Last week, the Idaho Grower Shippers Association notified recipients of the IGSA 2024 Scholarship Program. The IGSA will be awarding $18,000 in scholarships to individuals who are employed in or who have a family member employed in the Idaho potato industry.
Since its inception eight years ago, the IGSA scholarship program has awarded more than $125,000 to deserving students with ties to the Idaho potato industry. This year’s selection process, overseen by the IGSA associate board members and the executive director, involved assessing more than 60 applicants. Recipients were chosen based on, among other things, their connection to the Idaho potato industry, academic excellence, leadership qualities, and community involvement. The list of this year's scholarship recipients, their industry connection, high schools, and chosen educational institutions for the fall semester, are below:
2024 IGSA Scholarship Recipients
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High School
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College/University
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Addison Cox, Sun-Glo
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Manhattan High School
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Oklahoma State University
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Analine Stowell, Wada Farms
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Rigby High School
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BYU-Idaho
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Anna Montalvan, Rigby Produce
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West Jefferson High School
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College of Eastern Idaho
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Braedon Johnson, Eagle Eye Produce
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Rigby High School
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College of Eastern Idaho
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David Ponce, GPOD
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Skyline High School
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Idaho State University
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Emily Jensen, Wilcox Fresh
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Thunder Ridge High School
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BYU-Idaho
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Haylee Solis, Arrowhead
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Burley High School
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College of Southern Idaho
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Hector Flores, Liberty Gold
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Blackfoot High School
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Idaho State University
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Isabel Asumendi, McCain Foods
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Parma High School
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Carroll University
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Joselin Alvarado, Benchmark
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Madison High School
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Idaho State University
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Karter Gordon, Walker Produce
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Idaho Falls High School
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BYU-Idaho
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Madison Duke, Nonpareil
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Blackfoot High School
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Utah Tech University
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Paxton Webster, Idaho Fresh Produce
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Thunder Ridge High School
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Brigham Young University
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Regan Nalder, Mart Group
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Minico High School
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BYU-Idaho
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Skyler Richins, Wada Farms
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Hillcrest High School
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College of Southern Idaho
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Vanessa Wahlen, Pleasant Valley
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Aberdeen High School
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Idaho State University
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Veronica Rodriguez, Wilcox Fresh
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Rigby High School
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Utah Valley University
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Yamilet Yanez, Eagle Eye Produce
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Skyline High School
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College of Eastern Idaho
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