MEDINA, Ohio — College students from six Dairy Farmers of America member families are the recipients of Mideast Area scholarships for 2017.
Each year the Mideast Area selects six college students from members’ farms, who excel in their extracurricular activities, academics and dairy farming work ethic. The recipients of the $750 scholarships represent the future of the dairy industry.
This year’s recipients, with their university and major include: Brittany Jones, The University of Kentucky, Agriculture Economics; Heather Mahoney, Michigan State University, Social Relations and Policy; Shelby McKay, Wittenberg University, Business and Spanish; Brandon Schoeneman, University of Northwestern Ohio, Diesel Technology and Agricutltural Equipment Technology; Luke Steinke, University of Northwestern Ohio, Diesel Technology; Kristina Workinger, Ohio University, Chemical Engineering.
Endowed DFA scholarships are available at several Mideast Area land grant universities for select agricultural majors.
Combined, DFAs endowed scholarships, contributions to the Michigan Dairy Memorial Scholarship Fund and these at-large scholarships will support the educational goals of 20 Mideast Area students by awarding more than $20,000 in scholarships.
For additional information about DFA scholarships, visit http://www.dfamilk.com/careers/scholarships or call Heather McCann at 1-800-837-6776, ext. 7986.
