PALO ALTO COUNTY CORN & SOYBEAN GROWERS ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIPS ANNOUNCED

Iowa Lakes Community College has announced the recipients of scholarships that are available from the Palo Alto County Corn & Soybean Growers Association. To be eligible for one of the scholarships, the recipient, their parent or grandparent must be a member of the Association. Deadline for these scholarship applications is March 1, 2005.

Those selected this year include: Seth Beenken of Bancroft as the recipient of the Growers Ag Participation Scholarship and Alecia Leners of Spirit Lake as the recipient of the Growers Iowa Lakes Student Scholarship.

Criteria for these scholarships are as follows:

Agriculture Participation Scholarship: Eligible students are enrolled in the first year of the two-year Agriculture Production Program at Iowa Lakes. The recipient works with the college and the Growers  Association on their test plot. This scholarship, if renewed for the second semester, could provide up to $925 in scholarship funding.

Iowa Lakes Student Scholarship: Up to five, $500 scholarships are awarded to students enrolled in any program at Iowa Lakes Community College who are members of the Palo Alto County Corn & Soybean Growers Association.

Iowa Lakes Student Agriculture Opportunity Scholarship: Up to a $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student who will be enrolled in any accredited two-year or four-year college agricultural program. Favorable consideration is given to students displaying a strong involvement in their school and community.

Growing for the Future Scholarship: Eligible students are to be enrolled in any accredited two-year or four-year college pursuing a major or program of their choice.

Those wishing to apply for – or establish - scholarships should contact Shan Ray at the Iowa Lakes Community College Institutional Advancement / Foundations Office at 712-362-0491 or 800-242-5106 ext. 491.