2025 R. Flake Shaw Scholarship Recipients
Meet the twelve students who were named 2025 R. Flake Shaw Scholarship recipients, which is North Carolina Farm Bureau’s top academic award.
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- George Banks Barber (Polk County)
- Micah William Chapman (Alexander County)
- Cade Michael Edwards (Nash County)
- Chesney LeeAnn Gibson (Cleveland County)
- Joshua Wesley Hobbs (Sampson County)
- Payden Barnes Ellis Kiser (Edgecombe County)
- Sidney LeGrand Lanier, III (Pender County)
- Colin Bryant Leggett (Nash County)
- Jordan Kirby Mitchem (Lincoln County)
- Mylee Faith Ponder (Buncombe County)
- Reagan Worthington Taylor (Northampton County)
- Tanner Rand Woodard (Johnston County)
The R. Flake Shaw scholarship program provides an important service to deserving youth in the state who have a desire to further their education and pursue a career path in agriculture.
Twelve students across the state received this year’s R. Flake Shaw scholarship, North Carolina Farm Bureau’s top academic award. Since it began in 1967, the program has given almost $4 million in scholarship money to agriculture students.
To learn more and apply for the scholarship, visit ncfb.org/r-flake-shaw-scholarship.
