the Horticulture Scholarship Program

Avery graduated from McMinnville High School and now attends Eastern Oregon University. Her major is Agricultural Entrepreneurship/Agribusiness. Her dream job would be to work with Oregon AgLink and integrate agriculture into school curriculum. In the summer Avery has her own business decorating cakes and cupcakes and works at Farmer John’s Produce and Nursery. Her high school team won 1st place in the Oregon Prostart  Management Competition.

Leanna and Allison are sisters and have similar school experiences and goals. Leanna graduated from Willamina High School and has also completed almost 45 credit hours of online college coursework. She attends Linn Benton Community College. She will eventually transfer to Oregon State University and major in Animal Science with a pre-veterinarian focus. She works on her family’s farm and house/farm sits for other families. She is a member of FFA and has shown rabbits and steers at the Polk County livestock auctions. She volunteers in the FFA’s community service project, Food for All.

Allison graduated from Willamina High School and, while a high school student, completed almost 45 credit hours of online college coursework through Linn-Benton and Chemeketa Community Colleges. She now attends Linn Benton Community College which offers a degree partnership with Oregon State University. She plans to major in Animal Science with a pre-veterinarian focus. She works on her family’s farm and also house/farm sits for other families. She is a member of FFA and raises market steers to show and sell at the Polk County Fair. She volunteers in the FFA’s community service project, Food for All.

Steven Irving received four scholarships, 2019-2023. Steven graduated from Oregon State University with an Honors Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a focus in Forest Management and Forest Restoration. As an undergraduate, during the summers, he worked for the Plumas Hotshots, a highly skilled 20 person hand crew that is available to be sent throughout North America to work on wildland fires and prescribed burning projects.