CT Agricultural Education Foundation Announces 2012 Scholarship Program!!

The Connecticut Agricultural Education Foundation will be awarding up to $2000 in scholarships to Connecticut student(s) in 2012. Award decision will be based on essay content, extracurricular activities, interest in agriculture, grades, and support of promoting agricultural literacy. Application must be complete, accurate and postmarked by deadline, May 4, 2012.

Please click here to download the application and official rules.

2011 Scholarship Recipients:

Jasmine Padilla and Elizabeth Tomasco awared 2011 CTAEF Scholarships!

The CT Agriculture Education Foundation awarded two $1000 scholarships this year.  All of the recipients are well-qualified applicants that are either college-bound and are pursuing a career in an agricultural-related field or are continuing their education in Educational leadership.  The recipients of this year's scholarships are Jasmine Padilla and Elizabeth Tomasco.

From left to right in picture: Jasmine Padilla, Jason Hoagland (president of CTAEF), and Elizabeth Tomasco

These two students believe in the future of agriculture and each is working toward high goals.  They are all well-deserving recipients of the 2011 Connecticut Agriculture Education Foundation Scholarships and we wish them good luck in the future. 

2010 Scholarship Winners: Katherine Hermonot, Jason Hoagland (president of CTAEF), and Jennifer Elman

Jennifer Elman of West Hartford, CT is an agriculture education teacher at Glastonbury High School and is the recipient of a $1000 scholarship.  She is planning on earning her sixth year at the University of Connecticut so she will be able to "make a positive impact on agriculture education for generations to come".

Katherine Hermonot is a recent graduate of Killingly High School and was enrolled in their Agriculture program.  She is the recipient of a $500 scholarship.  In addition to being the superintendent of the Brooklyn Fair's Rabbit and Poultry Barn in the past, she hopes to create an educational chick hatching area at the fair.  She has a reall passion for animals and "cannot wait to continue her education in Animal Science at UConn" in the fall.

Rachel Freund (not pictured) is a recent graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional High School and was enrolled in their Agriculture program.  She is the recipient of $500 scholarship.  She will be attending the University of Vermont in the fall, majoring in Community Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Agriculture, and Spanish.  After graduating she hopes to "develop a way for local family farms to stay in business".

For further information about CTAEF scholarships, pelase contact Tera Harlow at Tera@ctaef.org.

Return to Home