The Navidad Valley CattleWomen are offering their third annual Collegiate Scholarship. However, this is the first time the schol arship will be promoted as the Elsie Farek Collegiate Scholarship. Farek is a founding member of the Navidad Valley CattleWomen and served as chaplain for the organization for 15 years. Applicants interested in being considered for this honor must be graduates of a high school in Lavaca, Fayette, or Colorado County or equivalent thereof. Additionally, they must be a junior, senior, or graduate student in a Texas college or university studying agriculture.
The winning applicants will be paid a one-time award of $1,500 to be used for tuition or other education- related expenses. The scholarship must be accepted in the year that it is won. Applications must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, Dec. 31 and sent to Navidad Valley CattleWomen P.O. Box 221, Schulenburg, TX 78956.
Scholarship rules and the application may be found at nvcw.com or requested from Susie Shank at [email protected] or 979-820-8964.
