The Wisconsin FFA Foundation announces the winners of the 2018 post-secondary scholarships, which were recently awarded to 43 Wisconsin FFA members from 35 chapters. In total, $31,017 has been bestowed upon these students. Recipients of these awards will be recognized at the 89th Wisconsin FFA Convention in mid-June, as will the 29 generous sponsors of the annual Foundation scholarships.
Scholarships were awarded to seniors in high school, or students currently enrolled in a university or technical college. They must be in good standing with the Wisconsin Association of FFA and also maintain an acceptable scholastic record.
The 2018 Wisconsin FFA Foundation scholarships are made possible through the generous annual contributions and endowed funds by companies, industry organizations and individual donors. The scholarship program continues to grow and advance the Foundation’s mission of supporting agricultural education opportunities throughout Wisconsin.
“We’re grateful to be able to offer scholarships made possible by our benefactors’ annual gifts and endowment funds,” says John Hromyak, executive director of the Wisconsin FFA Foundation. “Their investment in our impressive and hard-working FFA members will make a life-changing impact as these students work toward their educational goals.”
The 2018 Wisconsin FFA Foundation scholarship recipients and donors include:
Meikah Dado, Amery FFA — Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association
Deanna Meyer, Amery FFA — Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
Curtis Weltzien, Arcadia FFA — Star Blends
Noah Massie, Barron FFA — Elstad Brothers Endowment
Valerie Berend, Bay Port FFA — Virgil & Ann Martinson Endowment
Alexis Lins, Beaver Dam FFA — Robert & Herta Laatsch Family Endowment
Amelia Hayden, Big Foot FFA — Walter & Delores Bjoraker Endowment
Jessica Noble, Burlington FFA — Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation
Anna Evenson , Cambridge FFA — Roundy’s
Ciera Ballmer, Clinton FFA — Blain’s Farm & Fleet
Zachary Gillespie, Clinton FFA — Matthew D. Anderson Endowment
Jules Buttles, Clintonville FFA — Kenneth K. Heideman Endowment
Keira Kapfhamer, Colby FFA — Mary Elstad & Dean Gagnon Endowment
Hannah Nelson, Ellsworth FFA — ANIMART
Brooke Trustem, Evansville FFA — Roundy’s
Heather Griesmer, Hartford FFA — Robert Wohlford Memorial Scholarship
Brandon Strupp, Hartford FFA — Wisconsin Rural Opportunities Foundation
Sheila Weninger, Hartford FFA — Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
Pearl Franke, La Farge FFA — Farmer Community Giving, Organic Valley
Amanda Attoe, Lodi FFA — GROWMARK
Samuel Jesse, Lodi FFA — Matthew D. Anderson Endowment
Casey Aschebrook, Marshfield FFA — Kenneth K. Heideman Endowment
Crystal Cafferty, Mauston FFA — Dr. Gordon J. Iverson Endowment
Brooke Brantner, Menomonie FFA — Wisconsin FFA Convention
Morgan Fitzimmons, Mineral Point FFA — Matthew D. Anderson Endowment
Dylan Steiner, Monroe FFA — Rodney O. Kittelsen Endowment
Teagan Turba, New Holstein FFA — Kenneth K. Heideman Endowment
Kathryn Ann Lampi, Owen-Withee FFA — Matthew D. Anderson Endowment
Colleen Toberman, Parkview FFA — Badger State Ethanol
Erica Helmer, Plymouth FFA — Blain’s Farm & Fleet
Alexis Kwak, Prairie Farm FFA — ConAgra
Abigail Solum, Rice Lake FFA — WPS Farm Show Food Vendors
Montana Lins, Riverdale FFA — Jon Anderson Scholarship
Anne Runde, Rock FFA — ANIMART
Sarah Albers, Sauk Prairie FFA — Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association
Dylan Herbrand, Sauk Prairie FFA — Harold & Geneva Beals Endowment
Jared Mack, Sauk Prairie FFA — Arnold & Katherine Cordes Endowment
Katelynn Zimmerman, Spencer FFA — Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
Ashley Zimmerman, Spencer FFA — Louis M. Sasman for the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Madison Endowment
Trenda Conant, Tomah FFA — John & Hattie Van Wychen Endowment
Kiana Leeder, Verona FFA — Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
Justin Ehrhart, Waterford FFA — GROWMARK
Erin Montgomery, Waupaca FFA — Bernie & Marty Staller Endowment
