Farm Bureau awards seven scholarships

Seven students living in Chester, Delaware and Philadelphia counties received scholarships to help them pursue careers in agriculture and food production.

Christopher Redford-Wilson (from left), Bonita Trinter, CDCFB President Dan Miller, Kathryn Porter and Lauren Cooper pose during the CDCFB picnic.
Christopher Redford-Wilson (from left), Bonita Trinter, CDCFB President Dan Miller, Kathryn Porter and Lauren Cooper pose during the CDCFB picnic.

Acknowledging the high cost of higher education, the Chester Delaware County Farm Bureau (CDCFB) offered a total of $7,000 in scholarships to students planning to complete their degrees in one of the many aspects of agriculture, according to a Farm Bureau press release. It noted that there are more jobs available each year in agriculture and food production that require college education than there are applicants, highlighting the importance of the scholarship program.

Overall, animal science proved the most popular field of study, with five of the winners planning to pursue that field of study, the release said.

The recipients included Lauryn Cooper, who attended West Chester East High School and will be going to Ohio State University in preparation for veterinary school. Two of the students will attend Pennsylvania State University: Joshua Beam, a graduate of Conestoga Christian/Octorara High School, will study at the Berks campus and hopes to operate his own crop and livestock farm; and Kathryn Porter, a Great Valley High School graduate, who wants to pursue a veterinary degree after she completes her studies at the University Park campus. Bonita Trinter of Avon Grove High School plans to study environmental engineering at the University of Florida in Gainesville, and Chris Radford-Wilson from Walter B. Saul High School in Philadelphia will pursue environment resource management at Pennsylvania State University in University Park.

In addition, two $1,000 scholarships were awarded to students already in college. Joy Beam of Elverson is studying animal science, agricultural business, and agronomy at Pennsylvania State University, and Erin Klingensmith, who is attending Cornell University, will receive $1,000 to enable her to continue her studies in veterinary science, the release said.

The Chester-Delaware County Farm Bureau is a voluntary organization that works to advance the interests of agriculture and rural communities by working with policy makers at state and federal levels. It offers numerous benefits and services to its 7,900 members, and is affiliated with the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau and the American Farm Bureau Federation.

 

 

 

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