Landis receives scholarship

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ANNA — An Anna graduate has received the AGCO Dealer scholarship through the National FFA Organization.

Elizabeth Landis, daughter of Mark and Amy Landis, of Anna, received the $1,000 scholarship which was sponsored by Prenger Implement Store Inc., as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Landis, a 2016 Anna High School graduate, plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at Ohio State University, Columbus.

The scholarship is one of 1,820 awarded through the National FFA Organization’s scholarship programs this year. Currently 116 sponsors contribute more than $2.6 million to support scholarships for students.

For 32 years, scholarships have been made available through funding secured by the National FFA Foundation. The funding comes from individuals, businesses and corporate sponsors to encourage excellence and enable students to pursue their educational goals.

The 2016 scholarship recipients were selected from 8,383 applicants from across the country. Selections were based on the applicant’s leadership, academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural or work experience in agricultural education and future goals.

The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 629,367 student members who belong to one of 7.757 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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