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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 […]

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 […]

Justin Roth Sophomore West Branch High School West Branch, IA In early elementary school, Justin was recognized as a student who excelled in math and science. He accelerated at such a rapid rate, he took High School algebra in sixth grade, AP Chemistry in ninth grade, and Calculus in tenth. During middle school, Justin joined […]

Vaishnavi Rao Junior Canyon Crest Academy San Diego, CA Since elementary school, Vaishnavi has demonstrated an innate curiosity for science and hands-on experimentation. Over the years, her passion and love for science, particularly biology, built up as she studied the behavioral aspects of fear, the biomedical applications of Kisspeptins, and the effects of cytokines in […]

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 […]

Laura Lane Senior Aztec High School Aztec, New Mexico 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. Laura is a 2011 high school graduate. Following graduation she relocated to Las Cruses where she works at New Mexico […]

Rosemary Chapple Senior Waterloo High School Waterloo, Illinois The Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation and the American Farm Bureau Federation are honored to have awarded the achievements of the 2010 $5,000 Agriscience Student’s Award Columbus Scholar. Rosemary Chapple’s three chick experiments led her to 24 different competitions including two International science fairs and three National FFA agriscience […]