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Gateway High School Agriculture Scholarship

We are currently accepting applications for the 2024/2025 scholarship program. This scholarship is available to high school students continuing their education in an agriculture related degree program. Please download the application and return it by March 31, 2024.

Gateway High School Scholarship Application

Collegiate Gateway Agribusiness Scholarship

We are currently accepting applications for the 2024/2025 scholarship program. The Agribusiness scholarship is awarded to undergraduate students attending the University of Nebraska Kearney. These students are studying to enter fields that will directly benefit agriculture in the future. They have attended and volunteered at the Gateway Farm Expo. We look forward to their participation for years to come. Please download the application an return it by March 31, 2024.

Gateway Agribusiness Scholarship Application

Gateway Farm Expo Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Gateway Farm Expo Scholarship

2024 Gateway Scholarship Winners

Ashley Bonifas: Silver Lake High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Agribusiness

Breanna Bosshamer: Amherst High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Animal Science & Ag Communications

Dalton Lewandowski: Loup City High School

Northeast Community College
Area of Study: Agronomy & Precision Ag

Emily Eschliman: Loup City High School

University of Nebraska-Kearney
Area of Study: Pre-Vet

Halle McCaslin: Broken Bow High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Agribusiness

Jack Trausch: Adams Central High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Agricultural Engineering

Logan Roggasch: Kearney Catholic High School

Southeast Community College
Area of Study: Agriculture Horticulture & Turfgrass Management

Lynsie Lancaster: Adams Central High School

Michael Geisler: Pleasanton High School

UNL/Iowa State

Clayton Moore

UNK Agribusiness

2023 Gateway Scholarship Winners

Abby Stallbaumer: Callaway High School

Kansas State University
Area of Study: Ag Communications

Carson Mercer: Kearney High School

University of Nebraska-Kearney
Area of Study: Ag Business and Industrial Distribution

Clay Witthuhn: Arnold High School

Iowa State University
Area of Study: Animal Science/Pre-Vet Medicine

Creyton Line: SEM Public Schools

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Ag Economics

Gracie Wagoner: Wood River Rural High School

Kansas State
Area of Study: Animal Science

Jacie Wolfinger: SEM Public Schools

Oklahoma State University
Area of Study: Animal Science/Ag Business Pre-Law

Kole Nielsen: Minden High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Agronomy/Plant Science

Lance Jones: Arnold High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Agribusiness/Animal Science

Megan Kindschuh: Axtell Community Schools

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Ag Education

Sid Miller: Anselmo-Merna High School

Chadron State College
Area of Study: Agribusiness

Taylor Ross: Callaway High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Ag Economics

Trent Buescher: Kearney High School

University of Nebraska-Kearney
Area of Study: Industrial Distribution

William Ford: Centura Public Schools

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Engineering

2022 Gateway Scholarship Winners

Addison Luther: Overton High School

Oklahoma State University
Area of Study: Ag Communications or Food Science

Brekyn Papineau: Aurora High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Animal Science

Calvin Johnson: Axtell High School

Western Nebraska Community College
Area of Study: Agribusiness

Lauren Hickey: Elwood High School

University of Nebraska-Kearney
Area of Study: Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Mattison Beattie: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Animal Science

McKealy Mickelson: Amherst High School

Eastern Wyoming College
Area of Study: Equine Science

Megan Amos: Stapleton High School

University of Wyoming
Area of Study: Agriculture Communications

Nathaniel Jones: Heartland Lutheran High School

Chadron State College
Area of Study: Agribusiness

Noah Summers: Shelton High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Animal Science & Grasslands Systems

Samuel Loy: Ansley High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Animal Science

2021 Gateway Scholarship Winners

Preston Skeen: Kearney High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Agronomy

Alexi Henery: Wilcox-Hildreth High School

Southeast Community College
Area of Study: Animal Science

Jayden Bauer: Wilcox-Hildreth High School

Southeast Community College-Beatrice
Area of Study: Agribusiness/Agronomy

Seth Chandler: Anselmo-Merna High School

Sadie Ference: Loup City High School

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Area of Study: Grassland Systems & Animal Science

Taylor Buddecke: Kearney High School

Southeast Community College-Lincoln
Area of Study: Veterinary Science

Wyatt Reese: Pleasanton High School

2020 Gateway Scholarship Winners

Trey Janicek Collegiate Winner: UNK

Trey is completing his degree in Agribusiness Comprehensive at UNK.

Adam Betke Ravenna High School

Adam plans to attend Hastings Community College this fall to study Agri Business.

Blaine Bonifas Aurora Hish School

Blaine will be attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture.

Skye Knaus Wilcox Hildreth High School

Skye plans to attend Southeast Community College in Beatrice to gain his degree in Agriculture Management and Production.

Blake Racicky Ansley High School

Blake will be working towards his degree in Animal Science this fall at Northeast Community College in Norfolk.

Trey Schultz Centura High School

Trey is planning to further his education as a Diesel Mechanic at Hastings Central Community College.

Madeleine Wegner Kearney High School

Madeleine will be going to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln this fall to work on her degree in Veterinary Medicine.

Gage Wright Adams Central High School

Gage will be attending Central Community College this fall to continue his education in Agricultural Diesel Technology.

2019 Gateway Scholarship Winners

Sarah Adam Ravenna High School

Sarah plans to pursue a degree in Plat Biology this coming fall at the University of Nebraska.

Luryn Hendrickson Shelton High School

Luryn will be attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to further her education in Architecture and Agriculural Economics.

Benjamin Jones Doniphan-Trumbull High School

Ben plans to attend Chadron State College to gain his Bachelor of Science with a comprehensive major in Rangeland Management.

Dalton Keeton Elm Creek High School

Dalton will be attending the Kentucky Welding Institute this coming fall.

BaiLee McMillan Anselmo-Merna High School

BaiLee plans to gain her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

Christopher Paitz Litchfield High School

Christopher plans to attend Hastings College and pursue a degree in Agri Business.

Eli Richter Kearney Catholic High School

Eli will be attending the University of Nebraska at Lincoln while he pursues a degree in Agri Business.

Karlie Rumbeck Amherst High School

Karlie plans to attend the University of Wyoming or Chadron State College to further her education in agriculture.

Joscelyn Soncksen Sumner Eddyville Miller Schools

Joscelyn will attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln to pursue a Bachelors degree in Animal Science.

Tanner Kirchhoff Kearney High School

Tanner is planning to continue his education in Agri Business at the University of Nebraska.