Five 2021 Graduates Honored With The Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship
More than $820,000 in college...
Five 2020 Graduates Selected for the Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship
In the 35-year history of the program, almost $800,000 in college scholarships has been awarded to 118 graduating high school seniors from Wisconsin who have pursued a career in agriculture....
Scholar Feature: Jordan Siemers, 2014 Scholar
For Cornell University graduate Jordan Siemers, being familiar with previous Lutsey scholarship recipients made receiving the scholarship himself seem attainable. Previous recipients, he said, reached out to him and encouraged...
Scholar Feature: Tim Prestby, 2016 Lutsey Scholar
Students will agree that financial aid of all kinds is helpful when it comes to paying for school. However, for Lutsey Scholar Tim Prestby, the Thomas H. Lutsey Waseda Farms...
Scholar Feature: Jessica Mehre, 2017 Lutsey Scholar
Jessica Mehre remembers the day her high school guidance counselor mapped out her home address to be sure she met the geographic requirements for the Thomas H. Lutsey Waseda Farms...
More Than Money: The Impact of the Lutsey Scholarship
I stumbled across the Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms scholarship in much the same way many members of Generation Z make their best online finds: scrolling through Instagram. A sponsored advertisement...
Number of Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholars Grows to 113
In the 34-year history of the program, more than $700,000 in college scholarships has been awarded to graduating high school seniors from Wisconsin who plan to pursue a career in...
Impact of Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship program widens in Wisconsin
Three of this year’s four scholars are their high schools’ first-time recipients of the four-year, $10,000 college scholarship since the program started in 1986 to advance agriculture in rural communities....
Scholarship Program Tops Century Mark for Recipients
Referring to someone or something for turning a hundred can be made in different ways. A century is a period of time that spans 100 years. A centennial is a...
Nothing Stops Success of Local Farming Student
Hazel Schira grew up on a family farm in Mosinee, Wis., a community of nearly 4,000 people. It was early mornings, long days and never-ending hard work. And Schira loved...
