DENVER, Colo., September 5, 2024 – Women in Agribusiness has announced the 2024 student scholarship recipients who will attend this year’s Women in Agribusiness (WIA) Summit here, September 24-26 at the Hyatt Regency Denver, with special activities located at nearby Colorado State University Spur.
This year the WIA Student Scholarship program has recognized 25 students on the ag track in universities and colleges around the country. They have been paired with corporate sponsors, who generously fund the students’ attendance at the three-day WIA Summit, along with providing guidance and mentorship. Applicants must be full-time junior or senior level undergraduate, graduate or doctoral candidate students attending an accredited college or university.
The scholarships give young women the opportunity to make important industry connections, see the many career options available in the agribusiness sector and learn about the trends and issues facing the industry today. Additional benefits of the scholarship include lodging and meals at the event, a one-year WIA Membership for each student, an exclusive student-only breakfast and workshop with industry executives, as well as the tremendous opportunity afforded by mingling and networking with nearly 1,000 attendees at the annual WIA Summit.
Nearly 300 students have benefited from the WIA scholarship program since its inception and dozens have secured employment and job opportunities on the spot at the annual WIA Summit.
This year’s Women in Agribusiness Student Scholarship recipients and their industry sponsors are below. Detailed student bios and photos are available online.
STUDENT | MAJOR (undergraduate student unless noted otherwise) | SCHOOL | SPONSOR |
Katie Alcaraz | Agricultural business management with a minor in agricultural entrepreneurship | North Carolina State University | PTx Trimble |
Emily Allen | Environmental science with a concentration in conservation biology | University of North Carolina - Wilmington | Wilbur-Ellis |
Kayla Allen | Masters in agribusiness | Kansas State University | Manulife Investment Management |
Theresa Berndgen | Masters in agricultural and food economics | University of Bonn | ADM |
Julianna Borboa | Masters in agricultural and food economics | Mississippi State University | Nuveen |
Kathyrn Collins | Food and agriculture business degree with a concentration in sustainable supply chain management and a minor in international agriculture and natural resources | University of Tennessee, Knoxville | PTx Trimble |
Tais C. de Menezes | Ph.D. student in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Colorado State University | Five Rivers |
Courtney Dunbar | Masters in horticulture and landscape architecture | Colorado State University | Cover Cress |
Madison Dvorak | Food and resource economics | University of Florida | HighQuest Partners |
Julia Edwards | IT systems student & MANRRS Region III Undergraduate Vice President | Utah State University | Smithfield Foods |
Abigail Garza | Masters in agribusiness | Texas A&M University | Bunge |
Charissa Grixby | Agriculture business | Colorado State University | AgReserves |
Srishti Gupta | Ph.D. graduate in agricultural biology | Colorado State University | US Nisshin Shokai |
Victoria Higdon | Masters in agricultural economics | Texas A&M University | Kearney |
Laura Jimenez | Masters in agricultural economics | Texas A&M University | Nuveen |
Sohee Kang | Masters in agribusiness | Texas A&M University | AgReserves |
Molly Mueller | Environment and sustainability degree with a focus on sustainable agriculture | Cornell University | U.S. Dairy Export Council |
Holly Niefergold | Agricultural business management | SUNY Cobleskill | Kearney |
Jannai Oganeku | Animal science | Colorado State University | Smithfield Foods |
Marina Oliveria-Lima | Senior law student, specializing in agribusiness | Mackenzie Presbyterian University | CoBank |
Sarah Rhodes | Masters of agribusiness and food innovation management | Colorado State University | FPL Foods |
Paige Roberts | Agribusiness | Oklahoma State University | Wilbur-Ellis |
Sally Schmidt | Masters in agriculture communications | University of Missouri - Columbia | CF Industries |
Breanna Selsor | Agricultural communication, international agriculture, and public relations | Ohio State University | Emerging Ag |
Breonna Shepherd | Agribusiness and applied economics with a minor in horticulture | Ohio State University | ADM |
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