Blue Diamond Growers Foundation is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 scholarship recipients. This year, scholarship funding is being awarded to 24 college students who are either dependents of Blue Diamond employees or are members of local communities pursuing agriculture-related fields of study at colleges and universities in California and throughout the country.
“For agriculture to succeed for years to come, it will require the dedication and hard work of the next generation,” said Dan Cummings, Chairman of the Board of Directors for Blue Diamond Growers. “We are so pleased that the Blue Diamond Growers Foundation regularly supports dependents of our own Blue Diamond employees as well as assists students whose goals are to be a positive influence on the future of agriculture and who want to make a difference in their communities.”
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Blue Diamond Growers Foundation was established in 2011 for the purpose of providing scholarships to students who have demonstrated excellent academic performance and are pursuing a four-year college. Since 2011, the Blue Diamond Foundation has awarded nearly
150 scholarships to help students in our local communities achieve their dreams of a college education.
This year’s Blue Diamond Growers Foundation scholarship recipients include:
| NAME/HOMETOWN | COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY | MAJOR |
| Ashleigh Sorensen Sanger, Calif. | Fresno State University | Agribusiness |
| Ashlyn Wooldridge Arbuckle, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Plant and Environment Sciences |
| Averie Konefat Patterson, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Ag Science |
| Cal Muxlow Kingsburg, Calif. | Fresno State University | Agribusiness |
| Gabriela Moreno Winton, Calif. | Merced Community College then Fresno State University | Ag Education and Communications |
| Gunnar Kale Merced, Calif. | Morningside University | Ag and Food Sciences (Minor in Agronomy) |
| NAME/HOMETOWN | COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY | MAJOR |
| Jane Saenz Shafter, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Ag Systems Management, Wine and Viticulture |
| Jenna Keller Porterville, Calif. | Cal Poly or Cornell University | Plant Science and International Ag |
| Kalifornia Kindelt Woodland, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Ag Communications |
| Kathryn Williams Arbuckle, Calif. | Ag Communications | |
| Lauren McEwen Exeter, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Ag Communications |
| Lauren Schaap Visalia, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Ag Communications |
| Laynee Haywood Maxwell, Calif. | Texas Tech University | Agribusiness (Concentration in International Agribusiness) |
| Madalyn Nissen Willows, Calif. | Oklahoma State University | Ag Education and Ag Communications |
| Matthew Freitas Glenn, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Ag Systems Management |
| Michaela Mederos Tulare, Calif. | Fresno State University | Agribusiness Management |
| M’Lyssa Frago Atwater, Calif. | Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo | Ag Communications |
| Natalie Machon El Dorado Hills, Calif. | University of Colorado, Boulder | Psychology |
| Rachel Mancebo Chowchilla, Calif. | Fresno State University | Ag Education |
| Sarah Williams Madera, Calif. | Virginia Tech University | Agribusiness |
| Sydney Vieira Ripon, Calif. | Oklahoma State University | Agribusiness (Pre-Law Concentration) |
| Tanner Cardoza Hanford, Calif. | McPherson College | Business |
| Taylor Trigueiro Caruthers, Calif. | Oklahoma State University | Ag Education |
| William Vannucci Woodland, Calif. | American River College | Horticulture |
Additional information about the Blue Diamond Growers Foundation scholarship program is available at
https://bluediamondgrowers.com/scholarship-program/.
