Plainview, MN - The Minnesota FFA Foundation announced the twenty-five Minnesota students who will receive the James W. Tracy scholarship. The scholarship is available to Minnesota students who are enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited post-secondary school and pursuing a degree in Agriculture. The Scholarship is scored on leadership, involvement, agriculture interest and financial need.
The scholarship is possible due to the generosity of James W. Tracy, a farmer from Dennison, Minnesota who lost his battle with illness in 2014. Jim had a deep love for the land, farming and the desire to support youth which led him to donate his farm to the Minnesota FFA Foundation. Generations of high school seniors interested in studying agriculture will benefit from this donation through the James W. Tracy Scholarship.
Scholarship recipients are listed below:
Makenzie Alberts – Pine Island High School
Olivia Amsbaugh – Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
Connor Ballman – Goodhue High School
Natalie Beckendorf – Renville County West
Andrew Burns – GFW High School
Faith Butterfass – Morris Area High School
Brooke Calteaux – Winona Senior High School
McKayla Carlson-Hughes – Braham Area High School
Natalie Clemenson – Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School
Karlie DeGrood – Bethlehem-Academy High School
Kyle Hagen – Glencoe-Silver Lake High School
Cora Huhn – Litchfield High School
Danika Jackels – Murray County Central High School
Brooke Johnson – Bethlehem-Academy High School
Hailey Klimek – Alexandria Area High School
Lily Krona – Bemidji High School
Mackenzie Kuschel – Sebeka High School
Brynn Lozinski – MACCRAY
Alison Murrell – Braham Area High School
Halli Poppler – Howard Lake – Waverly Winsted
Tyler Ratka – ROCORI High School
MaryEmma Reeser – New Prague High School
Amanda Sauder – Sauder Homeschool
Kyle Thomas – Rockford High School
Kloe Wadd – Waseca High School
The scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to be recognized for their James W. Tracy scholarship on stage at the 2023 Minnesota FFA State Convention. Recipients will be honored during the Fifth General Session on Tuesday, April 25th beginning at 12:00pm Noon at Williams Arena – University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus.
The scholarship guidelines and application for school year 2023-2024 will be available November 15, 2023 at www.mnffafoundation.org.
