Agriscience Award
These awards honor, reward and enable middle school and high school student teams exemplifying excellence in the agriculture-based application of exact and natural sciences for community service.
In rededicating these awards, the Foundation recognizes its proud partnership with the American Farm Bureau Federation in the legacy Agrisceinces program. Individual high school students and teachers as well as research leaders were honored for award winning achievement.
Built upon the CCA program middle and high school team model, the coming launch incorporates extensive outreach to a highly diverse national audience of educators, students, and interested citizens. From initial response, the Foundation expects extensive inquiry and interest supporting farm, food and production STEM innovation.
Significant interplay between team participants, mentors, judges and diverse elements of the Agricultural community encourages team excellence and improved products. Gold Medal and Community Grant Award winners may extend their mentored STEM community service applications through multiple academic, business community and leadership organizations.
Here is a partial list of legacy program recipients:
Kellie Einck Junior South O’Brien High School Paullina, Iowa The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2013 $1,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. In 7th grade, Kellie Einck started researching xylitol as a science fair project, with the hope of becoming a […]
Jillian Drake Senior Fallbrook Union High School Fallbrook, California The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2013 $1,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Jillian Drake’s agriscience research has concentrated on the plant pathogen ’Candidatus Liberibcter’ which causes severe diseases in citrus and […]
Sara Clark, Ph.D. Sonoraville High School Calhoun, Georgia The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2013 $10,000 Agriscience Educator’s Award Columbus Scholar. Sara Clark grew up in Waycross, Georgia, working in a commercial greenhouse. She has taught agricultural education for over 20 years […]
Michael P. Doyle, Ph.D. Regents Professor and Director Center for Food Safety The University of Georgia Griffin, Georgia The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2013 $10,000 Distinguished Agriscience Scientist’s Award Columbus Scholar. Dr. Michael P. Doyle is a Regents Professor and Director, […]
Michelle Chin Junior West Shore Jr./Sr. High School Melbourne, Florida The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2012 $1,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Michelle’s science research concentrates on genetic engineering and biotechnology using organic and transgenic crops. Under the supervision of Dr. […]
Jill Dolowich Senior Jericho High School Jericho, New York The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2012 $1,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Jill recently graduated from Jericho High School in Jericho, New York, as the Valedictorian. She has developed a strong interest […]
Matthew B. Eddy Southeast Polk Community School District Pleasant Hill, IA The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2012 $10,000 Agriscience Educator’s Award Columbus Scholar. Matthew Eddy grew up in Osceola, Iowa, on a diversified crop and livestock farm with his parents and […]
Andrew Sharpley, Ph.D. Professor, Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences Division of Agriculture The University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2012 $10,000 Distinguished Agriscience Scientist’s Award Columbus Scholar. Andrew Sharpley is a Professor in the Department of Crop, […]
Stephen Bethel Senior Lake Brantley High School Altamonte Springs, Florida The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2011 $5,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Stephen recently graduated from Lake Brantley High school in Altamonte Springs, Florida. His research, Evaluation of Ubiquitin Promoter Expression […]
Bhiravi Rathinasabapathi Senior Eastside High School Gainesville, Florida The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2011 $5,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Bhiravi Rathinasabapathi is a student who has spent most of her life in Gainesville, Florida. Her interests include science, service and […]
