TOPEKA, Kan. — The Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association (KARA) will award six scholarships to Kansas high school graduating seniors or current undergraduate students enrolled in a Kansas four year university, community college or vocational technical school and planning to or currently majoring in an agricultural related field of study. Scholarship recipients are self-starters, in excellent academic standing, good school and community citizens with a strong desire to continue their education.
Because of successful fundraising efforts, KARA has decided to add another $1,500 scholarship for the 2017-2018 school year. KARA will be giving four scholarships in the amount of $1,500 each. Each year KARA also awards one $500 Jim Lee Memorial Scholarship and one $1,500 David Whitney Agronomy Scholarship.
For more information on the KARA scholarship program, please visit http://www.ksagretailers.org or contact Devon Stewart at devon@kansasag.org
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.
— KARA
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