Nelson County student awarded Farm Bureau scholarship - Kentucky Farm Bureau

Nelson County student awarded Farm Bureau scholarship

Louisville, KY (July 6, 2018) – Twenty-one Nelson County students received college scholarships from Kentucky Farm Bureau. In partnership with County Farm Bureaus, the Kentucky Farm Bureau Education Foundation awarded $465,400 this year to deserving students from across the Commonwealth.

Nelson County Farm Bureau awarded a $600 scholarship to each of the following students:  Rachel Ann Allen (Bethlehem High School), Manita Allison Berry (Nelson County High School), Patrick Wayne Brady (Bethlehem High School), Christopher Robert Cecil (Bardstown High School). John Michael Clements (Bardstown), Easton Anthony Culver (Thomas Nelson High School), Carly Brooke Douglas (Thomas Nelson High School), Abigail Grace Downs (Bardstown High School), Davis Sutherland Downs (Bethlehem High School), Lesley Ann Downs (Bethlehem High School), Rose Magdalene Downs (Bardstown High School), Shelby Lynn Enlow (Thomas Nelson High School),  Kelsey Marie Greenwell (Bethlehem High School), Savanna Alexis Hill (Nelson County High School), Daniel Seth Milby (Nelson County High School), Evan Phillip Newsome (Bardstown High School), Cassie Michaela Parrish (Thomas Nelson High School), Rachael Hope Tichenor (Thomas Nelson High School), Juanita June Vittitow (Thomas Nelson High School), and David Martin Williams (Nelson County High School).

Juanita June Vittitow of Thomas Nelson High School was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Kentucky Farm Bureau Federation.

Farm Bureau scholarships, offered annually, are awarded to recipients who display the greatest levels of academic excellence, involvement in extracurricular activities, leadership abilities and financial need

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