AgSouth Farm Credit and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) are excited to announce the students receiving the 2023 Farm Credit/MANRRS VIP Scholarship:
- Catherine Fremaux - North Carolina State University
- Ja'Quan Battle - North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
- Troy Pippen - North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
- Christian Miller - Fort Valley State University
In addition to yearlong sponsorship of MANRRS, Farm Credit provides special programming for outstanding MANRRS students with an expressed interest in Farm Credit. Scholarship recipients each receive a $1,000 academic scholarship, the opportunity to participate in the Farm Credit VIP track of the 2023 National MANRRS Conference, and $1,500 in travel compensation to attend the MANRRS Conference.
The VIP track provides scholars with meaningful interactions with Farm Credit leadership and exposes students to information about Farm Credit careers in fields including finance, credit, capital markets, informational technology, marketing, etc. Students benefit from leadership development and training to better prepare them to find and succeed in careers within agriculture.
