2015 Scholarship Recipients - Kentucky Farm Bureau

2015 Scholarship Recipients

 

2015 winners of the Madison County Farm Bureau Federation Scholarship.

Each student will receive $1,000 for the year of 2015-2016:

~Bethany C. Cruse, Madison Central High School. Daughter of Robert and Angela Cruse, will be attending EKU
 

~Jena Ramey Marie Dooley, Madison Southern High School. Daughter of Steve and Carol Dooley, will be attending EKU
 

~Bailey Shayne Rowlett, Madison Southern High School. Daughter of Stacy and Dasha na Rowlett, will be attending EKU
 

~Casey Diane Walker Madison Southern High school. Daughter of Charles Walker, will be attending NKU
 

 

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