Scholarships presented at 56th Blackland Income Growth Conference

Writer: Blair Fannin, 979-845-2259, [email protected]

WACO — Scholarships were awarded to area Blacklands youth recently at the Blackland Income Growth Conference held at the Extraco Events Center in Waco.

The annual conference, sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Waco Chamber of Commerce, provides agricultural education to producers in the Blacklands region.

Dr. Joe Outlaw, co-director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University and AgriLife Extension economist in College Station, was the keynote luncheon speaker.

Receiving $1,500 scholarships were Erin Steglich of Bell County – Scott Felton BIG Scholarship, and Kyndal Sligh of McLennan County – Ronald C. Woolley BIG Scholarship.

Receiving $1,000 scholarships were: Wesley Ide and Macey Malcik, Bell County; Emily Murphy, Bosque County; Shellby Coker, Falls County; Sarah Forman, Limestone County; Brody Schmalriede, McLennan County; Seth Chapman and Bailey King, Tarrant County; and Afton Compton and Colton Schiller, Williamson County.

For more information about the Blackland Income Growth program, visit http://bit.ly/2EE3r8u .