Southeast Produce Council awards 53 scholarships to these students

The Southeast Produce Council gave 53 scholarships for a total of $53,000 in 2021.

The applicants had to have a parent or grandparent who is a corporate member in good standing with the SEPC and have personally attended at least one SEPC event within the past 12 months, according to a news release.

Also, applicants must be enrolled as full-time students with a minimum of 12 semester hours. After meeting those requirements, contenders submitted essays reviewed by members of the SEPC Scholarship Committee.

The 2021 essay topic was about how 2020 has been a very trying year for everyone — yet the COVID-19 pandemic provided valuable insight into SEPC’s theme for 2021, “Produce: Powered by People," showing how people in produce have brought some positive light to these dark times and how everyone can make a difference in their jobs, communities, churches, schools or home.

“One person can bring a little light into the dark world we have lived in for this last year,” according to the release.

Applicants explained in their essays how they could do something to make a positive difference in this new world we are living in. It could also be something the applicant has done in the past and plans on continuing now.

SEPC scholarship recipients receive one $1,000 scholarship annually. Past recipients are eligible; however, they must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average, and first preference is given to new applicants.

Congratulations to the 53 recipients of the 2021 SEPC Member Scholarship:

1. Kade Adams
2. Veronica Baker
3. Gary Baker, III
4. Austin Belknap
5. Kennedy Belknap
6. Tyler Boyette
7. Hunter Boyette
8. Brayden Browder
9.  James Brown
10. Ani Brown
11. Thiago Campbell
12. Savannah Cook
13. Dylan Daniels
14. Tahlia DiLaudo
15. Brian Dunleavy
16. Corey Earwood
17. Jackson Edmondson
18. Elizabeth Fleming
19. Maxwell Fuehrer
20.  Michael Fuehrer
21. Victoria Garrett
22. Sydney Hahn
23. Ellen Hendrix
24. Lyndey Higham
25. Grayson Johnston
26. Tyler Koran
27. John McCormick
28. Savannah Millburn
29. Gabriel Mudger
30. Maxwell Mudger
31. Jacob Neill
32. Kaylee Nelsen
33. Haidyn Owens
34. Claire Paivarinta
35. Heather Pierce
36. Haley Pilcher
37. Julia Rooke
38. Clark Roper
39. Adrian Sanabria-Padilla
40. Mariana Sanabria- Padilla
41. Carter Schwalls
42. Lillian Scott
43. Chapman Shuman
44. Luke Shuman
45. Brady Slate
46. Brittany St George
47. Connor Strady
48. Robert Temples
49. Philip Temples
50. Emma Thomerson
51. Carlos Visconti
52. Brady Wilkins
53. Sarah Wooten