Wednesday, July 6, 2016

UnitedAg awards $57,000 to Monterey and neighboring County Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UnitedAg awards $57,000 to Monterey and neighboring County Students

July 6, 2016

Forty-five students in Monterey and neighboring Counties have received scholarship awards totaling $57,000. UnitedAg awarded the scholarships after reviewing 80 submitted applications. Applicants submitted in addition to detailed information, an essay focused on how they would manage resources to protect agriculture.

UnitedAg is proud to announce the following winners, Fany Acosta – Salinas, Analy Arreola – Gonzales, Nick Batterman – Salinas, Alia Black – Salinas, Ana Cabrera – King City, Lorena Calvillo – Soledad, Diego De La Torres – Salinas, Lizbeth De La Torres – Salinas, Valeria De La Torres – Salinas, Tanya Dimas-Guillen – Salinas, James Donlon, Pebble Beach, Jessie Donlon – Pebble Beach, Jeanette Gallaga – Soledad, Dakota Gulick – Greenfield, Nancy Lara – Gonzales, Edgar Lopez – Salinas, Selena Medina – Salinas, Maria Ibet Medina – Salinas, Angel Quintero – King City, Gabriel Rianda – Gonzales, Brenda Ruby Rodrigues – Salinas, Patrice Rodriguez – Salinas, Shae Scarr – Salinas, Meyah Scott – Marina, Ricardo Silva – Soledad, Jocelyn Sosa – Greenfield, Elvia Velazquez – Salinas, Roccio Velazquez – Salinas, Veronica Leon Vega – Soledad and Kacie Wynne – Salinas, Syliva Benitez – Turlock, August Brigantino – Hollister, Christina Ceja – Arcata, Kipcia Gonzales – Hollister, Benjamin Lascano – Turlock, Allison Mason – Sacramento, Joel Meza – Watsonville, Daniel Meza-Cortez – Watsonville, Parker Noonan – Watsonville, Taylor Noonan – Lynchburg, Daniel Powell – Scotts Valley, Jonathan Powell - Scotts Valley, Savanah Riddle – Turlock, Joseph Sealey – Stockton and Melissa Wynne – Salinas.

The Scholarship Awards Ceremony Luncheon will take place on July 29, 2016 at the Growers Pub - 227 Monterey Street, Salinas, CA 93901.

For further information, contact the UnitedAg Marketing team at 800.223.4590

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