Kentucky Students Win Corn Scholarships

By Blake Jackson

The Kentucky Corn Growers Association is proud to offer scholarships each year to students pursuing agriculture and related careers. The organization has awarded $8,000 in scholarships this year to high school seniors and college students selected from a strong group of applicants.

Among the collegiate winners is Emma Perry of Christian County. She was awarded the $2,000 Jim Barton Memorial Scholarship. Emma is pursuing her law degree at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law in Lexington. She hopes to return to Hopkinsville after graduation and use her law degree to help with agricultural estate planning, business documents, and real estate matters. She is also a recipient of the Don Halcomb Memorial Scholarship for Community Leadership Through Agriculture.

Catherine Brown of Hardin County was awarded a $2,000 scholarship. She is an equine studies major at Asbury University. Her interests include horse nutrition and equine business management. After graduation, she plans to work at a breeding farm and later open her own training facility.

Several high school students also received awards. Clayton Lester of Christian County was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. He will graduate from the University Heights Academy this spring and intends to study agronomy at Murray State University. He plans to return to the family farm and focus on conservation and farm growth.

Claire McCain of Washington County was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. She plans to study agricultural economics at University of Kentucky. She hopes to later earn a law degree and help farmers with leases, contracts, and regulations.

Mac Jepson of Simpson County was awarded a $1,000 scholarship. He will graduate from East Robertson High School and plans to study agribusiness at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. He hopes to expand his family produce business and continue farm drone services.

Kentucky Corn wishes these young agricultural leaders success and thanks to board members who support the scholarship fund.

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