NDFB Foundation awards scholarships

Students around the state have been awarded scholarships through the North Dakota Farm Bureau Foundation.

The scholarships are a project of the NDFB Promotion and Education Committee. This year $3,000 in scholarships were awarded.

Scholarships awarded to students in this area are:

* the Becki Palmer Scholarship for High School Seniors honors a North Dakota Farm Bureau employee who lost her battle with cancer in 2006. Winners of this $500 scholarship are: Alex Lies, Cathay, and Trevor Alber, Marion.

* the NDFB Agriculture Scholarship is for an undergraduate student majoring in agriculture who has completed or will be completing his or her freshman year of post-secondary school. The winner of this $500 scholarship is Sara Scott, Spiritwood.

* the Farm Bureau Family Membership Scholarship is awarded to a current Farm Bureau member or family member who has or will have completed his or her freshman year of college. The winner of this $500 scholarship is Amy Noel, Linton.

Applications for the 2013 scholarships will be available in December. Visit the NDFB website at www.ndfb.org/edusafe for a listing of scholarships available. Scholarship applications are due April 15 each year.

For more information on the scholarships or on the Promotion and Education Committee programs, contact Joey Tigges, 701-298-2227 or jtigges@ndfb.org.

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