Minnesota FFA Foundation announces James W Tracy Scholarships

Plainview, MN – The Minnesota FFA Foundation announced the thirty-five Minnesota students who will receive the James W. Tracy scholarship. The scholarship is available to Minnesota students who are enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited post-secondary school and pursuing a degree in Agriculture. The Scholarship is scored on leadership, involvement, agriculture interest and financial need.

The scholarship is possible due to the generosity of James W. Tracy, a farmer from Dennison, Minnesota who lost his battle with illness in 2014. Jim had a deep love for the land, farming and the desire to support youth which led him to donate his farm to the Minnesota FFA Foundation. Generations of high school seniors interested in studying agriculture will benefit from this donation through the James W. Tracy Scholarship.

Scholarship recipients are listed below:

Lafe Aarsvold – Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School

Makenzie Alberts – Pine Island High School

Anna Euerle – Litchfield Senior High School

Evan Gillham – Milaca High School

Brennon Hoffman – Medford High School

Heidi Hoffman – New Ulm Cathedral High School

Alivia Holst – Goodhue Public School

Sydnee Hubner – Pipestone Area High School

Caldyn Huper – United South-Central High School

Katelyn Ketchum – Lewiston-Altura High School

Noah Klaseus – Saint Peter High School

Mitchell Kleeberger – Buffalo Lake – Hector – Stewart High School

Adrienne Lipinski – Eden Valley Watkins High School

Brynn Lozinski – MACCRAY High School

Emily Matejka – Martin County West High School

Saxton Melberg – Buffalo Lake – Hector – Stewart High School

Baleigh Peterson – Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop High School

Nadia Phillips – Mankato East High School

Kane Purdy – Alden-Conger Secondary School

Katrina Quick – Ada-Borup-West High School

Megan Ratka – ROCORI High School

Shelby Reeser – New Prague High School

Anna Ridenour – Triton High School

Nick Rossman – Byron High School

Zoey Schentzel – Farmington High School

Alexis Schroer – Brainerd High School

Justin Thomforde – Goodhue Public School

Magen Tol – Canby High School

Haley Van Nurden – New London – Spicer High School

Ryan VanPelt – Austin High School

Kade Wassman – Mountain Lake Public School

Jaden Weinkauf – Edgerton Public High School

Hannah Wetzel – Faribault Senior High

Mesa Wibben – Stewartville High School

Hannah Wilhelm – Plainview-Elgin-Millville High School

The scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to be recognized for their James W. Tracy scholarship on stage at the 2022 Minnesota FFA State Convention. Recipients will be honored during Session Five on Tuesday, April 26^th beginning at 12:00pm Noon at the 3M Arena at Mariucci – University of Minnesota Minneapolis campus.

The scholarship guidelines and application for school year 2022-2023 will be available November 15, 2022 at www.mnffafoundation.org.