Bonham – The first crop of recipients has been named for Texas Farm Bureau’s all new district scholarship program.

“This scholarship program is unique because it allows young people from Farm Bureau families to showcase how they have given back to their communities, as well as Farm Bureau,” said Jerry Magness, president of the Fannin County Farm Bureau. “Plus, these scholarships are awarded on a district by district basis, so students compete against others from their local areas.”

• District 4: Ross Davis, Grayson County; Brittni Greig, Denton County; Murphy Norton, Cooke County; Kimberly Seaton, Tarrant County received scholarships. Each winner’s scholarship is worth $1,000, awarded $500 per semester. The scholarships were made available in 10 of the 13 TFB districts beginning this year.

“The cost of higher education continues to go up and students and their families can use every bit of help these days to cover those expenses,” Magness said. “Farm Bureau is committed to the education of our future and we hope this program will continue to grow.”

Other scholarship recipients from around Texas included the following:

• District 1: Joshua Hardcastle, Wheeler County; Nicholas Hardcastle, Wheeler County; Hayley Wynn, Lipscomb County; Heath Wynn, Lipscomb County

• District 2: Dianne DeVos, Hale County; Reagan Hunter, Castro County; Kash Koelder, Hale County; Emily Verkamp, Lubbock County

• District 3: Brooke Bullinger, Haskell County; Bandy Moeller, Knox County; Savanna Williams, Montague County; Matthew Wolf, Archer County

• District 5: Jacye Alfaro, Panola County; Drew Carson, Bowie County; Tiffany Hargett, Morris County; Emily Landers, Delta County

• District 6: Courtney Hoelscher, Tom Green County; Katie Martin, Fisher County; Johnna Schwartz, Tom Green County; Kimberly Skiles, Dawson County

• District 7: Jase Ball, Llano County; Tyler Englert, Runnels County; Lance Michalewicz, Runnels County; Joe Vickers, Eastland County

• District 11: Demi Dean, Montgomery County; Trevor Dickschat, Washington County; Preston Gates, Austin County; Mason Parish, Montgomery County

• District 12: Ryan Hubbert, Wilson County; Konni Kelso, Guadalupe County; David Nicholson, Jr., Wilson County; Ashley Tegeler, Jackson County

• District 13: Stacey Gonzalez, Cameron County; Larissa Liska, Live Oak County; Sarah Nedbalek, San Patricio County; Crystal Perez, Starr County