State Farm Women Award
GLEN ROCK (York Co.)
The Pennsylvania Society of
Farm Women has announced its
scholarship award recipients for
2001-2002.
“We had 12 very deserving ap
plicants and were pleased to be
able to award $l,OOO scholarships
to each of them,” said Naomi
Bupp, Glen Rock, who chairs the
state organization’s scholarship
awards committee.
The Society of Farm Women
scholarship awards are granted
to eligible applicants who are
children or grandchildren of
members, and are pursuing either
home/ family management or ag
riculture-related majors in ad
vanced education programs.
Funding for the education pro
gram is two-part, according to
Bupp, who says that 40 cents of
each member’s $3 annual dues
goes to the scholarship program.
Funds available for providing
scholarship awards have gotten a
significant boost since 1991,
when the Society’s popular fund
raiser cookbook first came off the
press. More than 23,000 of the
unique cookbooks have been sold
in the 10 years since. The cook
book project was begun by Bupp
during her tenure as state presi
dent.
Farm Women scholarships for
the 2001-2002 school year have
been awarded to the following re
cipients:
Brett Johnston, 20, is a sopho
more at Penn State Mont Alto,
majoring in agriculture. He is the
son of Thomas. and Melinda
Johnson, Hamer Road, Gettys
burg, and a 1999 graduate of
Gettysburg High School. A for
mer member of the Barlow-Mt.
Joy 4-H Club, Johnston has
worked with farming and land
scaping, and been employed by
Penn DOT. His grandmother is a
member of Franklin County
Group #5.
Jessica Latham, 20, is a junior
at Penn State, University Park,
with a goal of becoming a veteri
narian. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Steven Latham, Lime
Street, Quarryville. A 1999 grad
uate of Solanco High School, La
tham was an honor society stu
dent, active in the band, FFA,
and a peer mentor. Her grand
mother is a member of Lancaster
County Group #2B.
Emme Mellott, 19, is a sopho
more at Penn State Mont Alto,
majoring in agriculture education
with the goal of a teaching ca
reer. Her parents are James and
Sherrie Mellott, whose Holstein
Jersey dairy operation is located
on Lemar Road, Mercersburg.
Mellott is a 2000 graduate of
James Buchanan High School,
was active with dairy judging,
and a summer intern with the
Tara Zimmerman
is a member of Franklin County
Group #6.
Michelle Miller, 19, is a fresh
man at Bridgewater College, in
the pre-vet program, with the
goal of becoming a veterinarian.
Her parents are Greg and Cindy
Miller, Hollywood Drive, York.
She is a 2001 honor society grad
uate of York Suburban High
School, a varsity team swimming,
soccer, and cross country mem
ber, and a member of the York
4-H lamb club. Her grandmother,
Arlene Miller, is a member of
York County Group #ll.
Ryan Miller, 20, is a sopho
more at SUNY Cobleskill major
ing in ag technology. He is the
son of Calvin and Susan Miller,
Werner Road, Fredericksburg. A
June 2000 graduate of Northern
Lebanon High School, Ryan was
a tri-captain of the football team
and active in Lebanon County
4-H and junior Holstein activi
ties. In addition to working on
the family farm, he has been em
ployed by Landis Bros., Inc. His
mother and grandmother are
members of Lebanon County
Group #2O.
Troy Miller, 23, is a senior at
Penn State, University Park, ma
joring in agro-ecosystems. His
parents are Calvin and Susan
Miller, Werner Road, Fredericks
burg. A 1997 graduate of North
ern Lebanon High School, Troy is
active in Penn State’s agronomy
and dairy science clubs and is a
member of the Penn State base
ball team. He has worked as an
extension summer intern, works
for the agronomy department at
Penn State, as well as the Adven
tis Chemical Company. His
mother and grandmother are
members of Lebanon County
Group #2O.
Robert Musser, 20, is a fresh
man at Penn College, William
sport, majoring in the field of
landscaping and nursery. His
parents are Randall and Linda
Musser, Buckstown Road, Stoys
town. Robert is a June 2001,
graduate of Shanksville Stony
creek High School where he was
class treasurer, outstanding track
boy for two seasons and did
work/study with landscaping
firms. He has been active in 4-H
sheep competition and Somerset
area Civil Air Patrol. His mother
is a member of the Somerset
County Group #l2.
Lisa Nissley, 21, is a junior at
Indiana University of Pennsylva
nia, majoring in family and con
sumer sciences with a goal of as
sisting children. Her parents are
Thomas and Kathy Nissley,
Parkview Drive, Manheim. A
1998 graduate of Manheim Cen
tral, Lisa is actively involved in
university program including
serving as president and student
chair of the Pennsylvania Associ
ation of Family and Consumer
Services. She has worked as a
staffer with the Appalachian
Service Project for low- income
housing and as a 4-H summer as
sistant with Lancaster County ex
tension programs. Lisa’s grand
mother, Gayle Fry, is a member
of Cumberland County Group
#l7.
Kevin Pfautz, 20, is a freshman
at Penn State majoring in animal
science with a goal of working
with the swine industry. His par
ents, Rick and Sue Pfautz, reside
at Pleasant View Drive, Lititz. A
Warwick High School graduate,
Kevin was co-captain of the var-
Lancaster Farming,
Scholarships
sity football team, a former wres
tler, and active with the FFA’s
pumpkin raising project. He has
won numerous 4-H swine honors,
including champion on-foot at
the Harrisburg KILE show.
Along with having worked at
various employment positions,
Kevin and his brother have a
small swine breeding herd in
partnership. Kevin’s mother is a
member of Lancaster County
Group #3.
Barbara Reichard, 20, is a
freshman at Penn State Mont
Alto, majoring in agriculture sci
ence. Her parents are Jesse and
Tonya Reichard, Pump Horse
Road, Waynesboro. She is a 2000
graduate of Waynesboro Area
High School, she was president of
the FFA chapter, varsity volley
ball team member and wrestling
team manager. Active in 4-H
dairy club, Barb was also presi
dent of the county council. She
has worked on the family dairy
farm as well as done a work
study program with the extension
service. Barbara’s mother is a
member of Franklin County
Group #4.
Addison Rook, 21, is a senior
at University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, majoring in wildlife
and fisheries. His parents, Arnold
and Lucinda Rook, reside at
Brick Church Road, Newville.
He graduated from Big Spring
High School in 1998. Rook is
president of the UT Wildlife So
ciety, and a leader in its wildlife
programs including research
work with fish, turkeys, bear,
deer, small mammals and has as
sisted with the elk relocation pro
gram in Tennessee. He was a
2001 summer intern with the Du
naway Hunting and Fishing
Club.
Tara Zimmerman, 19, is a
sophomore at Susquehanna Uni
versity, majoring in pre-veteri
nary courses. She is the daughter
of Warren and Sharon Zimmer
man, Cumberland Street, Leba
non. Tara graduated in 2000
from Cedar Crest High School.
She has been a 4-H member and
dairy club exhibitor for several
years, actively involved in exhibi
ting at the Lebanon 4-H Fair.
During her freshman year, Tara
has been a work-study student at
the university. Her grandmother,
Anna Deckert, is a member of
Lebanon County Group #l6.
Scholarship applications for
the 2002-2003 schooling year will
be available from society mem
bers following the group’s annual
meeting during Farm Show
week. Additional information on
the Pennsylvania Society of Farm
Women scholarships is available
by contacting scholarship/
cookbook chairman Naomi Bupp
at (717) 235-3426.
Kevin Pfautz