Emmy Powell
Communications Specialist

Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) announced the organization’s 2025 scholarship recipients, awarding $345,000 to graduating high school seniors and enrolled college students.

“Farm Bureau’s scholarship program exists to open doors, whether students are learning hands-on in a trade or pursuing academic goals in higher education,” McKenna Bush, TFB Youth Outreach coordinator, said. “We’re proud of the 2025 recipients and confident they’ll make a lasting impact on agriculture.”

Scholarships for enrolled college students
The recipient of the 2025 S.M. True Jr. Agricultural Scholar Award is Savay Sexton of Gonzales County. She is a sophomore at Texas A&M and received the $25,000 scholarship.

The four finalists are: Bailey Pennell of Tarleton State University; Lily Ford and Bayli Honeycutt of Texas A&M University; and John Paul Klose of Texas Tech University. All received a $5,000 scholarship.

The Rural Veterinary Scholarship recipients are Maggie Moe and LeAnn (Paige) Jones of Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine, and Lindsay Irvin and Alexis Tillett of Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. The recipients each received a $20,000 scholarship.

The four finalists each received a $2,500 scholarship. They are Kullen Sorrels, Mackenze Brister and Kennedy Evans of Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine and Cooper (Ryan) Stanley of Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences.

Through TSTC, 70 $1,000 Texas Success Scholarships were awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

Three Young Farmer & Rancher Enrolled College Student Scholarships were awarded $2,500 scholarships.

High school scholarships
Thirteen graduating seniors were awarded Young Farmer & Rancher scholarships valued at $1,500.

One student who attended the 2024 Thrive Conference through TFB’s Student Success Series received the Dick Mitchell Memorial Scholarship valued at $1,000.

Thirteen seniors were awarded district memorial and honorary scholarships. In each of the 13 TFB districts, one student was awarded a $5,000 scholarship, and three students from each district were awarded a $3,000 scholarship.

An additional 39 high school seniors received district scholarships.

Additional scholarships
TFB also awards $45,000 in scholarships to high school students through FCCLA, Texas 4-H and Texas FFA, as well as $1,500 through the Texas Rural Education Association Scholarship.

The winners of TFB’s AgVentures Challenge were awarded $24,000 in scholarships. To be eligible to participate in the challenge, students had to attend TFB’s 2024 Thrive Conference.

The full list of scholarship recipients is available here.

For more information about TFB scholarships, visit texasfarmbureau.org/scholarships.