Area College Student Among Eight Receiving Agricultural Scholarship

A College Student from the area receives a Scholarship from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture.

The Department recently awarded $20,000 in scholarships to eight students attending Arkansas universities with agricultural programs. The universities include Arkansas State University, Southern Arkansas University, the University of Arkansas, and Arkansas Tech University. 

Hannah Boyte of Oak Grove, an Agriculture Science Major from Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, was one of the recipients. 

“The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is pleased to provide funding to help these deserving students further their education and prepare for potential careers in agriculture, our state’s largest industry,” said Wes Ward, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture. “It is an exciting time to be involved in the agricultural industry and we wish the scholarship recipients all the best as they consider the many career options available in agriculture,” said Ward.

Funding for the scholarships comes from civil penalties collected by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture. Each institution receives $5,000 annually and has its own process for selecting the scholarship recipients and the amounts awarded to each student.

(Edited Press Release from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture)