2019 Scholarship Recipients 

$1000 Brown Swiss Association Scholarship

Kendra Waldenberger, MN

 

 

Kendra Waldenberger, Spring Grove, MN, is a senior at Spring Grove High School. After graduation, she will be attending the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, where she will be studying Animal Science and Agriculture Business. Kendra is very active in the Minnesota Brown Swiss Association, 4-H, FFA and many activities at her high school from color guard, to jazz band, chamber choir and yearbook, with many other activities.

$1000 Brown Swiss Association Scholarship

Eleanor Harrison, VA

 Eleanor Harrison, Aldie, VA, is a senior at John Champe High School. She has been accepted to Virginia Tech where she will be studying dairy science. Eleanor is active in the Maryland Brown Swiss Association, her local 4-H club dairy & forage clubs, and her church. She enjoys sewing and painting. Eleanor currently has 12 Brown Swiss and wants to take over the role of genetic breeder and researcher on her family’s farm.

$500 Howard Voegeli Memorial Scholarship

Hannah Rhoades, OH

Hannah Rhoades, Greenville, OH, will be finishing her Associates degree in Agriculture from Edison State this fall. She plans to open up a boutique store and incorporate an ice-cream shop. She has been active in 4-H, FFA, Ohio Brown Swiss Association, and Edison State Ag Club. Some of Hannah’s hobbies are shopping, showing cattle and working for others at cow shows.

$500 Lynn and Peter Vail Scholarship

Ryland Nierman, IN

Ryland Nierman, Brownstown, IN, is a senior at Trinity Lutheran High School. He will be attending Perdue University this fall where he will study animal science. Ryland currently owns 30 head of Brown Swiss on his family farm, Long Lane Farm. Ryland is involved in the IN Brown Swiss Association, 4-H, and FFA. He enjoys watching Perdue football and basketball, playing golf and basketball.

$500 Progressive BS Sires Scholarship

Lauren Almasy, OH

Lauren is a Sophomore at The Ohio State University majoring in Animal Science, specializing in Dairy, and minoring in Agribusiness. She has raised, bred, and exhibited dairy cattle for nine years; participated in dairy judging for eight years; and has worked at the Canon Dairy Farm for three years as a relief milker and calf feeder. She plans a career working with producers in the dairy industry to improve production and quality in a cost-effective way.

$500 Joseph Miller Memorial Scholarship

Kiley Henn, WI

Kiley Henn, Deerfield, WI, is a senior at Deerfield High School. She will be attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison, majoring in dairy science. She has been active in 4-H, Leo Club, True ID, and her high school’s Student Council. After college, Kiley wants to be a dairy nutritionist and return to her family’s farm. She enjoys gardening, reading and watching movies.