{"id":7170,"date":"2023-03-31T17:07:37","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T21:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/?p=7170"},"modified":"2023-04-03T15:23:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T19:23:05","slug":"farm-credit-foundation-awards-scholarships-to-umes-ag-majors-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/sans-monthly-digest\/march-2023-sans-monthly-digest\/farm-credit-foundation-awards-scholarships-to-umes-ag-majors-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Credit Foundation awards scholarships to UMES ag majors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kurt Fuchs<\/strong>, left, the senior vice president for external affairs for Horizon Farm Credit, presented scholarship awards from the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement to UMES general agriculture majors, from left, Juliaana Fitts<\/strong> and Yahzamon Jackson<\/strong>. UMES President Heidi Anderson<\/strong>, center, and Dr. Moses T. Kairo<\/strong>, far right, dean of UMES’ School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, attended a symbolic check presentation. Anderson expressed her appreciation on behalf of the university to the foundation for recognizing talented undergraduates pursuing careers in the industry.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Two seniors at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore were recipients of $10,000 scholarships from the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement<\/a>.  The awards, $5,000 per semester for each student for the 2022-23 academic year, assisted them in continuing their studies and intent to pursue careers in agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 Kurt Fuchs, the senior vice president for external affairs for Horizon Farm Credit<\/a>, recently visited campus for the final check presentation to Juliaana Fitts and Yahzamon Jackson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement is pleased to recognize the outstanding academic achievement of both scholarship recipients and we look forward to the bright future each has in agriculture,\u201d said Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement board chair, Laura Heilinger. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to support the agriculture, agribusiness and food science programs offered by UMES as well as the remarkable students who are pursuing careers in those fields.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI greatly appreciate the commitment of the Farm Credit Foundation in supporting scholarships focused on enhancing workforce development efforts in agriculture, which has a dire need for new talent,\u201d said Dr. Moses T. Kairo, dean of UMES\u2019 School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fitts, a general agriculture major from Bowie, Maryland, concentrating in plant and soil science, aims to put her degree toward a career \u201cdeveloping sustainable food sources,\u201d a critical need area highlighted by the challenges associated with COVID-19.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The pandemic caused problems with the supply chain and transporting foods and food items from different locations, along with increased prices,\u201d Fitts said.  \u201cI want to work on programs to help eliminate food insecurity across the county, particularly in underserved communities where people have a difficult time finding adequate food and have to rely on community resources and various charitable organizations. This scholarship will put me on the path to making sure every family has access to healthy food that is sustainable for their community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson, who calls West Baltimore home, is majoring in general agriculture with a plan to be a veterinarian. UMES checked three boxes for Jackson during her search for colleges as a high school senior: it was an HBCU, had a Pre-Vet track and her school\u2019s Junior Minorities in Agricultural, Natural Resources and Related Sciences chapter was linked to UMES.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she arrived at UMES, she joined its MANRRS chapter and the Pre-Vet Club in its inaugural year, now serving as president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. (Kimberly) Braxton is an amazing advisor and always encourages us to pursue every opportunity available,\u201d Jackson said.  \u201cI\u2019m hoping to use my education to not only help animals, but also to become a role model for people who want to join the field but don\u2019t know where to start.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those opportunities began during an internship with a vet care facility in Baltimore, where she is now employed as a vet nurse assistant during breaks from school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI work hard in school and my financial aid and work study really helps me, but I also need additional support, as they are the only source of income when it comes to tuition,\u201d Jackson said.  \u201cThis scholarship eliminates some of the financial stress in order for me to put all my energy into my studies.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Gail Stephens, Agricultural Communications and Media Associate, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, 410-621-3850, gcstephens@umes.edu<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo by Todd Dudek, Agricultural Communications, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, UMES Extension, tdudek@umes.edu<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two seniors at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore were recipients of $10,000 scholarships from the Farm Credit Foundation for Agricultural Advancement.  The awards, $5,000 per semester for each student for the 2022-23 academic year, assisted them in continuing their studies and intent to pursue careers in agriculture.  Kurt Fuchs, the senior vice president for…Read more Farm Credit Foundation awards scholarships to UMES ag majors<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1168,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","wds_primary_category":106,"footnotes":""},"categories":[106,40],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-march-2023-sans-monthly-digest","category-sans-monthly-digest"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1168"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7170\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7170"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wwwcp.umes.edu\/sans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=7170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}