Blacklands 4-H youth receive scholarships at Blackland Income Growth Conference

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, b-fannin@tamu.edu

WACO – Scholarships were awarded to outstanding 4-H members recently at the 51st Blackland Income Growth Conference held at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.

The scholarships were presented during the conference luncheon that featured Dr. James Kroll, director of the Institute for White-tailed Deer Management and Research at Stephen F. Austin University in Nacogdoches, as the keynote speaker.

Receiving $1,000 each were: Gramm Guillory, Bosque County; Katelyn Thomas, Coryell County; Shelby Kilpatrick, Denton County; Candice Tindle, Falls County; Amanda Merrifield and Emmali Pankonien, McLennan County; Madeline Kostroun and Tyler Vrazel, Milam County; and Kathryn Lisle, Tarrant County.

Lauren Verfurth, Williamson County, received a $1,500 scholarship in honor of Scott Felton, former Blackland Income Growth Conference treasurer, to pursue studies in agricultural communications.

The annual conference is sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Waco Chamber of Commerce. It is held each year to provide extensive agricultural education to producers in the Blacklands region.

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Lauren Verfurth, Williamson County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Gramm Guillory, Bosque County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

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Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Katelyn Thomas, Coryell County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Shelby Kilpatrick, Denton County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Candice Tindle, Falls County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

lackland Income Growth scholarship winner Amanda Merrifield, McLennan County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Emmali Pankonien, McLennan County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Madeline Kostroun, Milam County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Tyler Vrazel, Milam County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blackland Income Growth scholarship winner Kathryn Lisle, Tarrant County, and Executive Board Chairman Brandon Belt. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo by Blair Fannin)

Blair Fannin

Blair Fannin provides executive/internal communications support for Texas A&M AgriLife and serves as Public Information Officer for the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery unit.