21 students enrolled in an agricultural related field have been awarded scholarships totaling $23,000 from the Ohio Agricbusiness Association (OABA).

Chris Henney, President and CEO tells Brownfield there’s a good reason they fund these scholarships.

“To be frank, our industry needs future employees and this is a good way to support students who have an interest in working agribusiness fields down the road,” said Henney. “We raise a significant amount of money each year to provide these scholarships to the Ohio State University College of Food, Ag and Environmental Sciences, also OSU Ag Technical Institute in Wooster, Wilmington College and Clark State Community College.”

In addition, the George Greenleaf Agri-Industry Endowment awarded $8,500 in scholarship dollars to eight students.

“George Greenleaf is one of my predecessors,” Henney said. “George retired in 1985, the industry came together and seeded an endowment in his name, we still have that and it’s going strong and we give out significant dollars there as well.”

Audio: Chris Henney, President/CEO, OABA (3:10 mp3)

This year, OABA awarded $23,000 in scholarship dollars to the following individuals.

Clark State Community College

• Shannon Bodey – St. Paris, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

• Kristi Levernier – South Charleston, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

• Kari Whitt – South Vienna, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

• Michaela Becker – Dalton, OH – Major: Business Management/Agricultural Commerce

• Amanda Koch – Wapakoneta, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

• Danielle Snyder – Leesville, OH – Major: Agricultural Commerce

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

• Lara Staples – Hamersville, OH – Major: Dairy Science

• Lauren Fehlan – Wellington, OH – Major: Animal Science

• Amanda Haddix – Major: Agricultural and Extension Education

• Amy Frost – Bloomingburg, OH – Major: Agricultural and Extension Education

• Zach Rapose – Ashtabula, OH – Major: Agronomy

• Joseph Schubert – Ney, OH – Major: Agronomy

• William Van Tassel – Reynoldsburg, OH – Major: Ag Systems Management

• Jackie King – Major: Systems Management

• Ethan Nicol – Plain City, OH – Major: Ag Systems Management

• Seth Erwin – Fayetteville, OH – Major: Agribusiness and Applied Economics

• Sarah Harder – Oak Harbor, OH – Major: Agribusiness and Applied Economics

• Jessica Rose – Conover, OH – Major: Food Science

• Sara Boyle – Weston, OH – Major: Ag Communications

Wilmington College

• Dylan Dobbs – Hillsboro, OH

Makenzie Wippel – Orient, OH – Major: Agronomy

The George Greenleaf Agri-Industry Endowment awarded $8,500 in scholarship dollars to the following individuals.

Clark State Community College

• Caitlyn Cheek – Mechanicsburg, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

• Megan Waldron – St. Paris, OH

The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute

• Ethan Carothers – Fayette, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

• Frances Grum – Thornville, OH – Major: Agricultural Business/Livestock Science

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

• Emily Ratliff – Greenfield, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

• Tom Braden – Spring Valley, OH – Major: Agricultural Business

Wilmington College

• Shelby Mann – Jackson Center, OH – Major: Agronomy

• Sarah Smoker – Centerville, IN – Major: Agriculture Business

Sarah Smoker – Centerville, IN – Major: Agriculture Business