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Delaware State Women’s Committee Scholarship
Hannah Harmon of Smyrna earned a $2,500 scholarship from the Delaware State Women’s Committee, which will help pay for her horticulture degree at Kent State University’s Salem Campus.
Harmon graduated from Middletown High School in 2018 and was a National Honor Society member, field hockey and lacrosse athlete and award-winning FFA member. After high school, she earned an associate degree in greenhouse management from the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute before decided to expand her education at Kent State University.
Her interactions around her family’s 100-acre farm, in 4-H and through other agriculture-related activities helped her realize she has a passion for working with both plants and the public. She now hopes to work at a large garden or arboretum in the future.

Sussex County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Three students earned $250 scholarships from the Sussex County Farm Bureau, including Caleb Murphy of Greenwood, Edward Yu of Laurel and Nathan Loucks of Lewes.
Loucks graduated from Cape Henlopen High School where he was a member of the Leo Club, National Honor Society and FFA. He was also on the soccer, lacrosse and track teams, and in the Costal Atlantic Futbol Club. Loucks is now exploring a career in engineering.
Murphy graduated from Lake Forest High School in 2021 and plans to study agri-business at Delaware Tech. In high school, he acted as the secretary and president for the school FFA chapter and was active in his church youth group and the Vernon Creek 4H Club, for which he also served as the president and jr. advisor.
Yu is a 2021 graduate of Sussex Academy High School preparing to study mechanical engineering with a minor in computer science at the University of Delaware. He was active in the Student Government Association, Technology Student Association, National Honor Society, drama programs, tennis and basketball during his high school years. He also worked on his family farm from a young age as a student preacher doing field service work for Jehovah’s Witnesses. He said he hopes to use his future degree to help improve agriculture technologies to make them safer, and more efficient and environmentally friendly.

Sussex County Women’s Committee Scholarship
Sussex Technical High School graduate Megan Moriarty of Millsboro earned a $1,000 scholarship from the Sussex County Women’s Committee. Before graduating high school in 2020, she was inducted into the National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society. She was also active in the Key Club, Platinum Pom Squad and drama club, and took piano and dance lessons.
Moriarty has volunteered with Bayhealth, the Delaware Cheer Center and the Blue Ridge Area Foodbank in Lynchburg, VA. She now attends Liberty University, majoring in nursing and minoring in global studies.

Hubert Cannon Memorial Scholarship - Kent County Farm Bureau
Timothy Gardner of Harrington earned a $1,000 scholarship from the Kent County Farm Bureau. He will study production agriculture with a minor in agribusiness at Delaware Tech in Georgetown. He graduated from Lake Forest High School in 2021.
Gardner spent many years working on the family farm and other nearby farms, gaining needed experience in the field. He also participated in the Lake Forest FFA, earning Greenhand and Chapter degrees along the way. He was active in the Vernon Creek 4-H Club for 15 years, acting as the president from 2018 to 2019.

Beatrice Gooden Memorial Scholarship - Kent County Farm Bureau
Savannah Holtz of Smyrna also earned a $1,000 scholarship from the Kent County Farm Bureau. She graduated from Polytech High School in 2021 and will study Radiologic Technology at Delaware Tech.
Holtz spent time with the International Club at Polytech and earned community service through Operation Christmas Wish, Days of Summer Camp and the Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Food Booth at the state fair.

Kent County Women’s Committee Scholarship
Olivia Gaines of Camden served as this past year’s Delaware Farm Bureau Ambassador and earned a $1,000 scholarship from the Kent County Women’s Committee. The Caesar Rodney graduate was active in the National Honor Society and Girls Athletic Association. She was an executive committee member for the CR FFA and participated in the cross country, swim and lacrosse teams. Gaines was a song leader for the Manship Chapel Youth Group and a 13-year member of the Westville 4-H Club, serving as its secretary, vice president, and president over time.

New Castle County Women’s Committee Scholarship
Jenna Harmon, a 2021 graduate of Middletown High School and Delaware Farm Bureau FFA Blue Jacket Bonanza awardee, earned a $1,000 scholarship from the New Castle County Women’s Committee. She plans to attend Hocking College and major in natural resources law enforcement and minor in forestry.
In high school, she served as president of the Middletown FFA and earned several CDE awards. She also played soccer and field hockey, was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, 4-H and was an ambassador for the school’s Plant Science pathway.