Thursday, November 21, 2024
This year’s winner of the Sen. James D. Speed Achievement Scholarship is Abigail Grace Shaeffer, 17-year-old daughter of Greg and April Shaeffer of Granville County.
The scholarship is presented to a deserving Junior Beef Exhibitor, age 14-18 years old, in the Junior Market Steer and/or Junior Beef Heifer competition. The scholarship continues the legacy that Speed created as a 32-year member of the North Carolina General Assembly and through his commitment and dedication to agricultural interests. One of his significant contributions to agriculture was his long-term support of providing working agricultural lands with “Present Use Value.” Farm land would not be able to be productive and owned today by many farm families across North Carolina without the “Present Use Value Taxation” program.
The Franklin County Cattlemen’s Association honored him by establishing and presenting an academic scholarship in his memory to an outstanding achiever in the Junior Beef Program. The scholarship is funded through an endowment in the N.C. Agricultural Foundation. Beginning this year, the scholarship committee has increased the scholarship awarded to $1,500.
The Achievement Scholar selected for 2024 demonstrates strong leadership skills, integrity, good sportsmanship, achievement of goals, and is an advocate of today’s agricultural industry. The scholar was selected by a committee of Franklin County cattle producers and announced at the N.C. State Fair.
The Senator James D. Speed Achievement Scholarship will be awarded during the scholar’s freshman year and will be made payable to the scholar’s selected institution of higher education on behalf of the named scholar.
Other financial support this year was given by Ingrid Volk of Hill and Dale Farms, and the Leonard-Mobley Small Farm Fund with tremendous regional support from the annual local farm to fork fundraiser, “Dinner in the Meadow,” and the NC Small Farm Association, all based in Franklin County.
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