Farm Credit East Celebrates National FFA Week with Scholarships to Local FFA Students

In honor of National FFA Week taking place February 17-25, Farm Credit East has announced its awarding of 15 scholarships to students involved in The National Future Farmers of America (FFA) Organization to support their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE). The scholarship recipients had strong projects and expressed a clear understanding of their projects’ impacts on their future careers in agriculturally related fields.

“Farm Credit East is committed to supporting the next generation of Northeast agriculture,” said Farm Credit East CEO Mike Reynolds. “These aspiring students have drive and passion, and their SAE projects are an important part of their development. We’re pleased to support their endeavors as they strive toward a career in agriculture or a related field.”

The following students each received a $1,000 scholarship to support their current SAE project or to enhance their knowledge of the agriculture, commercial fishing or forest products industries.

• Claudia Chambert, from Norfolk County Agricultural High School in Walpole, Mass.
• Savannah Durham, from Oakfield-Alabama Middle High School in Oakfield, NY
• Elizabeth Erdman, from Middletown High School in Middletown, Conn.
• Terri Foster, from Ledyard High School in Ledyard, Conn.
• Sophia Rose Gormley, from Edwin O Smith High School in Mansfield, Conn.
• Cheyenne Gugliotto, from Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, Conn.
• Vivian Hilchey, from Oakfield-Alabama Middle High School in Oakfield, NY
• Adelie Jackson, from Clymer Central School in Clymer, NY
• Piper Jones, from Rockville High School in Vernon Rockville, Conn.
• Kierra Knobloch, from Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School in Cattaraugus, NY
• Chloe Lamb, from Oakfield-Alabama Middle High School in Oakfield, NY
• Alina Naheed, from Rockville High School in Vernon Rockville, Conn.
• Caylene Russell, from Otselic Valley Central School District in Plymouth, NY
• Amelia Wolf, from Cattaraugus-Little Valley High School in Cattaraugus, NY
• Nathan Zani, from Housatonic Valley Regional High School in Falls Village, Conn.

These scholarships are part of a Farm Credit East program offering scholarships twice per year. The next scholarship application deadline is June 30, 2024. Applicants must be active in their local FFA chapter and reside within the eight states Farm Credit East serves. To apply for a Farm Credit East FFA scholarship, please visit FarmCreditEast.com/FFAscholarship.

Farm Credit East is a member owned cooperative with 24 locations in its eight-state service area. In addition to loans and leases, the organization also offers a full range of specialized financial services, such as tax preparation, payroll, record keeping, appraisal and consulting for farming, forest products and commercial fishing businesses. Farm Credit East is governed by an 18-person board of directors, comprised of 15 customer-elected, one customer appointed and two outside appointed directors. For more information, visit  FarmCreditEast.com.