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Scholarships
April 29, 2008 - 12:08pm
The Washington Farm Bureau each year offers up to five (5) $2,000 scholarships as part of the Ray DeVries Memorial Scholarship program.
These scholarships are awarded to undergraduate students currently enrolled in agriculture or a related field at an accredited college or university. Applicants must have completed at least one year of secondary education. A person may receive the scholarship only once, and must meet the following requirements.
Applicant must be:
1. A member, or the son, daughter, or legal dependent of a
Farm Bureau member family with a current membership
2. Attending an accredited college/university
3. Enrolled in a field of agriculture, e.g. food science, horticulture, ag technical course, animal science, etc. or in course as it relates to agriculture
Five scholarships awarded to deserving students (September 2007)
Printable scholarship application
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Local County Farm Bureau Scholarships
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County |
Amount |
Eligibility |
Application Deadline |
Contact |
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Adams
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$500 (4) |
Graduating high school seniors who are members of a Farm Bureau family. |
March 14 |
Mark Booker (509) 488-2278
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Benton |
$1,000 (5) |
Graduating high school seniors who are members of a Farm Bureau family. |
April 14 |
Rodney Larson (509) 948-6824 |
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Chelan/Douglas |
$1,000 |
Graduating high school senior who has been accepted by accredited college or university, or college student enrolled in agricultural field of study. Must be a Chelan/Douglas County Farm Bureau member. |
May 1 |
Terese Stumpf (509) 633-9552 |
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Clark/Cowlitz |
$1,000-$1,500 (Scholarships awarded based on number of applicants) |
Members of a Farm Bureau family or Farm Bureau members for at least two years |
April 15 |
Merrill Firestone (360) 573-4638
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Columbia/Garfield
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$800 (1) $700 (1) |
High school graduate planning to attend accredited college or vocational school. Monty Leighty scholarship ($800) is awarded to a Farm Bureau member; Wallace Robins scholarship ($700) is open to all applicants. |
April 15 |
Bill Warren (509) 382-4205 |
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Franklin |
$1,000 |
Must be enrolled in an agricultural field of study at Columbia Basin College. |
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Ramona Rommereim (509) 531-7857
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Grant |
$1,000 (3) |
Must be a Farm Bureau member who is attending college in agriculture or a related field. |
June 15 |
Jaime Sackmann (509) 349-2359
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Grays Harbor/Pacific |
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June 15 |
Clarence Pearson (360) 482-2607 |
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King/Pierce |
$1,000 $750 (2) |
$1,000 scholarship awarded to graduating high school senior (or current college student) who plans to pursue an ag-related field of study. Must be member of the King/Pierce Farm Bureau. $750 scholarships available for any field of study. Must be members of the King/Pierce County Farm Bureau |
April 4
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Robert Yoshioka (253) 922-5307
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Kittitas |
$1,000 |
Graduating high school senior and a member of a Farm Bureau family. Applications available at Ellensburg High School. |
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Brad Haberman (509) 925-6528 Linda Clerf (509) 925-9005 |
| Lewis | $750 |
Open to any high school or GED senior or current undergraduate Required letter of request -- why you should be chosen for one of the two scholarships (priority to FB member families, 4-H, FFA, and Ag connections) |
Brian Thompson bthompson @thurstoncd.com Maureen Harkcom Maureen @happs-inc.om |
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Skagit |
$1,000 |
Graduating high school senior or already enrolled in accredited college or vocational program. Must be son or daughter of voting Skagit County Farm Bureau member. |
March 30 |
Annie Lohman (360) 766-7103
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Snohomish |
$1,000 (2) |
Graduating high school seniors whose families have been members the Snohomish County Farm Bureau for at least two years. |
May 10 |
Edith Stocker (360) 568-2338 |
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Spokane |
$750 (2) |
Graduating high school seniors or college students seeking a degree in agricultural field. |
May 15 |
Contact Robyn Meenach (509) 448-9443
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Whatcom
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$500 (3) |
Graduating high school seniors or college students who are members of the Whatcom County Farm Bureau. Previous scholarship winners are ineligible. |
April 23 |
Suzzi Snydar (360) 354-1383 or (360) 815-2395 |
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Whitman
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$250 |
Graduating high school senior or college student enrolled in, or planning to enroll in an agricultural field of study. Must be a Whitman County Farm Bureau member. |
April 15 |
Dianne Appel
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