Congratulations to MANRRS 2025 Farm Credit VIP Scholarship Winners!
Posted on April 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Farm Credit and Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) announce the 2025 Farm Credit VIP Scholars.
This competitive academic scholarship provides special programming for outstanding MANRRS students with an expressed interest in Farm Credit. Scholarship recipients each receive a $1,000 academic scholarship, the opportunity to participate in the Farm Credit VIP track of the 2025 National MANRRS Conference, and travel compensation to cover the cost to attend the MANRRS Conference.
The VIP track provides scholars with meaningful interactions with Farm Credit leadership and exposes students to information about Farm Credit careers in fields including finance, credit, capital markets, informational technology, marketing, etc. Students benefit from leadership development and training to better prepare them to find and succeed in careers within the agricultural industry.
The 2025 VIP Scholars are as follows:
- Naydelin Almaguer - Tarleton State University
- Jimena Anguiano-Cisneros - Oregon State University
- Michelle Cao - Dickinson College
- Joselyn Carranza - The University of Arizona
- Jhanya Chenault - Tennessee State University
- Sharnelle Coicous - Central State University
- Paul Crocker - California Polytechnic State University
- Kylethia Edgecombe - Central State University
- Raven Edwards - Fort Valley State University
- Julia Edwards - Utah State University
- Steisy Gomez - Rutgers University
- Lisbeth Gomez-Esquivel - University of Idaho
- Rose Gunther - Arkansas Tech University
- Destiny Haywood - Langston University
- Aaron Hernandez - Tarleton State University
- Emma Higgins - The Ohio State University
- Amani Hill - Rutgers University
- D'Anastacia Hutchinson - Central State University
- Ahrion Jones - Kentucky State University
- TaMyah Jordan - The University of Kentucky
- Madison Kelly - Fort Valley State University
- Jordan King - North Carolina A&T State University
- Naylah Maple - North Carolina A&T State University
- Yasmeen Mufleh - Rutgers University
- Raymond Pan - Cornell University
- Jirah Perrymond, Fort Valley State University
- Kelvin Rivera - University of Arkansas
- Luke Stepney - The University of Tennessee at Martin
- Joan Tovar-Martinez - Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
- Sydney Wyche - Tennessee State University
About Farm Credit:
Farm Credit supports rural communities and agriculture with reliable, consistent credit and financial services, today and tomorrow. It has been fulfilling its mission of helping rural America grow and thrive for more than a century with the capital necessary to make businesses successful and by financing vital infrastructure and communication services. For more information visit www.farmcredit.com.