Jennifer Elman, Katherine Hermonot and Rachel Freund Awarded 2010 CTAEF Scholarships
The CT Agriculture Education Foundation awarded one $1000 scholarship and two $500 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 Jennifer Elman, Katherine Hermonot, and Rachel Freund (not pictured here).
From left to right in picture: 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 is a recent graduate of Housatonic Valley Regional High School and was enrolled in their Agriculture program. She is the recipient of $500 scholarship. Shewill 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".
These three students believe in the future of agriculture and each is working toward high goals. They are all well-deserving recipients of the 2010 Connecticut Agriculture Education Foundation Scholarships and we wish them good luck in the future.
2009 Scholarship Winners
For further information about CTAEF scholarships, pelase contact Tera Harlow at Tera@ctaef.org.
