[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11496]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               ARKANSAS'S FARM BUREAU SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, today I congratulate eight 
Arkansas college students who were recently selected as recipients of 
this year's Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship Program. The 
students will receive $1,000 per semester for their agriculture studies 
in the 2010-2011 school year.
  These young Arkansans represent the best of our State, and I am 
pleased to see them receive this funding to advance their education and 
prepare them for their future agriculture careers. Agriculture is the 
backbone of Arkansas's economy, creating more than 270,000 jobs in the 
State and providing $9.1 billion in wages and salaries. In total, 
agriculture contributes roughly $15.9 billion to the Arkansas economy 
each year.
  To be eligible for the Farm Bureau scholarship, students must be 
Arkansas residents, members of a Farm Bureau family, and enrolled as 
juniors or seniors in a State-accredited university. They must also 
maintain a 2.5 grade-point-average and pursue an agriculture-related 
degree. As a seventh generation Arkansan and farmer's daughter and as 
chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, I understand firsthand 
and appreciate the hard work and contributions of our farm families, 
and these students are quite deserving of this honor.
  This year's scholarship recipients are:

       Anna Elizabeth Buck, 21, of Delight, Pike County, daughter 
     of Ricky and Rebecca Buck. She is an agricultural business 
     major with a marketing minor at Southern Arkansas University 
     in Magnolia.
       Laura Jones, 29, of Clinton, Washington County, daughter of 
     Rosemary and Willie Jones. She is an animal science/pre-vet 
     major at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
       Mia Hand, 21, of Magnolia, Columbia County, daughter of 
     Rosanne Hand. She is an agricultural education major at 
     Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.
       Jaimie McMeechan, 23, of Gamaliel, Baxter County, daughter 
     of William and Shirley McMeechan. She is an agriculture 
     education major at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.
       Jared McMillan, 20, of Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, son of 
     Dale and Teresa McMillan. He is an animal science major at 
     the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
       Kevin Dale Morrison, 21, of Onyx, Yell County, son of 
     Vernon and Elise Morrison. He is an agriculture business 
     major with an emphasis in animal science at Arkansas Tech 
     University in Russelville.
       Daniel Wade Walters, 20, of Fayetteville, Washington 
     County, son of Danny and Bonita Walters. He is an agriculture 
     business major at Arkansas Tech University in Russelville.
       Fines ``Levi'' Hudson, 22, of Mt. Judea, Newton County, son 
     Richard and Anita Hudson. He is a food, human nutrition and 
     hospitality major with a dietetics concentration at the 
     University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

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