ANCW Foundation Report

Kristy Lage, NE | ANCW Foundation President

The American National CattleWomen Foundation received the most applications, over previous years, for the $1000 Legacy Scholarships! All of them were outstanding. The selection committee was challenged to choose just two! We are honored and proud to have such amazing young ladies dedicated to the agriculture industry and ANCW.

We are excited to announce that the 2023 recipients are Peyton Chandley of Lake Wales, Florida and Jewel Thompson of Opelika, Alabama!

Peyton Chandley is the granddaughter of ANCW Member, Marcia Lightsey She is an Agricultural Education and Communications Major with a specialization in Leadership and is also minoring in Agribusiness at the University of Florida

When asked why she should be chosen for this scholarship Peyton said, "My family has deep roots in American cattle ranching, with myself being the eighth generation of beef production in Florida Agriculture is where I know my occupation will reside, and bridging the gap between producers and consumers is on my agenda "

Jewel Thompson is the daughter of ANCW Member, Holli Thompson She is currently studying Agriculture Education at Clarendon College.

When asked about her aspirations, Jewel said, "There are over 10,000 open Ag Teacher positions across the nation. That is 10,000 opportunities to influence the next generation of industry leaders."

The foundation is also sponsoring our President-Elect, Ruth Coffey to attend the YCC tour in June