The Blue Diamond Growers Basis has awarded 25 school college students in California scholarships for the 2022–2023 educational yr. Among the many 25 recipients are Hilmar’s Morgan Oliveira and Turlock’s Brooke Miranda, Joshua Hack and Stephanie Temnyk.
“We’re pleased with this yr’s scholarship award recipients and need them one of the best as they pursue their persevering with training,” stated Dan Cummings, chairman of the Board of Administrators for Blue Diamond Growers. “The Blue Diamond Growers Basis is dedicated to serving to assist this subsequent era of scholars who will undoubtedly contribute to the success of the agricultural trade within the years to return.”
To qualify for the Blue Diamond Growers Basis Scholarship, college students should at the moment dwell in almond rising areas of California, intend to pursue a university main in agriculture-related fields, have a GPA of three.3 or greater, have enrollment verification to a school or college providing a four-year diploma and be both dependents of Blue Diamond workers or members of native communities who’re pursuing agriculture-related fields of research.
Within the August version of Blue Diamond’s “Almond Information” journal, every of the recipients shared a few of their profession objectives and defined how the scholarship funds might assist them on their journey.
Hack is at the moment attending Modesto Junior Faculty the place he’s double majoring in Ag Enterprise and Arithmetic. After finishing his A.S. levels, Hack plans to switch to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to main in Bio Useful resource and Ag Engineering in hopes of attaining a profession within the irrigation trade.
“With my diploma I hope to work within the irrigation trade, both designing irrigation programs
for farmers to optimize their particular person state of affairs or work in direction of a extra sustainable water programs to assist farmers maximize their allotted water and have sufficient water to
develop their crops,” he stated. “I wish to work to be a part of the answer to the water disaster in California in order that the farmers have sufficient water to successfully develop their crops.”
Oliveira can also be attending Modesto Junior Faculty, majoring in Ag Communications. She additionally has plans to switch to Cal Poly sooner or later.
“I plan on incomes my affiliate diploma in Agribusiness earlier than attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo to earn a grasp’s diploma in Agriculture Communications and a instructing credential,” she stated. “My future training won’t solely assist me to serve the agriculture group when it comes to advocating for it, but additionally serving to others advocate for it. As a future agriculture educator, I do know I maintain a really essential process, inspiring the long run era to be part of the agricultural trade. My purpose is to proceed my present mission as a pacesetter throughout the FFA group: serving to members create their very own ardour for agriculture.”
In the meantime, Miranda plans to main in Agribusiness or Agri-law at Clemson College to be taught extra concerning the rights delegated to farmers, similar to land and water.
“As a daughter of a dairy farmer, my dad and mom have taught me the significance of agriculture and the affect it has on our world,” she stated. “I might advocate for California farmers and agriculture by pursuing my profession right here within the Valley. I’ll assist the rights of farmers and proceed to unfold the nice of our California agriculture. With all of the hate in direction of agriculture, it motivates me to assist inform individuals of all the nice ag brings our world.”
Temnyk can also be attending college out of state, as she is attending Arizona State College to main in Molecular Biosciences and Biotechnology.
“I’m on monitor to start my grasp’s in Fall 2022, concurrently with my bachelor’s, and my PhD in fall 2024,” she stated. “I’ve already skilled the scientific course of in becoming a member of a lab group researching the consequences of sunshine period (photoperiod) on indoor vertical strawberry gardening.
Temnyk added that the implications from this analysis can pave the trail for greater yields, decrease
prices and improved fruit high quality.
“General, my efforts serve to raised perceive the science of plant varieties, unlocking the mechanisms of poorly understood genes and tracing their evolutionary historical past. The analysis I carry out will help me to sooner or later enhance horticultural yields for farmers and broaden plant dietary profiles for undernourished communities,” she stated.
The Blue Diamond Growers Basis was based in 2008 with the purpose of offering scholarships to college students who’ve demonstrated glorious educational efficiency and are pursuing a four-year school diploma. Since then, the Blue Diamond Basis has awarded almost 175 scholarships to assist college students in native communities obtain their desires of a school training.
Extra on Temnyk, Miranda, Oliveira, Hack and the opposite 21 scholarship recipients might be discovered on the complete Almond Information publication, which might be accessed digitally at www.bluediamondgrowers.com/almond-facts. For extra info on Blue Diamond’s Scholarship Basis or to donate to the scholarship fund, head to www.bluediamondgrowers.com/scholarship-program.