26 individuals were selected as recipients of this year’s NC State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship. The scholarship is funded through proceeds of the NC State Fair Sale of Champions. This year, more than $53,000 in scholarships were awarded.
Thanks to the support of buyers and sponsors of the N.C. State Fair Sale of Champions, more than two dozen students will have some of the financial stress of college eased.
Showing livestock prepares youth for their future by teaching them responsibility, hard work, good sportsmanship, dedication, and discipline that will help them succeed in college and future careers. Showing livestock also funds many youth’s college funds whether through the sale of an animal or receiving a scholarship like this one. Livestock and the NC State Fair are making a difference in the lives of youth across the state.
25 students received $2,000 scholarships while a $3,500 scholarship (sponsored by Farm Credit Associations) was awarded to an additional recipient.
To be considered for the scholarship, individuals must have participated in the NC State Fair junior livestock or turkey shows and be either a high school senior or enrolled in a college or university. Recipients were selected based off of their involvement in N.C. State Fair junior livestock shows, academic achievement, extracurricular activities and an essay.
The following are the 2020 scholarship recipients. Congratulations to all!
Alamance
— Madison Sifford
Buncombe
— Nate Worley
Caldwell
— Lawton Looper
Caswell
— Katherine Eastep
Davidson
— Abigail Fulton
— Tristen Fulton
Gates
— Hayden Riddick
Halifax
— Zachery Keeter
Harnett
— Mason Blinson
Iredell
— Emily Holland, $3,500 Scholarship Winner
Johnston
— Cecilia Fricke
— Isabel Fricke
Lenoir
— Makensie Mohrfeld
— Johnna Tyndall
Lincoln
— Regan Mitchem
Nash
— Caley Mayo
Rowan
— Cynthia Connolly
— Abigail Wilson
Stanly
— Marcie Harward
— Mattie Ann Harward
Stokes
— Lynae Bowman
— Rachel Brown
— Allison Hartman
Wake
— Garrett See
Wayne
— Taylor Glover
Wilson
— Ethan Thompson
The NC State Fair holds many special memories for me and has taught me a great deal. To be honored with the NC State Fair Youth Livestock Scholarship is more than just receiving a scholarship, it is a continuation of all that showing livestock and the State Fair means to me. It is a reminder of the positive impact it has all had on my life. I’m appreciative for the support I have felt over the years.
-Garrett See, Wake County
PhD student at UNL
