Capital Farm Credit Empowers Future Leaders with Youth Scholarships

College Station, Texas — Every year, Team CFC is dedicated to supporting deserving high school seniors across Texas by providing scholarship funds to help further their education.

This year, nearly 120 outstanding graduating high school seniors were awarded $1,000 scholarships in five CFC regions across Texas. These students will be attending accredited vocational or technical schools, colleges or universities full time in the fields of agriculture or natural resources, including programs such as ag communications, ag economics/business, ag education, wildlife or ranch management.

“We got hundreds of strong applications this year, which tells me the future of agriculture is bright,” said Jeff Norte, president and CEO of Capital Farm Credit. “We congratulate and applaud these outstanding students and look forward to the outstanding contributions they will make in our industry.”  

Since Capital Farm Credit’s centennial celebration in 2016, we have awarded nearly $1 million to more than 900 Texas students.

It is a privilege to congratulate this year’s winning recipients in the Houston Region:

• Addyson Kardosz, child of David and Sascha Kardosz, from White Horse Christian of Gonzales
• Ansley Owen, child of Brian and Lavinia Owen, from Sealy High School of Sealy
• Ariel DeWalt, child of Adrian and Serina DeWalt, from Cypress Creek High School of Houston
• Baylee Bennett, child of Mark and Rebecca Bennett, from Deer Park High School South of Alvin
• Clay Edward Witherspoon, child of Kyle and Jennifer Witherspoon, from Anahuac High School of Anahuac
• Colby Nedd, child of Brian and Amber Nedd, from Sealy High School of Sealy
• Colt Longron, child of Becky and Todd Longron, from Orangefield High School of Orange
• Cullen Halfmann, child of Russell and Lindsay Halfmann, from Brenham High School of Brenham
• Emily Morgan, child of Chris and Laura Morgan, from Lake Creek High School of Montgomery
• Ethan Cart, child of Nicholas and Meredith Cart, from East Chambers High School of Hamshire
• Graysen Vanya, child of Michelle Bailey, from West Hardin High School of Thicket
• Harper Mau, child of John and Karolyn Mau, from Fayetteville High School of Columbus
• Hudson Hauerland, child of Brad and Tana Hauerland, from Sealy High School of Columbus
• Jaylen Tesch, child of Justin and Laci Tesch, from Bellvile High School of Bellville
• Jessica Skelton, child of Charlie and Judy Skelton, from Bellville High School of New Alm
• Kasen Colvin, child of Johnny and Shellie Colvin, from Katy High School of Katy
• Kaylie Watkins, child of Will Watkins, from Kilgore High School of Kilgore
• Kelsey Johnson, child of Ben and Michelle Johnson, from Alpha Omega Academy of New Waverly
• Koy Macik, child of Kirby and Melissa Macik, from Caldwell High School, of Caldwell
• Logan Kainer, child of Stephanie and Brian Kainer, from Weimar High School of Weimar
• Madyson Holub, child of Waylon and Jacquelyn Holub, from Schulenburg High School of Schulenburg
• Meredith Gold, child of Thomas Gold and Annie Gold, from El Campo High School of Nada
• Meredith Luedke, child of Brad and Suzanne Luedke, from College Station High School of College Station
• Morgan Moriarty, child of Murphy and Missy Moriarty, from Anderson Shiro High School of Richards
• Riley Stokes, child of Matt Stokes, from Rudder High School of Bryan
• Sara Aultman, child of Byron and Cindy Aultman, from The Covenant Preparatory School of Cleveland
• Savannah Hanson, child of Brady and Richelle Hanson, from Liberty High School of Liberty
• Shyla Wells, child of Greg and Brandina Wells, from Waller High School of Hempstead
• Sierra Waneck, child of Thomas and Codi Waneck, from Iola High School of Iola
• Tate Henson, child of Tyson and Mandy Henson, from Centerville High School of Centerville
• Taylor Anderson, child of James and Meaghan Anderson, from Rudder High School of Bryan
• Taylor Eckelberg, child of Ryan Eckelberg and Amanda Cano, from Bellville High School of Sealy
• Travis Barrett, child of Brad and Jana Barrett, from Normangee High of Normangee
• Ty Williams, child of David “Bo” and Stacy Williams, from Madisonville High School of Madisonville                                                     

About Capital Farm Credit 

For more than 100 years, Capital Farm Credit has supported rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services that include home, land and agribusiness lending; equipment and facilities leasing, and insurance for crops and livestock. Capital Farm Credit is a proud member of the Farm Credit System with more than 600 employees, serving over 24,500 members and more than $13 billion in loan volume.

Since 2006, CFC has returned $2.9 billion in combined cash and allocated equities to its members. Headquartered in College Station, Texas, Capital Farm Credit has offices serving 192 of Texas’ 254 counties. For more information about financial services or our cooperative returns program, visit CapitalFarmCredit.com.