TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (KARA) has chosen the following six Kansas students to receive college scholarships for the 2017-2018 school year:
Brittany Duer, Abilene – to study Agronomy at Ft. Hays State University
Nicole Sudbeck, Manhattan – to study agronomy with a business and industry option at Kansas State University
Tyler Marr, Manhattan – to study agronomy at Kansas State University
Trent Frye, Belleville – to study agronomy at Kansas State University
Greyson Collins, St. John – to study animal science/agribusiness at Kansas State University
Leah Parsons, Garden City – to study agronomy at Garden City Community College
KARA received 63 applications that were considered by an independent Scholarship Selection Committee made up of association members.
Each year, KARA awards one $500 Jim Lee Memorial scholarship, one $1,500 Dr. David Whitney Agronomy scholarship and four $1,500 KARA scholarships.
KARA is a volunteer organization whose membership includes over 700 agribusiness firms that are primarily retail facilities that supply fertilizers, crop protection chemicals, seed, petroleum products and agronomic expertise to Kansas farmers. KARA’s membership base also includes ag-chemical and equipment manufacturing firms, distribution firms and various other businesses associated with the retail crop production industry.
— Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association
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