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NEWS: GreenStone recognizes 2021-2022 Smith-Pickard Friendship and Alliance Scholarship winners Congratulations to the 2021-2022 recipients of the Smith-Pickard Friendship and Alliance Scholarship, who are attending Florida A&M University in the College of Agriculture and Food Science/ School of Business & Industry. GreenStone will offer professional mentors to the students, as well as assist them in finding internships. GreenStone has also donated a laptop to each student. In addition to GreenStone’s commitment to these students, the national Farm Credit System will also be providing a $3,500 stipend to each student who becomes a Farm Credit intern to assist with travel, housing or other general intern costs through the Launching Leaders program. The award winners are: - Makailah Danzy, graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School, bioprocessing and food engineering major - Aaron Richard Jr, graduate of University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, biological systems engineering major - Alexis Roberts, graduate of Mercy High School, business administration major and minoring in agriculture - Sydney Smith, graduate of Renaissance High School, business administration major and minoring in agriculture - Dionne Star Jones, Bahamas, majoring in agriculture science - Hubert Fernander, Bahamas, majoring in agriculture science The Friendship and Alliance Scholarship is a partnership
between Cornelius A. Smith, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, and William F. Pickard, Honorary Consul, Detroit, for the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The goal of the award is to support young leaders that aspire educate themselves and work in the field of agriculture. The scholarship will pay for up to 15 hours of tuition for the fall and spring semesters annually and is renewable each year for up to three years.
GreenStone is the agricultural connection on the scholarship advisory committee, as the award is designated for Black students who attend a historically Black school and study agriculture. The future goal is to award eight students - half from Michigan and half from the Bahamas - with four years of scholarship funds. “We are excited to support the youth of Detroit and Bahamas in their pursuit of a career in agriculture,” said Beth Barker, GreenStone executive VP and chief human resources officer.
“In addition to supporting the Friendship Alliance Scholarship program, GreenStone provides 20 scholarships annually for incoming college freshman studying agriculture or an agrelated field. We also support several youth programs like 4-H, FFA and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS). Our partnership with the Friendship Alliance Scholarship program at Florida A&M University is a natural extension of our commitment to bringing great talent into our industry.”. ■ Partners — Winter 2022
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