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Tractor Supply Announces Second Class of FFA Future Leaders Scholarship Recipients

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$1 million in scholarships awarded to 143 FFA members pursuing broad range of agriculture-related studies and trade professions

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced the second class of FFA Future Leaders Scholarship recipients, totaling 143 students from 35 states. The Tractor Supply Foundation, in partnership with the National FFA Organization, established the scholarship in 2022 with a $5 million commitment over five years, making it the largest agriculture scholarship fund of its kind.

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“Our second class of FFA Future Leaders scholars continues to impress, both through their academic achievements and their passion and commitment to Life Out Here,” said Marti Skold-Jordan, manager of the Tractor Supply Foundation and National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board member. “This group demonstrates a remarkable range of pursuits, from bioengineering and agricultural education to horticulture and agricultural mechanics, reflecting their desire to define their futures on their own terms. We are thrilled to support such an inspiring group and are eager to see what the future holds for them.”

The second class of FFA Future Leaders scholars highlights the growing popularity of careers in the skilled trades, an area that remains in high demand. Eighty-nine $5,000 scholarships were awarded to students attending trade schools or two-year colleges, a quarter of which declared their intended major as welding. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center , spring 2024 undergraduate enrollment surged at community colleges with a high vocational program focus, growing 17.6 percent over fall 2023 and surpassing pre-pandemic enrollment by 6.1 percent. Community colleges in general added 200,000 students from spring 2023 to spring 2024, students like these $5,000 scholarship recipients:

  • Annalisa Gonzalez from Spring Valley, California, who is attending Cuyamaca Community College to receive an associate’s degree in agricultural law.
  • Madison MacLeod from Mendon, Massachusetts, who is studying to receive a certificate in agricultural mechanics for a career as a diesel technician.
  • Aiden McLemore from Spiro, Oklahoma, who is pursuing an associate’s degree in engineering technology with the hope of being a high voltage line technician.

The second class of FFA Future Leaders also includes 54 students who received $10,000 scholarships to pursue agriculture-related four-year majors, including animal science, agricultural business, plant science and beyond. Recipients include:

  • Devon Hulsey from Temple, Texas, who is studying agricultural business and economics at Texas A&M University.
  • Macie McPeak from Ripon, California, who is studying plant and soil science at Oklahoma State University.
  • Lance Willen from Burkesville, Kentucky, who is attending Western Kentucky University with plans to one day be a high school agriculture teacher and FFA advisor.

Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to interview for career opportunities at Tractor Supply stores or distribution centers while pursuing their education. Additionally, Tractor Supply has earmarked internships at its Store Support Center in Brentwood, Tennessee for scholarship recipients.

Destiny Barron, a member of the inaugural class of FFA Future Leaders Scholars, recently completed a summer internship with Tractor Supply’s marketing department. She is studying agricultural service and development with a minor in agricultural communications.

“The FFA Future Leaders Scholarship has opened so many doors for me,” Destiny said. “The scholarship itself has given me the financial support I needed to pursue my education, while the connections it created with Tractor Supply have led to this invaluable internship experience, enabling me to see firsthand the opportunities available after graduation.”

FFA Future Leaders Scholarships are facilitated by customer donations made at checkout, either in Tractor Supply stores or online at TractorSupply.com. The fundraiser for the next class of FFA Future Leaders Scholars will run from October 30-November 10, 2024.

“Tractor Supply, a partner since 1985, continues to help FFA members on their paths to career success,” said Molly Ball, president of the National FFA Foundation and chief marketing officer of the National FFA Organization. “In year two, the Future Leaders Scholarship Fund is helping 143 FFA members become our future leaders in agriculture. We are grateful that Tractor Supply has chosen to support these students who are going into the trades and pursuing two- and four-year degrees.”

Applications for the FFA Future Leaders Scholarship by Tractor Supply will open on November 1, 2024. Eligibility is limited to FFA members. For more information or to apply for the scholarship, visit https://www.ffa.org/participate/grants-and-scholarships/scholarships/ .

$10,000 Scholarship Winners (Four-Year Majors)

StateCityFirst
Name
Last NameInstitution
Name
Intended Major
AZArlingtonLuteSawyerUniversity of South DakotaTheater
AZYumaCadencePattersonEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityPsychology
AZYumaRyanMartinezUniversity of ArizonaAgribusiness
AZYumaTylerMartinezUniversity of ArizonaChemistry
CAAvila BeachEmilyPanUniversity of California – San DiegoBioengineering
CAFallbrookMadilynGoldenCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoAnimal Science
CAGaltSarahReeceCalifornia Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoAgriculture Sciences
CALive OakQuinnStaffordOklahoma State University – Main CampusAnimal Science
CARiponMacieMcPeakOklahoma State University – Main CampusPlant and Soil Science
CASanta RosaEmilyManersTexas A & M UniversityAgricultural Communications
CTLincolnSamanthaWeederUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnAgribusiness
ILAthensEmmaWikerSouthern Illinois University CarbondaleAgricultural Communications
ILCambridgeMirandaReedIowa State UniversityAgriculture
KSBuhlerAmosHarderBethel College at North NewtonBiology
KSParsonsReaganRobertsPittsburg State UniversityEducation
KSRussellHannahGideonFort Hays State UniversityEnvironmental Geoscience
KYBurkesvilleLanceWillenWestern Kentucky UniversityAgricultural Education/Animal Science
LASulphurJaycieO’ConnerLouisiana State University at AlexandriaNursing
MNWaverlyWyattGlessingSouth Dakota State UniversityAgriculture
MOBoonvilleKatelynSmithMurray State UniversityPre-Veterinary Medicine
MOHermannMacyBaderUniversity of Missouri – ColumbiaPlant and Soil Science
MTKalispellEvanHeupelMontana State University – BozemanAgricultural Education
MTKalispellLukeHeupelMontana State UniversityAgricultural Education
NEOrdVickieFerenceUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnAgricultural Education
NESewardEmmaKussUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnHorticulture
NESewardRachelKussUniversity of Nebraska LincolnBiology
NETrumbullHarrisonSjutsDoane UniversityEducation
NVSpring CreekRachelKalvelageWest Texas A&M UniversityAnimal Science
OHFelicityJoannaHamiltonNorthern Kentucky UniversityNursing
OHGenoaGracieSpragueThe Ohio State UniversityAgricultural Education
OHHamiltonMakaylaKrazlMiami UniversityArchitecture
ORShady CoveGraceDavenportOregon State UniversityAnimal Biology
TNLafayetteDelaneyTurnerUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleAgricultural Education
TNMasonWilliamMartinMississippi State UniversityAnimal Science
TXChicoBrodieChildsTexas Tech UniversityAnimal Science
TXGarrisonRyleeBlacksherStephen F. Austin State UniversityAgricultural Education
TXGilmerAvaFentonTexas A & M UniversityHealth Science Studies
TXGrafordEmileeMunchrathTexas Tech UniversityAgricultural Education
TXHoustonBraedonRavenTexas A & M UniversityAgricultural Systems Management
TXKarnes CityKatharinePorterWest Texas A&M UniversityAgricultural Education
TXLeague CitySophiaDykesTexas A & M UniversityAgricultural Communications
TXLubbockAshlynnMesserTexas Tech UniversityFood Science & Technology
TXProsperAshleyManganillaTexas A & M UniversityAnimal Science
TXSeguinKaseKelsoTexas A&M UniversityAgribusiness
TXSeguinLukeAndersonWest Texas A&M UniversityPlant and Soil Science
TXTempleDevonHulseyTexas A & M UniversityAgricultural Business
TXTomballElizabethGaus-SchmidtTexas A & M UniversityPre-Veterinary Medicine
TXTrinityBrodyThorntonWest Texas A&M UniversityAgricultural Business
TXWillisLaurenKlawinskyTexas A & M UniversityAgricultural Engineering
UTDeltaPaitonChristensenSouthern Utah UniversityBusiness Administration
WARedmondEllaMenterWashington State UniversityAgricultural Education
WICascoSavannahBaileyIowa State UniversityAgricultural Education/Animal Science
WIStratfordEmmaBangartUniversity of Wisconsin – River FallsDairy Science
WYCheyenneKatherineOlsonUniversity of WyomingAnimal Science

$5,000 Scholarship Winners (Trade Schools/Two-Year Colleges)

StateCityFirst
Name
Last NameInstitution
Name
Intended Major
ALRainbow CityAshlynBaileyGadsden State Community CollegeUndeclared
AZBensonTreyPoulsenCochise CollegeBusiness Management
AZBensonTristanGoodwinCochise CollegeAgricultural Education/Animal Science
AZRio RicoEduardoMadridUniversal Technical Institute of Arizona IncWelding
CAHamilton CityJazminPonceButte CollegeHealth Care Administration
CAJulianWesleyGratzerWyoTech – LaramieDiesel Mechanics
CAPenngroveJosephJensenButte CollegeWelding
CASpring ValleyAnnalisaGonzalezCuyamaca Community CollegeAgricultural Law
COAkronMollyPorteusColby Community CollegeCriminal Justice
COCalhanAntoneSellersATP Flight AcademyAvionics
COCollbranRustyJungeWyoTech – LaramieAgricultural Mechanics
COLimonJazzlynnRoslerGalveston CollegeCosmetology
CORifleAddisonEllibeeColorado Northwestern Community CollegeDental Hygiene
COSterlingBrennenWelshNortheastern Junior CollegeNot Declared/Recorded
FLAlachuaAileenCaballeroSummit Salon Academy – GainesvilleCosmetology
FLLake ButlerTannerConnellFlorida Gateway CollegeAgricultural Business
IAOttosenCortlynSchupbachIowa Central Community CollegeDiesel Mechanics
IDSalmonKeelanCooperTreasure Valley Community CollegeAvionics
ILBrownstownAbbiLedbetterBlack Hawk College-Community Education Center/Welding and Skilled Trades CenterWelding
ILCissna ParkTylerNeukommParkland CollegeDiesel Mechanics
ILCissna ParkLukePetryIowa Lakes Community College – Emmetsburg CampusNot Declared/Recorded
ILEast DubuqueNickHandfeltSouthwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeWelding
ILGreenvilleHunterClarkMissouri Welding InstituteWelding
ILRamseyKendalPeasePerformance Training SolutionsNot Declared/Recorded
ILThompsonvilleColeDavisJohn A Logan College CartervilleArts and Sciences
ILWatsekaKaylieLangeMissouri Welding InstitutionWelding
INTiptonCooperAltherrHobart Institute of Welding TechnologyWelding
KSAllenSadieBathurstBellus AcademyCosmetology
KSBurlingtonHunterReilingIron Eagle Welding AcademyWelding
KSHutchinsonJaelynAndersonHutchinson Community CollegeWelding
KSPaolaEliMeyersManhattan Area Technical CollegeElectrical Engineering
KSSalinaWayneElderSalina Area Technical CollegeDiesel Mechanics
KYBowling GreenHannahFurlongSouthcentral Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeMedical Technology
KYCeciliaNoahPenceLineman schoolElectronic Education
KYFancy FarmJosephWilsonWest Kentucky Community and Technical CollegeDiesel Mechanics
KYMorganfieldRhaganThomasKentucky Welding InstituteWelding
KYMunfordvilleEmilyHawkinsElizabethtown Community and Technical CollegeNursing
KYUniontownJacobGoughParkland collegeAgricultural Mechanics
LAIowaDaleJohnsonOklahoma Horseshoeing SchoolAgriculture Undecided
LANobleChristopherWilliamsTulsa Welding School & Technology CenterWelding
MAMendonMadisonMacLeodMilton Caterpillar Diesel Technician Apprenticeship ProgramAgricultural Mechanics
MIGrand LedgeRyleighMaukUA Local 219 Plumbers and PipefittersComputer Engineering
MIMarionKarmaLevineDouglas J Aveda InstituteCosmetology
MIPigeonHeidiKeimFerris State UniversityDental Hygiene
MNHancockTitusBjerketvedtNorth Dakota State College of ScienceLand Surveying Technology Associate of Applied Science Degree
MNPipestoneJennaBoekeSoutheast Technical InstituteMedical Technology
MOBogardRaeganSchlueterIron Eagle Welding AcademyWelding
MOBoonvilleSethTimmState Technical College of MissouriCivil Engineering
MOConception JunctionBrandonMcQueenState Technical College of MissouriIndustrial Distribution
MODoverMaryAdkinsOzark Technical Community College – Richwood ValleyWelding
MOEvertonKenzieSartinMidwest Technical InstituteWelding
MOMoraTylerHowardState Technical College of MissouriGeneral Studies
MOVandaliaCourtneyKraftState Technical College of MissouriDental Hygiene
MOWest PlainsHattiePatilloSouthern Missouri Technical InstituteSurgical Technology
MOWestonNolanCookSoutheast Community College – MilfordAgricultural Mechanics
MSGoldenMacKennaKingNortheast Mississippi Community CollegeDental Hygiene
MTSheridanGunnarDeckerMontana State University – NorthernDiesel Mechanics
MTWillow CreekAleciaGonzalezHighlands College of Montana TechWelding
NCClaytonHaydenHocuttJohnston Community CollegeAgricultural Business
NEAlmaBrettPfeilWyoTech – LaramieDiesel Mechanics
NEGuide RockKyleHublNortheast Community CollegeConstruction Science
NESyracuseJackKreifelsSoutheast Community College – MilfordNon-Destructive Testing
NMCarrizozoRileyGallacherWyoTech – LaramieDiesel Mechanics
OHDelphosWyattFriedrichOhio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteHorticulture
OHFelicityHaleyBroadwellCincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeBusiness Marketing
OHMount OrabLeviHoldenCincinnati State Technical and Community CollegeConstruction Science
OHWest SalemHaleyCaldwellStark State CollegePhysical Therapy
OKSpiroAidenMcLemoreOklahoma State University Institute of Technology – OkmulgeeEngineering Technology
ORCentral PointLexusDowningOregon Institute of TechnologyMedical Technology
PABellefonteSavannahRingTriangle tech ChambersburgWelding
PAMillmontKatelynnSauersPennsylvania College of TechnologyFloriculture
SDCondeDustinDirksenLake Area Technical CollegeWelding
SDMilbankLandonNovyWestern Welding AcademyWelding
SDMitchellAllyHenkelMitchellAgricultural Business
SDOralKyleSandersMitchell Technical CollegeIndustrial Systems
TXBovinaElijahRobledoOklahoma State University Institute of Technology – OkmulgeeAgricultural Mechanics
TXTempleShelbyDardenTemple CollegePre-medicine-Pre-Pharmacy
VADanvilleDavisInceDanville Community CollegeIndustrial Technology
VAWinchesterEmileShellLord Fairfax Community CollegeHealthcare Studies
WASelahNataleeBarnettOklahoma Horse Shoeing SchoolAnimal Science
WAValleyHayleeFrizzellLaramie County Community CollegeAgribusiness
WIBurlingtonAlyssaNowakGateway Community and Technical CollegeWelding
WIRandolphJacksonSadoskiWyoTech – LaramieAgricultural Mechanics
WIRiver FallsKeirkaKretzmannChippewa Valley Technical CollegeWelding
WIWauzekaAndrewUdelhovenSouthwest Wisconsin Technical CollegeUndeclared
WIWrightstownRachelBoederFox Valley Technical CollegeWelding
WYCheyenneShawnBasartLaramie County Community CollegeWelding
WYLymanClaraFranceSheridan CollegeDental Hygiene
WYWestonNaomiGensrichNorthern Wyoming Community College District – Sheridan CollegeAgricultural Business

About National FFA Organization

The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,027,200 student members as part of 9,235 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at FFA.org and on Facebook and Twitter.

About National FFA Foundation

The National FFA Foundation builds partnerships with industry, education, government, other foundations, and individuals to secure financial resources that recognize FFA member achievements, develop student leaders, and support the future of agricultural education. Governed by a 19-member board of trustees composed of educators, business leaders, individual donors and FFA Alumni, the foundation is a separately registered nonprofit organization. About 82 percent of every dollar received by the foundation supports FFA members and agricultural education opportunities. For more, visit FFA.org/Give .

About The Tractor Supply Company Foundation

The Tractor Supply Company Foundation is committed to supporting vibrant rural communities for all by investing in the future of Life Out Here through today’s youth and being a good neighbor in the communities Tractor Supply calls home. Founded in 2020, the Foundation’s priority areas include supporting agriculture education initiatives through longstanding partnerships with FFA and 4-H, caring for pets and animals and preserving land for future generations. The Foundation expands upon the charitable work of Tractor Supply Company, supporting causes that are important to customers and Team Members. In 2023, the Company donated nearly $16 million through direct giving, sponsorships, fundraisers and more. To learn more about The Tractor Supply Company Foundation, visit Corporate.TractorSupply.com/Community .

About Tractor Supply Company

For more than 85 years, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) has been passionate about serving the needs of recreational farmers, ranchers, homeowners, gardeners, pet enthusiasts and all those who enjoy living Life Out Here. Tractor Supply is the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., ranking 293 on the Fortune 500. The Company’s more than 50,000 Team Members are known for delivering legendary service and helping customers pursue their passions, whether that means being closer to the land, taking care of animals or living a hands-on, DIY lifestyle. In store and online, Tractor Supply provides what customers need – anytime, anywhere, any way they choose at the low prices they deserve. As of June 29, 2024, the Company operated 2,254 Tractor Supply stores in 49 states. For more information on Tractor Supply, visit www.tractorsupply.com. Tractor Supply Company also owns and operates Petsense by Tractor Supply, a small-box pet specialty supply retailer providing products and services for pet owners. As of June 29, 2024, the Company operated 205 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states. For more information on Petsense by Tractor Supply, visit www.Petsense.com.

Contact:

Mary Winn Pilkington – Media Contact – corporatecommunications@tractorsupply.com – (615) 440-4212

Source: Tractor Supply Company