COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Missouri 4-H Foundation has awarded 78 scholarships totaling $101,000 to 4-H youths across the state for the 2025-26 academic year.

“The Missouri 4-H Foundation is proud to recognize the achievements of these exceptional 4-H members,” said Rachel Augustine, senior director of advancement for University of Missouri Extension and the Missouri 4-H Foundation. “Through the generous support of our donors, we are preparing them to lead, serve and succeed in college and their future careers.”

The scholarship program helps 4-H members pursue college or technical school while recognizing their achievements in leadership, service and personal growth.

“Missouri 4-H prepares young people to lead with confidence and character,” said Lupita Fabregas, senior program director of the 4-H Center for Youth Development. “These scholarships are an investment in youth who are ready to make a difference.”

A gift to the Missouri 4-H Foundation Scholarship Fund will help ensure more young people have an opportunity to attend college and reach their full potential. To make a gift, visit mizzou.us/Fund704.

Scholarship recipients

E. C. Adams Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Hudson Dayton

Aeschbacher Farms Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Lutjen Jazzlyn

Jason Barnes Memorial 4-H Equine Scholarship

• Avery Ridgley
• Lacey Zumbehl

Keith Boyer Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Kate Robnett

Burch Scholarship

• Sophie Geppert
• Cash Honeycutt
• Amber Sayre
• Shea Stille
• Aubrey Sutter

Camp Ca-Pow First Generation Scholarship

• Macie Rhodes

4-H Day With the St. Louis Cardinals Scholarship Fund

• Kadin Houf
• Sydney Schlup
• Emmalyn Schnieders

Beverly Coberly 4-H Youth Futures Scholarship

• Jakob Boyer

Terry Cole Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Haley Imhoff

Crawford 4-H Scholarship

• Natalie Wigger

Crowley Family 4-H Sheep Scholarship

• Rachel Stoll

Cecil and Bina Davis 4-H Scholarship

• Alyssa Overman

Janelle Downing Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Alexandra Lucas

Alfonso and Maria Fabregas Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Ashlynn Ball

FCS Financial 4-H Youth Futures Scholarship

• Trevor Miller
• Andrew Shelton

Dennis E. Gallup Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Tess Bauer
• Ross Ehrich
• Abigail Haas
• Aaliyah Higgs
• Schylar Hirst
• Holle Ritter
• Amelia Rohrbach
• Sophia Sandbothe
• Jackson Schuber
• Christian Siegel
• Abigail White
• Christina Zimmer

Goppert Foundation 4-H Scholarship

• Ira Day
• Lynn Dyer
• Zoe Engelbrecht
• Owen Isdell
• Alaina Lehman
• Maddy McDowell
• Megan Riegel

Harrington Family 4-H Youth Futures Scholarship

• Akilesh Rajan

B. W. Harrison Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Emma Chronister
• Charlotte Cook

Robert and Berneice Hartley and Family 4-H Scholarship

• Maleah Hogan

Don and Melva Henderson 4-H Scholarship

• Tyler Baer

Jackson County 4-H Foundation Scholarship

• Kelsa Kirk
• Jaelyn McDonald
• Abigail McNeil
• Evan Miller
• Elizabeth Ravasini
• Katelyn Ravasini
• Morgan Watkins

Jasper County 4-H Scholarship

• Tannah Cassatt

Ruth and Jim Mellor 4-H Scholarship

• Kyla Utsman

Miller Thorne Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Sandra Hagan

Miserez Carter 4-H Scholarship

• Samantha Baker
• Kara Bastion

K. P. and Frances Morris Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Kaleb Ingram

Earl and Shari Beth Niemeyer Pike County 4-H Scholarship

• Lillian Waddell

Robert and Anna Noland Family 4-H Scholarship

• Grayson Grove

Lonnie Norcross Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Ryan Munsterman

Fred Oehring 4-H Scholarship

• Grace Luebbering

Zachary Parsons Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Jana Bruce

Charles and Marily Rosenkrans 4-H Scholarship

• Andi Belt

Warren and Betty Sapp 4-H Scholarship

• Brayden Hallford

Dale and Peggy Schwader 4-H Scholarship

• Gracie Carlson
• Taya Lenz

Fowler and Viola Smith Young Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Haylee Kiesling

Joyce and Dick Taylor 4-H Scholarship

• Tinley Schneider

Mary Evelyn Thurman Memorial 4-H Scholarship

• Alyssa Thornhill

Cordell W. Tindall 4-H Scholarship

• Emma Baepler

Dr. Marla Tobin 4-H Scholarship

• Carissa Caple

Tofle-Brent-Stumpe Family 4-H Scholarship

• Jack Dunard

Nelson Trickey 4-H Bridge Builder Scholarship

• Tucker Robnett

Waldo and Mary Belle Turner 4-H Scholarship

• Emily Smallwood

Williamson 4-H Scholarship

• Doralynn Lee

About Missouri 4-H

Missouri 4-H grows today’s youth and prepares tomorrow’s leaders. With a blend of time-tested traditions and innovative hands-on learning, Missouri youth explore and find their spark in programs ranging from agriculture and conservation to aerospace and career development. Through clubs, programs, camps, in-school and after-school experiences, University of Missouri Extension faculty, staff and thousands of volunteers guide youth in developing essential skills, building confidence and fostering connections. Together, they inspire young people to make a real difference in their communities, their country and the world.

About the Missouri 4-H Foundation

The Missouri 4-H Foundation is the affiliated nonprofit partner of the University of Missouri Extension 4-H Center for Youth Development. For more than 75 years, the foundation has secured and managed funds for Missouri 4-H, providing higher education scholarships, recognizing 4-H volunteers and supporting the work of MU Extension 4-H.