kansas technical colleges. They are Sydnee Beal, Harper County; Lane Berkenmeier, Wabaunsee County; Kyle Frederking, Lincoln County; Gage Harding, Neosho County; Joel Kennedy, Jackson County; Andrea Price, Butler County; Daniel Romero, Wichita; and Devin Simmonds, Doniphan County.Four $1,000 KFB scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled in Kansas State University’s college of agriculture and majoring in a subject related to agriculture. They are Grant Fincham, Marshall County; Emily Glenn, Finney County; John Kennedy, Jackson County; and Amber Oerly, Cooper County, Missouri.Two $1,000 KFB scholarships were awarded to juniors and seniors enrolled at Fort Hays State University. Recipients are Sathena Scarborough, Howard County, Nebraska; and Camryn Youngers, Ford County.Twenty-four recipients received $500 scholarships. These students are attending a Kansas college with a Kansas Farm Bureau Collegiate chapter. Students must be a Farm Bureau Collegiate member.Recipients include:Allen Community College<ol>
 <li>Lindsey Whitten, Doniphan County</li><li>Amanda Wray, Franklin County</li>
 </ol>Barton Community College<ol>
 <li>Dawn Ledeboer, Wabaunsee County</li>
 </ol>Butler Community College<ol>
 <li>Chad Hibdon, Franklin County</li><li>Shelby Varner, Butler County</li>
 </ol>Colby Community College<ol>
 <li>Hannah Eslinger, Sherman County</li><li>Shyanne Jones, Labette County</li>
 </ol>Fort Hays State University<ol>
 <li>Geordan Hayden, Ellis County</li><li>Bryce Maneth, Barton County</li><li>Patrick Zamrzla, Ellsworth County</li>
 </ol>Highland Community College<ol>
 <li>Justin Wenger, Nemaha County</li>
 </ol>Hutchinson Community College<ol>
 <li>Ellie Schwertfeger, Reno County</li>
 </ol>Kansas State University<ol>
 <li>Brandon Carp, Sedgwick County</li><li>Kayley Geesling, Reno County</li><li>Ciara Hodgkinson, Pratt County</li><li>Cale McCabe, Reno County</li><li>Haley O’Neal, Bourbon County</li><li>Sara Schlickau, Reno County</li><li>Zoe Schultz, Gove County</li><li>Isaac Wingert, Franklin County</li><li>Seth Yenni, McPherson County</li>
 </ol>&nbsp;Pratt Community College<ol>
 <li>Caleb Hinck, Wabaunsee County</li><li>Jaden Smith, Norton County</li>
 </ol>Seward County Community College<ol>
 <li>Emma McClure, Stevens County</li>
 </ol>Kansas Farm Bureau's mission is to strengthen agriculture and the lives of Kansans through advocacy, education and service.&nbsp;

NW Kan. students earn Kan. Farm Bureau Foundation scholarships