PA Farm Show Scholarship Foundation Awards Two Millionth Dollar – Morning Ag Clips –

PUBLISHED ON February 21, 2025
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The 25th annual Farm Show Scholarship Foundation Breakfast was held Tuesday, Jan. 7, during the Pennsylvania Farm Show. Twenty-four scholarships were awarded this year, including the two-millionth dollar given since the Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation was established in 1993.
The 2025 scholarship recipients are:
Jordan Anderson – Centre Hall, Centre County
Serena Anderson – Dunbar, Fayette County
Caleb Antram – Somerset, Somerset County
Kiersten Baker – James Creek, Huntingdon County
Patience Batterson – Coudersport, Potter County
Avah Burke – Emlenton, Venango County
Jared Frantz – Mount Pleasant Mills, Snyder County
Chelsey Freyermuth – Meadville, Crawford County
Addison Heeter – Clarksburg, Indiana County
Emma Heeter – Clarksburg, Indiana County
Olivia Kaltenbach – New Castle, Lawrence County
Jack Kowalewski – Clifford Township, Susquehanna County
Trey Meyers – Bedford, Bedford County
Abigail Nissley – Middletown, Dauphin County
Mollilyn Petro – Catawissa, Columbia County
Caleb Roth – Quakertown, Bucks County
Kiersten Sabolsky – Halifax, Dauphin County
Erin Shuey – Jonestown, Lebanon County
Mason Smith – Lewisburg, Union County
Cora Stine – Hatfield, Montgomery County
Alex Empet – Kingsley, Susquehanna County
Larissa Sweigard – Halifax, Dauphin County
Emma Uhlman – Exton, Chester County
Sarah Uhlman – Exton, Chester County
Recipients were honored at the breakfast and during the Sale of Champions, the proceeds of which benefit the PFSSF. Each of the 24 recipients was awarded $5,000 by the foundation, with an additional $1,000 donation from Bill McCauley. Students from Penn State University and Delaware Valley Universities enrolled in the colleges of Agricultural Sciences received an additional $2,000.
To qualify, recipients must have exhibited a project at the Pennsylvania Farm Show within the past 10 years, been a current or former member of 4-H or FFA, and enrolled in a post-secondary degree or certification program.
Congratulations to the 2025 recipients on this remarkable achievement. Your hard work and dedication to the future of agriculture are commendable. A heartfelt thank you goes to the donors and buyers who make these scholarships possible.Your generosity is deeply appreciated.
If you would like to donate to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation to help fund future scholarships, please make checks payable to:
PA FS Scholarship Foundation
2300 N. Cameron St.
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9443
For more information, visit pafsscholarshipfoundation.com. Contact the Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation at 717-787-2905 or [email protected].
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