{"id":34248,"date":"2021-11-20T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=34248"},"modified":"2021-11-16T09:43:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:43:13","slug":"agcredit-awards-15000-in-scholarships-to-local-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/agcredit-awards-15000-in-scholarships-to-local-students\/","title":{"rendered":"AgCredit Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Local Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AgCredit has announced the winners of five $3,000 scholarships awarded through the cooperative\u2019s Joe Leiser Memorial Scholarship program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leiser served as the first president and chief executive officer of AgCredit, which is one of northern Ohio\u2019s largest lenders, serving farmers, agribusinesses and rural homeowners. The annual program recognizes dependent family members of AgCredit voting stockholders who are enrolled in an agriculture-related field of study at a post-secondary educational institution. The cooperative has awarded over $138,000 since the scholarship program began in 1989.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AgCredit congratulates the following students for earning scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Claire Meyer of Wood County is a junior at The Ohio State University, where she is studying agricultural communication and agribusiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Eric Ritter of Hancock County is a senior at The Ohio State University, where he is majoring in agribusiness, applied economics and coaching education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Elizabeth Strine of Marion County is a junior at The Ohio State University, where she is majoring in community leadership and development and strategic communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Ryanna Tietje of Wood County is a sophomore at The Ohio State University, where she is majoring in agribusiness and applied economics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Elizabeth Vorst of Van Wert County is a junior at The Ohio State University, where she is majoring in agribusiness, applied economics and animal sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAgCredit is proud to invest in the next generation of agricultural leaders,\u201d said President and CEO Brian Ricker. \u201cThese young men and women are key to transforming our nation\u2019s ag industry as science and innovation spark solutions for the challenges 21st century producers face.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About AgCredit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AgCredit is a cooperative lender and proud member of the Farm Credit System, which was created over 100 years ago to provide a reliable source of credit for the nation\u2019s farmers and ranchers. AgCredit supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services. For more information about AgCredit or its Joe Leiser Memorial Scholarship program, visit AgCredit.net.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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