WASHINGTON, D.C. – Farm Credit and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) announced the winners of the 2022 Farm Credit/MANRRS VIP Scholarship.

This competitive academic scholarship 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 2022 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. 

The 2022 VIP Scholars:  

• Julian Boyd – Tuskegee University 

• Asia Duncan – Lincoln University of Missouri  

• Jazmine Faulkner – University of Kentucky 

• Savannah Fleming – Tuskegee University  

• Sundus Ghuneim – University of Kentucky 

• Courtlone Glaspie – Mississippi State University 

• Kerrington Howard – Tennessee State University 

• Kaylin Hughes – Tennessee State University 

• Mark Iradukunda – University of Nebraska-Lincoln 

• Destney Johnson – Grambling State University  

• Mykah Mares – Southern University and A&M College 

• Milosh McAdoo – North Carolina A&T State University 

• Zoe McGowan – Langston University  

• Cyheim McRae – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University  

• David Nizama Chipana – Rutgers New Brunswick  

• Faraluz Ortega – Tuskegee University 

• William Ortiz – University of Florida 

• Dale Sampson – Texas A&M University College Station 

• Taylor Thomas – North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 

• Ivan Trujillo – Fresno State University  

• Iyahna Wilson – University of Kentucky  

• Lupe Zamora – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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About Farm Credit: Farm Credit supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services, today and tomorrow. It has been fulfilling its mission of helping rural America grow and thrive for more than a century with the capital necessary to make businesses successful and by financing vital infrastructure and communication services.  

About Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Science (MANRRS): Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, MANRRS promotes academic and professional advancement by empowering minorities in agriculture, natural resources and related sciences. It is our goal to provide the student members (junior high school through doctoral programs) of our organization with the support to become productive citizens by engaging them in leadership development activities, educational opportunities, job readiness training, and facilitating internship placement and permanent employment, with special emphasis on agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences. MANRRS encourages and promotes Agriculture, Natural Resources, and related STEM programs in an effort to interest and attract underrepresented students and professionals into pursuing educational and career opportunities in these respective areas.