The following FarmHouse individuals were chosen for the designated scholarships:
WILLIAM S. & CATHERINE MAY SCHOLARSHIPS
Matt Begnoche, Kansas State '05
Major: Architectural engineering
GPA: 3.94
Fraternal offices and involvement: Chapter president; recruitment co-chair; standards board; intramural chair; social committee; pledge class intramural chair
Scholarly accomplishments: Order of Omega; Silver Key; National Society of Collegiate Scholars
University activities: Greek ambassador; Architectural engineering institute; Silver Key (sleep-out for the homeless co-chair and selections committee)
Community service: Big Brother/Big Sisters mentor; coach for youth basketball and baseball teams
Christian Colburn, Iowa State '05
Major: Business management
GPA: 3.98
Fraternal offices and involvement: Treasurer; assistant treasurer; alumni director; assistant alumni director; computer committee chair; pledge class service chair; Varieties committee
Scholarly accomplishments: Naval ROTC Honor Society (Sextant secretary, alumni scholarship recipient, Military Order of the Purple Heart and certificate of special Congressional recognition for admission to the U.S. Naval Academy); Mortar Board honor society; Iowa State high scholarship award; American Legion (academic excellence medal and bronze medal)
University activities: Iowa Statesmen men’s choir; Naval ROTC (squad leader, wardroom officer and military quartet); IFC recruitment guide
Kyle Ensley, Oklahoma State '06
Major: International Business
GPA: 4.0
Fraternal offices and involvement: Activities chair; philanthropy chair; pledge class secretary; spring sing director; song leader; intramurals; Zeta Olympic chair; Phi Mu’s finest philanthropy chair
Scholarly accomplishments: Phi Beta Lambda (parliamentarian); business scholar leader; business honors organization; Honors College (ambassador)
University activities: Outstanding Greek new member; O.S.U. multi-cultural excellence award; Greek ambassadors; student government association (Greek senator, president’s external chief of staff, chief of staff task force, spirit squad and community relations committee); business student council (secretary and executive board); student alumni board; speaker’s board; President’s leadership council; Takin’ Care of Business (vice president of administration); freshman representative council; student union activities board; homecoming (royalty committee and trophies chair); freshman follies, varsity revue; Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature (named best freshman delegate and rules committee); attended Harvard public policy and leadership conference
Community service: Red Cross intern; League for People camp counselor; Transylvania Station volunteer; Big Brothers/Big Sisters mentor; Mission of Hope volunteer; Reading Buddies tutor; Into the Streets marketing committee; Kaboom playground building project; Harvest II
Nick Regier, Kansas State '03
Major: Agricultural education
GPA: 4.00
Fraternal offices and involvement: Director of new member education; newsletter co-chair; Bible study co-leader; executive board
Scholarly accomplishments: Alpha Tau Alpha honorary (president)
University activities: Agricultural education club (vice president, agricultural council representative, speech contest chair, open house committee chair); agricultural representative; Kansas State marching band; Navigators campus ministry; 4-H international youth exchange; Kansas State FFA (convention career show director)
Community service: Hutchinson Christian soup ministry
Cale Kassel, Iowa State '05
Major: History and pre-medicine
GPA: 3.77
Fraternal offices and involvement: Chapter president; vice president; recruitment chair; assistant recruitment chair; Greek week co-chair; homecoming co-chair; intramural coordinator; pride week co-chair; varieties vignette
Fraternal awards: J.C. Holbert scholarship
Scholarly accomplishments: Cardinal Key senior honorary; William R. Bliss pre-med scholarship; Mortar Board; Phi Kappa Phi honorary; Honors program; Deans’s list
University activities: Student alumni leadership council; junior Greek council (recruitment committee co-chair); student admissions representative; alumni days ambassador; supplemental instruction leader for biology department
Community service: Mary Greeley Medical Center volunteer; Ronald McDonald House (volunteer and campus race public relations co-chair); Story County tobacco task force; 4-H Camp in Madrid, Spain
BERT KRANTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Bruce Frank, Illinois '05
Major: Agriculture, farm and financial management
GPA: 3.7
Fraternal offices and involvement: Chapter president; vice president of public relations
Fraternal awards: Illinois Chapter’s outstanding freshman award
Scholarly accomplishments: ExCEL leadership award; Dean’s list; Jonathon Baldwin Turner scholar
University activities: Collegiate FFA (president and vice president); student alumni ambassadors; student advancement committee (vice chair of fundraising and top first year member); College of ACES (student advancement committee treasurer, intern, student council class representative and co-chair of campus pathways); agricultural and consumer economics club; IFC; international business immersion program
HERBERT FOLKEN SCHOLARSHIP
Heath Schechinger, Iowa State '04
Major: Psychology & communication studies
GPA: 3.74
Fraternal offices and involvement: Treasurer; recruitment chair; Spiritual committee chair
Scholarly accomplishments: Phi Kappa Phi honorary; Deans’s list
University activities: Stars Over ISU (public relations chair); Ames Young Professionals; campus religious organization (president and treasurer)
Community service: Tutor; youth and shelter services mentor; Everybody Wins! Iowa reading program volunteer; after school program mentor; homeless shelter volunteer; Special Olympics volunteer; apprentice for youth ministry at local church