Potter County Resident Receives
Farm Show Scholarship

Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Farm Show Scholarship Foundation presented more than two dozen students -- including a Potter County resident -- with $3,500 scholarships on Tuesday, Jan. 10, at the 2012 Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg.

Kristen Hayman of Genesee was one of 26 students who received a scholarship.

Agriculture Secretary George Greig presented the scholarship awards, recognizing the integral contributions youth make in keeping Pennsylvania growing.

“Each year, the Pennsylvania Farm Show celebrates the best of agriculture – and you are the best,” said Greig. “I thank the scholarship foundation, its members, contributors and buyers for their hard work. You are making a difference in the lives of these students.”

The foundation has awarded $977,250 to 370 junior Farm Show exhibitors since the program began in 1993. In addition, Delaware Valley College provides matching grants to its recipients, and Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences offers $2,000 to its full-time students.

The 2011 scholarship recipients are:
• Samantha Adams, Bedford, Bedford Co.
• Clarissa Barton, Breezewood, Bedford Co.
• Allyson Carl, Halifax, Dauphin Co.
• Jacob Diamond, Smithfield, Fayette Co.
• Frederick Frey II, Quarryville, Lancaster Co.
• Logan Hall, Carlisle, Cumberland Co.
• Abby Finkenbinder, Newville Cumberland Co.
• Kristen Hayman, Genesee, Potter Co.
• Karlie Hoy, Waynesburg, Greene Co.
• Andrew Hudock, Uniontown, Fayette Co.
• Hannah Jackson, Carlisle, Cumberland Co.
• Dakota Jones, Friendsville, Susquehanna Co.
• Sarah Kasanicky, Leechburg, Armstrong Co.
• Kate Livingston, Dover, York Co.
• Morgan Livingston, Spring Grove, York Co.
• Danielle Lehman, Bloomsburg, Columbia Co.
• Heather Miller, McVeytown, Mifflin Co.
• Jessica Mills, Huntingdon, Huntingdon Co.
• Michelle Morelli, Rydal, Montgomery Co.
• Daniele Riley, James Creek, Huntingdon Co.
• Alexandra Stepnoski, Doylestown, Bucks Co.
• Stephanie Summits, Hollsopple, Somerset Co.
• Nathaniel Stas, Latrobe, Westmoreland Co.
• Kristen Stufft, Lewistown, Mifflin Co.
• Lindsay Upperman, Chambersburg, Franklin Co.
• Wesley Wright, Sycamore, Greene Co.

Pictured, Deborah Rutkowski, Butch Clemens, Kristen Hayman, Barry Hayman, Agriculture Secretary George Grieg
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Solomon's words for the wise said…
Hi Anne,
The 4H educator has advised me that Kristen Hayman? He is male not a female as the article states. He is a junior at Penn State.

I made the correction on my site.
Jim
January 10, 2012 at 7:46 PM
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