2024 Bonnie Price Holloman Scholarship
Once again, the Southeastern Grain & Feed Association (SEGFA) is pleased to announce its Scholarship Program. This year our Executive Director of 44 years retired, and we have named the scholarship in her honor. From this year going forth, it will be called the Bonnie Price Holloman Scholarship. We are delighted to be able to share our resources with young people who, in a few short years, will be our leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
This year we will award eight (8) $2000 scholarships. Because of the generous contributions from our members and friends, we can award these scholarships.
The application deadline is June 20, 2024. Your employees, employees' children, and grandchildren are eligible to apply. Your 2024 SEGFA company membership dues must be paid to apply. A membership application is attached.
Attached please find scholarship application packet, once completed you may send it by mail (address below), email (cathy@seasag.com) or fax (984-480-2002). The application should be on the Association website (www.segfa.com) by the end of the week.
2024 Scholarship Applications Now Open!
Deadline for entries (on or offline)
All entries are due by the close of business on June 20, 2024.
CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE
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PLATINUM LEVEL ($1500) Click Here |
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GOLD LEVEL ($1000) Click Here |
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SILVER LEVEL ($500) Click Here |
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BRONZE LEVEL ($250) Click Here |
Scholarship History Since 1996
| 168 Scholarship's Awarded |
| 61 Companies Represented |
| 23 States Represented |
| 79 Universities and Technical Schools Represented |
Please join me in thanking the following SEGFA member companies who generously provided funding for this year’s scholarships.
ADM INTL FCStone
Advance Trading
Agrex, Inc.
Allen Harim Farms, LLC
American Protein
Amick Farms, Inc.
Bailey Feed Mill
Blount Fert. & Grain
Braswell Milling Co.
Bunge Milling Co.
Cameron-Crittendon
Cargill, Inc.
Central States Enterprises
Columbus Grain Inspection
Eastern NC Grain Dealers
E-B Grain Co.
Edward E. Smith
Flint Hill Resources
Gavilon Grain
Glover Milling Co.
Harris-Crane
Heritage Cooperative
Interstate Commodities, Inc.
INTL FCStone
J&J Commodities
Kokomo Grain
Lake Phelps Grain Co.
Lansing Vermont
Legacy Farmers
Louis Dreyfus
Michigan AgriCommodities
Monteagle Mills
Mountaire Farms
Murphy-Brown, LLC
Nash Johnson & Sons Farms, Inc.
Nutrimax, Inc.
Palmetto Grain Brokerage
Perdue Agribusiness
Routt and Associates, Inc.
Southeastern Grain Co., LLC
The Andersons
The Mennel Milling Co.
The Scoular Co.
Town & Country Co-op
Valley Proteins, Inc.
History of the Southeastern Grain & Feed College Scholarship Program
The Southeastern Grain & Feed Association is proud of its College Scholarship Program. We are excited and privileged that we can share our resources with young people who in a few short years, will be our leaders and entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
The contributions received for the College Scholarship Program is from our generous Southeastern Grain & Feed Association Members and Friends. Please take a moment to review the history and success of our program.
Previous Recipients
| Date | Student | College | State | Amt. | Company |
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| 2022 | Kadence Carroll | Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute | OH | $3,000 | |
| 2022 | Joseph Dubravec | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | IL | $3,000 | |
| 2022 | Nathan Eckman | Kansas State University | KS | $3,000 | |
| 2022 | Grayson Talaski | University of Iowa | IA | $3,000 | |
| 2022 | Eliza Talaski | Southern Illinois University | IL | $3,000 | |
| 2021 | Layne Rogers | Oklahoma City University | OK | $3,000 | Tyson Foods |
| 2021 | Daniel McMillan | Liberty University | VA | $3,000 | Routt & Associates |
| 2021 | Alyson McMillan | Milligan College | TN | $3,000 | Routt & Associates |
| 2021 | Erica Hesters | Purdue University | IN | $3,000 | Co-Alliance |
| 2021 | Ben Eichner | Ohio University | OH | $3,000 | Heritage Cooperative |
| 2021 | Alexa Allen | University of Delaware | DE | $3,000 | Perdue Agribusiness |
| 2019 | Carson Pearl | University of Missouri | MO | $2,000 | Bunge North America |
| 2019 | Erica Hesters | Purdue University | IN | $2,000 | Co-Alliance |
| 2019 | Ansley Sims | Auburn University | AL | $2,000 | The Andersons |
| 2019 | Nathan Rowland | NCSU | NC | $2,000 | Open Ground Farms |
| 2019 | Alyson McMillan | Milligan College | TN | $2,000 | Routt & Associates |
| 2019 | Megan Perdue | University of Delaware | DE | $2,000 | Perdue Agribusiness |
| 2019 | Shane Banachowski | University of Cincinnati | OH | $2,000 | The Andersons |
| 2019 | Rachel Reinecke | University of St. Thomas | MN | $2,000 | SC Ports Authority |
| 2018 | Colette Eggleson | Kansas State University | KS | $2,000 | Gavilon |
| 2018 | Carlos Herriott, III | University of Cincinnati | OH | $2,000 | Centerra Co-op |
| 2018 | Evan Hornyak | Ohio State University | OH | $2,000 | Centerra Co-op |
| 2018 | Jacob Hockensmith | Slippery Rock University | PA | $2,000 | Centerra Co-op |
| 2018 | Emily Faircloth | University of North Georgia | GA | $2,000 | Arabi Feed & Grain |
| 2018 | Alyson McMillan | Milligan College | TN | $2,000 | Routt & Associates |
| 2018 | Alexander Kutz | Ohio State University | OH | $2,000 | Centerra Co-op |
| 2018 | Rebecca Redmond | UNC/Charlotte | NC | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2017 | Connor Pearl | University of Missouri | MO | $2,000 | Bunge North America, Inc. |
| 2017 | Rebecca Redmond | University of NC/Charlotte | NC | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2017 | Lacey Maragaret Hurd | NCSU | NC | $2,000 | Potash Corp. |
| 2017 | Evelyn Fardelmann | Savannah College of Arts & Designs | GA | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2017 | Sarah Oliver | Louisiana State University | LA | $2,000 | CGB Enterprises |
| 2017 | Shannon Carey | Morehead State University | KY | $2,000 | Bakery Feeds |
| 2017 | Kylee Phillips | Ohio University | OH | $2,000 | The Andersons |
| 2016 | Adam Retford | Michigan State University | MI | $2,000 | Cooperative Elevator Co. |
| 2016 | Evelyn Fardelmann | Salisbury University | NC | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2016 | Kimberly Hildreth | University of Delaware | DE | $2,000 | Allen Harim Farms, LLC |
| 2016 | Cory Reese | Ohio University | OH | $2,000 | Legacy Cooperative |
| 2016 | Christina Williams | Regent University | VA | $2,000 | Smithfield Hog Production Unit |
| 2016 | Karla Sandoval | University of Delaware | DE | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2016 | Emily Searles | Roanoke College | NC | $2,000 | Smithfield Hog Production Unit |
| 2016 | Zachary Studer | Purdue University | IN | $2,000 | Town & Country Coop |
| 2015 | William Melvin | Penn State University | NC | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown |
| 2015 | Hannah Deal | Bob Jones University | NC | $2,000 | Deal-Rite Feeds |
| 2015 | Emily Cross | NCSU Vet School | NC | $2,000 | Goldsboro Milling Co. |
| 2015 | Emily Searles | Roanoke College | NC | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown |
| 2015 | Danielle Doup | Ohio State University | OH | $2,000 | Co-Alliance |
| 2015 | Meredith Gillespie | University of South Carolina | NC | $2,000 | Nutrimax |
| 2015 | Joanna Juregens | University of Kentucky | KY | $2,000 | Perdue Agribusiness |
| 2015 | Laura Sirmeyer | University of Georgia | SC | $2,000 | Palmetto Grain Brokerage |
| 2014 | Michelle Dye | UNC-Wilmington | NC | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2014 | Spencer Szaloky | University of Alabama | AL | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2014 | Laura Sirmeyer | Armstrong Atlantic State University | GA | $2,000 | Palmetto Grain Brokerage |
| 2014 | Emily Schwenneker | Iowa State University | IA | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2014 | Kaleb Sargent | NCSU | NC | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2014 | Briana Marsico | University of Delaware | DE | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2014 | Austin Hartman | Purdue University | IN | $2,000 | Kokomo Grain |
| 2014 | Brittany Zumbahlen | Southern Illinois University | IL | $2,000 | Total Grain Marketing |
| 2013 | Emily Limes | Ohio State University | OH | $2,000 | The Andersons |
| 2013 | Michelle Dy | UNC Wilmington | NC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2013 | Kendall Green | Huntington University | IN | $2,000 | Central States Enterprise, LLC |
| 2013 | Dahea Kim | University of Virginia - School of Medicine | VA | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms, LLC |
| 2013 | Nicole Steiner | Ohio State University | OH | $2,000 | Town & Country Coop |
| 2013 | Julie Rowland | UNC-Chapel Hill | NC | $2,000 | Open Grounds Farm, Inc. |
| 2013 | Allison Rowland | East Carolina University | NC | $2,000 | Open Grounds Farm, Inc. |
| 2013 | Braiden Tom | Ohio State University | OH | $2,000 | Cargill, Inc. |
| 2012 | Dahea Kim | University of Virginia Med School | VA | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2012 | Hannah Crowe | Wingate University | NC | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2012 | Kendall Green | Huntington University | IN | $2,000 | Central States Enterprise |
| 2012 | Daniel Bostic | North Carolina State University | NC | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2012 | Emily Hoffman | Waynesburg University | PA | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2012 | Kelsey McDonald | Winston Salem State University | NC | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2012 | Brittany Weeks McGuirt | UNC-Chapel Hill | NC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2012 | Julie Rowland | UNC-Chapel Hill | NC | $2,000 | Open Grounds Farm |
| 2011 | Trayce Lynne Miller | NW Missouri State University | MO | $2,000 | American Italian Pasta Company |
| 2011 | Kaitlin Harding | University of Florida | FL | $2,000 | The Scoular Company |
| 2011 | Kelly R. Mulholland | University of Maryland/College Park | MD | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2011 | Kelsey Green | Huntington University | IN | $2,000 | Central States Enterprises |
| 2011 | Jose A. Sanchez | Hood College | MD | $2,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 2011 | Cameron S. Green | Ball State University | IN | $2,000 | Central States Enterprises |
| 2011 | Brittany Weeks McGuirt | UNC Dental School | NC | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2011 | Aubrey Goetz | Ohio University | OH | $2,000 | The Andersons |
| 2010 | Brittany Weeks McGuirt | UNC School of Dentisry | NC | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2010 | Caroline Bruton | Messiah College | MD | $2,000 | Perdue Farms |
| 2010 | Kayla C. Ginn | Campbell University | NC | $2,000 | Murpjhy-Brown, LLC |
| 2010 | Morgan Brooke Lee | University of Missouri | NC | $2,000 | Murpjy-Brown, LLC |
| 2010 | Lacey Uhler | Ohio State University | OH | $2,000 | Town & Country |
| 2010 | David Neutzmen | Wartburg College | IA | $2,000 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2010 | Shannon Michelle Smith | University of Tennessee | TN | $2,000 | Milner Milling |
| 2009 | Elizabeth Annette Hartness | NCSU | NC | $2,000 | Sanford Milling Co. |
| 2009 | Brittany L. Weeks | University of NC | NC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2009 | Carlton Wayne Smith | Sampson Community College | NC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2009 | Paige Bennett Rakes | University of Missouri | MI | $2,000 | Bunge North America |
| 2009 | Joe Tanner Mitchell | Texas Tech. Univ. | TX | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2009 | Morgan Brooke Lee | NCSU | NC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2009 | Jenna Bunton | NCSU | NC | $2,000 | Wayne Farms, LLC |
| 2009 | Ashley C. Blackburn | Southeastern University | NC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2008 | Morgan Brooke Lee | NCSU | NC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2008 | Jessica Williams | Gardner-Webb University | NC | $2,000 | Deal-Rite Feeds |
| 2008 | Brittany Leigh Weeks | UNC/Chapel Hill | SC | $2,000 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2008 | Kimberly Sherman | Clemson University | UT | $2,000 | Archer Daniels Midland Co. |
| 2008 | Peter Clyde Niedfeldt | Brigham Young University | OH | $2,000 | Wayne Farms, LLC |
| 2008 | Sarah Needham | The Ohio State University | NC | $2,000 | The Andersons, Inc. |
| 2008 | Michael Mistarz | UNC/Chapel Hill | NC | $2,000 | Wayne Farms, LLC |
| 2008 | Rachel King | Michigan State University | MI | $2,000 | Michigan Ag. Commodities |
| 2007 | Rebecca Niedfeldt | Brigham Young University | UT | $1,500 | Wayne Farms |
| 2007 | Abigail Suzanne Miller | Indiana University | IN | $1,500 | Co-Alliance |
| 2007 | Dona Oglesby | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2007 | Emily Anne Niedfeldt | Brigham Young University | UT | $1,500 | Wayne Farms |
| 2007 | Jessica Whitt | Olive & Nazarene University | IL | $1,500 | Cargill, Inc. |
| 2007 | Danielle R. Parcel | University of Indianapolis | IN | $1,500 | Kokomo Grain Co. |
| 2007 | Joseph P. Runkles | University of South Carolina | SC | $1,500 | American Italian Pasta |
| 2007 | Chelsea Wood | University of Illinois | IL | $1,500 | The Anderson |
| 2007 | Tyler Banachowski | Univeristy of Toledo | OH | $1,500 | The Anderson |
| 2006 | Mitchell C. Fair | Ohio State University | OH | $1,500 | Peavey Company |
| 2006 | Stacie D. Harris | Appalachian State University | NC | $1,500 | CBP/Valley Proteins |
| 2006 | Emily Cook | The University of Findlay | IN | $1,500 | Bunge Milling Inc. |
| 2006 | Sharon Graves | University of Missouri | MO | $1,500 | Bunge Milling Inc. |
| 2006 | Stacey L. Ogle | University of Alabama | AL | $1,500 | Gold Kist, Inc. |
| 2006 | Nolan A. Hedrick | Forsyth Technical College | NC | $1,500 | Midstate Mills, Inc. |
| 2006 | Catherine B. Russell | University of Georgia | GA | $1,500 | Cargill, Inc. |
| 2006 | Amanda B. Tharpe | Old Dominion University | VA | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2005 | Kyle Dyer | Ball State University | IN | $1,500 | Country Mark Coop |
| 2005 | Dona Lauren Ogelsy | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2005 | Maxine Usry | Virginia Tech | VA | $1,500 | Amick Broilers |
| 2005 | Jill N. Gerber | Ball State University | IN | $1,500 | Bunge Milling Inc. |
| 2005 | Amanda Tharpe | Paul D. Camp Com. Col | VA | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2005 | Carolina Monday | NCSU | NC | $1,500 | J&J Commodities |
| 2005 | Maria Pegan | Indiana University | IN | $1,500 | Bunge Milling Inc. |
| 2005 | Rebecca Niedfeldt | Brigham Young University | GA | $1,500 | Wayne Farms |
| 2004 | Jessica Wood | University of Georgia | GA | $1,500 | AGrow Star, LLC |
| 2004 | Melisha Thompson | Columbia International University | MO | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2004 | Matthew A. Prokop | Nebraska Weselyan University | NE | $1,500 | Bunge Milling Inc. |
| 2004 | Joshua David Potter | Brigham Young University | UT | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2004 | Ashley Kathleen Murphy | UNC | NC | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2004 | Carolina Monday | NCSU | NC | $1,500 | J&J Commodities, Inc. |
| 2004 | Ginger Meese | East Carolina University | IL | $1,500 | Mont Eagel Mills, Inc. |
| 2004 | Kara Baldwin | Clemson University | NC | $1,500 | Midstate Mills, Inc. |
| 2003 | Megan Elizabeth Carpenter | UNC | NC | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2003 | Dona Ogelsby | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2003 | Halley Beekley | Southeast Community College | NE | $1,500 | Bunge Milling, LLC |
| 2003 | Hillary Annette Hedrick | Appalachian State University | NC | $1,500 | Midstate Mills, Inc. |
| 2003 | Lisa D. Core | Sinclair Community College | OH | $1,500 | Auglaize Farmers Coop. |
| 2003 | Candice Turner | Nicholls State University | LA | $1,500 | Bunge Milling Inc. |
| 2003 | Carolina Monday | NCSU | NC | $1,500 | J&J Commodities |
| 2003 | Melisha Thompson | Pittsburgh State University | MO | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2002 | Amy Leigh Poovey | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Midstate Mills, Inc. |
| 2002 | Rebecca Johnson | Butler University | IN | $1,500 | Peavey Company |
| 2002 | Mindy O'Nan | Johnson Bible College | TN | $1,500 | Central Soya Co. |
| 2002 | Jennifer Pittman | NCSU | NC | $1,500 | Pierce Farm Ctr. |
| 2002 | Alissa Beth Hearne | Univ of Alabama | AL | $1,500 | Perdue Farms |
| 2002 | Dean Marshall Tuck | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Glover Milling Co. |
| 2002 | Janna Celeschi | Eastern Illinois | IL | $1,500 | Central Soya Co. |
| 2002 | Kristina Casey McLamb | Meredith College | NC | $1,500 | Murphy Brown, LLC |
| 2001 | Dean M. Tuck | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Glover Milling Co. |
| 2001 | Amanda Lynn Smith | Breneau College | GA | $1,500 | Crystal Farms |
| 2001 | Theresa Smallwood | Mercer College | GA | $1,500 | Crystal Farms |
| 2001 | Mindy O'Nan | Johnson Bible College | IN | $1,500 | Central Soya Co. |
| 2001 | Courtney Melton | UNC | NC | $1,500 | Golden Grains & Feeds |
| 2001 | Michelle Ferrant | Thomas Jefferson University | NJ | $1,500 | Perdue Farms |
| 2001 | Megan Hadley | Mary Washington College | VA | $1,500 | Perdue Farms |
| 2000 | Sabra Elizabeth Rooks | UNC | NC | $1,500 | Rooks Farm Service |
| 2000 | Elizabeth Loreto Uy Smith | Duke University | NC | $1,500 | Pert Laboratory |
| 2000 | Dean Marshall Tuck | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Glover Milling Co. |
| 2000 | Amy J. Meyer | Iowa State University | IA | $1,500 | Murphy-Brown,LLC |
| 2000 | Erin Cross | Meredith College | NC | $1,500 | Norfolk Southern |
| 2000 | Melissa Diane Sholar | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | Murphy-Brown, LLC |
| 2000 | Chad A. Ensley | Ohio State University | OH | $1,500 | Coshocton Grain Co.nmb |
| 2000 | Candice Anne Copeland | Lenoir Community College | NC | $1,500 | Goldsboro Milling Co. |
| 1999 | Somer Cross | Univ. of Richmond Law | VA | $1,500 | Allen's Milling Co. |
| 1999 | Mark Sartain | Clemson University | SC | $1,500 | ADM, Kershaw |
| 1999 | Julie Chance | Ohio State University | OH | $1,500 | <NA> |
| 1999 | George E. Perdue, IV | University of GA | GA | $1,500 | Houston Fert. & Grain |
| 1999 | Katherine Dees | James Sprunt College | NC | $1,500 | Midstate Mills, Inc. |
| 1999 | Aaron Fonvielle | East Carolina University | NC | $1,500 | E.W. Fonvielle & Sons |
| 1999 | Carrie Lynn Collmer | Michigan State University | MI | $1,500 | Edon Farmers Coop. |
| 1999 | Sherrill Lynn Caldwell | UNC | NC | $1,500 | Midstate Mills, Inc. |
| 1998 | Somer Cross | Univ. of Richmond Law | VA | $1,000 | Allen's Milling Co. |
| 1998 | Jennifer Schramski | Central Michigan | MI | $1,000 | Farmer's Coop. |
| 1998 | Jennifer Lane Boulden | East Carolina University | NC | $1,000 | Braswell Milling Co. |
| 1998 | Sarah Siedl | Michigan Stat University | MI | $1,000 | B&W Coop., Inc. |
| 1998 | Erin Metts | Winthorp University | SC | $1,000 | Newberry Feed & Farm Ctr. |
| 1997 | Darby Shane Hedrick | Appalachian State | NC | $1,000 | Midstate Mills, Inc. |
| 1997 | Kelly Renshaw | Virginia Tech | MD | $1,000 | Mountaire Farms |
| 1997 | Suzette Somers | Virginia Tech | NC | $1,000 | <NA> |
| 1996 | Sharon Ann Schroeder | Kyle Bluffton College | OH | $500 | Midwood, Inc. |
