Shaw Scholars
Eight students bound for college this fall are recipients of the R. Flake Shaw Scholarship, North Carolina Farm Bureau’s top academic award.
This year’s winners include Kimberly Beck of Davidson County, attending University of Georgia; Caleb Brownfield of Martin County, attending N.C. State University; Carter Jones of Wayne County, attending N.C. State University; Margo Lilley of Tyrrell County, attending University of Mt. Olive; Zachary Parker of Duplin County, attending N.C. State University; Michaela Tiffany of Camden County attending N.C. State University; Mary Allyson Edwards of Johnston County, attending Johnston County Community College; Luke Holland of Iredell County, attending Mt. Olive University; Anna Elizabeth Evans of Chowan County, attending Wake Tech Community College; and Elizabeth Spence of Greene County, attending Wayne County Community College.
For those students attending a four-year university, the renewable scholarship is valued at $4,000 per year, totaling $16,000 over the four years for expenses including tuition, books and more.
For those attending community college, the renewable scholarship is valued at $1,000 per year for 2 years of study, totaling $2,000. It helps pay for books, tuition and other expenses.
Since it began in 1967, the R. Flake Shaw Scholarship Program has given more than $3 million in scholarship money to agriculture students.
