Tractor Supply Announces Inaugural Class of FFA Future Leaders Scholarship Recipients

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Tractor Supply Company distributes $1 million scholarship fund to FFA members pursuing trade and agriculture-related studies. Scholarship recipients represent 38 states and a wide range of academic interests. Opportunities for career interviews and internships are provided. Future fundraising for scholarships will run from Nov 1-12, 2023.

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• Tractor Supply Company distributes $1 million scholarship fund to FFA members pursuing trade and agriculture-related studies.
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$1 million scholarship fund distributed to 146 FFA members pursuing trade and agriculture-related studies

BRENTWOOD, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, announced today the 146 recipients of the inaugural FFA Future Leaders Scholarship by Tractor Supply. In partnership with the National FFA Organization, The Tractor Supply Foundation established the scholarship in 2022 with a $5 million commitment over the next five years, making it the largest agriculture scholarship fund of its kind.

“Our first class of FFA Future Leaders is a remarkably impressive and diverse group of young men and women who are passionate about achieving their goals. It is a privilege to work with FFA to support them,” said Marti Skold-Jordan, manager of the Tractor Supply Company Foundation and National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ board member. “We established the FFA Future Leaders Scholarship as a way to secure the future of Life Out Here. If this group is any indication, I can confidently say that future is very bright.”

The 146 FFA Future Leaders scholars represent 38 states and a wide range of backgrounds and academic interests. Ninety-two $5,000 scholarships were awarded to students attending trade schools or two-year colleges, including Walker Nightingale of Canton, Kansas. Walker will study diesel mechanics at Hutchinson Community College. Fifty-four $10,000 scholarships were awarded to members pursuing agriculture-related four-year majors, like Gabriel Mojica-Palafox of Corning, California, who will study animal science at University of California-Davis. Additional scholarship recipients include:

• Salvador Velasquez from Daingerfield, Texas. He will attend Texas Tech University to study veterinary sciences. “I really want to become a veterinarian so that I can help farmers when it comes to livestock health,” he explained. “This country runs on agriculture, and FFA does a great job teaching kids, and the world, why we should appreciate our hardworking farmers.”

• Payton Walk from Greeley County, Kansas. She is studying farm and ranch management at Colby Community College. “I will be the first in my family to graduate college and it is extremely helpful to have this scholarship to help me finish the last stretch,” she said. “I plan to come back to my home county in rural western Kansas and use my degree and skills obtained through FFA to help farmers and ranchers in my community.”

• Ariana Neal from Houston, Mississippi. She will attend Mississippi State University to study agriculture education. “This scholarship means a great deal to me because it allows me to further my education,” she explained. “I can focus on my studies, not on financial worries.”

Scholarship recipients will have the opportunity to interview for career opportunities at Tractor Supply stores or distribution centers while pursuing their education. Additionally, Tractor Supply has earmarked internships at its Store Support Center in Brentwood, Tennessee for scholarship recipients.

FFA Future Leaders Scholarships are facilitated by customer donations made at checkout, either in Tractor Supply stores or online at TractorSupply.com. The fundraiser for the next class of FFA Future Leaders will run from November 1-12, 2023.

Applications for the 2024 FFA Future Leaders Scholarship by Tractor Supply will open on November 1, 2023. Eligibility is limited to FFA members. For more information or to apply for the scholarship, visit https://www.ffa.org/participate/grants-and-scholarships/scholarships/.

$10,000 Scholarship Winners (Four-Year Majors)

State	City	First Name	Last Name	University Attending	Primary Major
AR	Clarksville	Fernando	Flores	University of Arkansas	Agricultural Business Management
AR	Conway	Ryleigh	Homan	Arkansas State University-Beebe	Agricultural Education
AZ	Casa Grande	Abigail	Rivera	University of Arizona	Agricultural Education
CA	Avila Beach	Emily	Pan	University of California-Los Angeles	Biological Sciences
CA	Flournoy	Gabriel	Mojica-Palafox	University of California-Davis	Animal Science
CA	Holtville	Melanie	Orozco	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	Agricultural Engineering
CA	Lindsay	Emily	Padilla	University of California-Davis	Veterinary Sciences
CA	Livingston	Reena	Grewal	University of California-Davis	Animal Science
CA	Santa Maria	Carlos	Nunez Jacuinde	Texas A & M University-College Station	Agricultural Engineering
CA	Turlock	Yadira	Padilla	University of California-Davis	Agricultural Business Management
CO	Collbran	Genevieve	Hill	University of Colorado Boulder	Engineering
CO	Genoa	Mia	Mosso	New Mexico State University-Main Campus	Sociology & Social Work
CT	Middletown	Brian	Barrios	Cornell University	Animal Science
FL	Sebring	Lauren	Heeren	University of Florida	Agricultural Education
GA	Athens	Raymond	Pan	Cornell University	Sustainable Agriculture
ID	Declo	Maria	Gularte	Utah State University	Environmental Engineering
IL	Belleville	Julia	Biehl	Iowa State University	Agricultural Communications
IL	Chicago	Karime	Beltran	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Animal Science
IN	Greencastle	Catherine	Hodge	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Electrical Engineering
IN	Vevay	Levi	Curlin	University of Kentucky	Physical Therapy
KS	Tonganoxie	Isabelle	Barker	Kansas State University	Animal Science
LA	Many	Grace	Manuel	Louisiana Tech University	Agricultural Business Management
MI	Burr Oak	Jacie	King	University of Arizona	Psychology
MO	Bethany	Isabella	Arias	Northwest Missouri State University	Agricultural Education
MO	Maryville	Miquela	Giesken	Northwest Missouri State University	Pre-Vet/Vet Medicine or Sciences
MS	Houston	Ariana	Neal	Mississippi State University	Education
NC	Newton Grove	Morgan	Simpson	University of Mount Olive	Agricultural Education
NJ	Bordentown	Anna	Holman	Delaware Valley University	Animal Science
NJ	Roselle	Annabella	LaMantia	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	Biochemistry
NY	Hillsdale	Corinn	Haskin	Columbia-Greene Community College	Biological Sciences
OK	Claremore	Stormi	Hopkins	Rogers State University	RN (Registered Nurse)
OK	Elk City	Kye	Keyes	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Landscape Architecture
OK	Fairview	Lexie	Zuniga	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Animal Science
OK	Guthrie	KayLea	Taylor	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Animal Science
OK	Holdenville	Jonathan	Wiseman	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Aviation & Air Transportation
OK	Omega	Rylee	Glazier	Northern Oklahoma College	Agricultural Education
OK	Perry	Macy	Koch	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Biochemistry
OK	Ringwood	Jose	Rojas	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Electrical Engineering
TN	Piperton	Gavin	Berry	The University of Tennessee-Martin	Agronomy & Crop Science
TX	Austin	Victoria	Jones	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Environmental Engineering
TX	Ballinger Texas	Korey	Cavazos	Texas A & M University-College Station	Agricultural Economics
TX	Crockett	Ryan	Arvizu	Texas A & M University-College Station	Agricultural Business Management
TX	Daingerfield	Salvador	Velasquez	Texas Tech University	Veterinary Sciences
TX	Dawson	Paris	Sanchez	Texas A & M University-College Station	Agricultural Extension
TX	Gilmer	Anahi	Gallegos	Texas A & M University-College Station	Horticulture
TX	Harper	Emma	Strickland	Texas Tech University	Sociology
TX	McAllen	Daniel	Garza	Texas A & M University-Kingsville	Civil Engineering
TX	Mount Vernon	Destiny	Barron	Tarleton State University	Agricultural Education
TX	Mt. Vernon	Kelsey	Davila	Tarleton State University	Animal Science
TX	Nacogdoches	Trinity	Manto	Stephen F Austin State University	Nursing
TX	Scroggins	Betsy	Tovar	Texas A & M University-College Station	Agricultural Business Management
TX	Sonora	Tanner	Flanagan	Texas Tech University	Agricultural Business Management
TX	Weimar	Kassandra	Rubio	Tarleton State University	Agricultural Education
WY	Thermopolis	Hallie	Martinez	Southwestern University	Biology

$5,000 Scholarship Winners (Trade Schools/Two-Year Colleges)

State	City	First Name	Last Name	University Attending	Primary Major
AL	Albertville	Maria	Gomez	Snead State Community College	Agricultural Education
AR	Pocahontas	Avery	Baiza	Arkansas Welding Academy	Welding
AR	Siloam Springs	MacKenzie	Sontag	Eastern Oklahoma State College	Agricultural Education
AZ	Casa Grande	Brooklynn	Lopez	Central Arizona College	Nursing
AZ	Duncan	Gary	Najar	Eastern Arizona College	Forestry
AZ	Globe	Preston	Quintana	Eastern Arizona College	Engineering
AZ	Mesa	Nadia	Jocson	GateWay Community College	Radiology Technician
AZ	Phoenix	Ella	Canady	Northern Arizona University	Nursing
CA	Bakersfield	Ryan	Bonilla	Bakersfield College	Business
CA	Dinuba	Maria	Chaves	Reedley College	Animal Science
CA	El Centro	Samantha	Soto	Imperial Valley College	Horticulture
CA	El Centro	Melany	Tovar	Imperial Valley College	Veterinary Sciences
CA	Oakdale	Molly	Terpstra	Modesto Junior College	Agricultural Business Management
CA	Patterson	Luna	Ortiz	Modesto Junior College	Animal Science
CA	Philo	Carmen	Malfavon	Santa Rosa Junior College	Animal Science
CA	Sacramento	Tayo	Lebimoyo	Cosumnes River College	Agricultural Sales & Marketing
CA	Susanville	Kaden	Dunten	Lassen Community College	Welding
CO	Evans	Nathan	Youngblood	Lincoln College of Technology-Denver	Welding
DE	Smyrna	Joshua	Allen	Delaware Technical Community College-Owens	Pre-Vet/Vet Medicine or Sciences
FL	Alachua	Rebecca	De La Cruz	Santa Fe College	Earth & Space Sciences
FL	Avon Park	Brooke	Barcinas	South Florida State College	Radiology/Ultrasound Technician
FL	Avon Park	Elizabeth	Orozco	St Petersburg College	Vet Tech
FL	Avon Park	Taylor	Barcinas	University of Florida	Animal Science
FL	Orlando	Amiyah	Labady	Valencia College	Wildlife Science
IA	Cedar Falls	Blake	Carolan	Hawkeye Community College	Electrical/Electrician
IL	Cissna Park	Justin	Tillman	Danville Area Community College	Automotive Technician
IL	Viola	Sandra	Avila	Black Hawk College	Agricultural Business Management
IN	Goodland	Berenize	Del Real Perez	Purdue University - Purdue Polytechnic Lafayette	Agricultural Education
IN	Greens Fork	Corbin	Retz	Son Shine School of Evangelism	Ministry & Church Administration
KS	Chetopa	Gracie	Schertz	Independence Community College	Veterinary Sciences
KS	Galva	Walker	Nightingale	Southeast Community College Area	Diesel Mechanic
KS	Garden City	Nallely	Hinojos	Garden City Community College	Veterinary Sciences
KS	Garden City	Baylee	Hutcheson	Garden City Community College	Agricultural Business Management
KS	Mulvane	Carly	Carly	Cowley County Community College	Agricultural Education
KS	Tribune	Payton	Walk	Colby Community College	Farm & Ranch Management
KS	Wichita	Anah	Warren	Wichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology	Vet Tech
KY	Morganfield	Hayden	Alvey	Madisonville Community College	Industrial Electrician
MI	Muskegon	Madalyn	Simpson	Muskegon Community College	Agricultural Systems Management
MN	Willmar	Isabelle	Sauceda	Ridgewater College	Agronomy & Crop Science
MO	Moody	MaKenna	Taylor	Missouri State University-West Plains	Nursing
MO	St. Joseph	Emily	Blair	North Central Missouri College	Radiology/Ultrasound Technician
MS	Carthage	Maritza	Vasquez-Berduo	Holmes Community College	Medicine
MS	Houston	Jayden	Martinez	Mississippi Delta Community College	Education
MT	Willow Creek	Alecia	Gonzalez	Highlands College of Montana Tech	Welding
NC	Hope Mills	Alexandra	Garcia	Fayetteville Technical Community College	Horticulture
NY	Schoharie	Jackson	Hughes-Charboneau	SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill	Diesel Mechanic
OK	Allen	Jakob	Hisaw	Eastern Oklahoma State College	Agricultural Engineering
OK	Atoka	Caden	Goodson	Eastern Oklahoma State College	Pre-Vet/Vet Medicine or Sciences
OK	Elk City	Raven	Collins	Connors State College	Veterinary Sciences
OK	Elk City	Reece	Hightower	Redlands Community College	Agronomy & Crop Science
OK	Haskell	Cassidy	Fisher	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology	Nursing
OK	Kansas	Avery	Graham	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology	Electrical Engineering Technician
OK	Locust Grove	Jessie	Robinson	Connors State College	Animal Science
OK	McAlester	Maggie	Cato	Eastern Oklahoma State College	Agricultural Education
OK	McAlester	Twine	Palmer	Connors State College	Sports Medicine/mgmt/tech
OK	Owasso	Auburn	Lane	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Pre-Vet/Vet Medicine or Sciences
OK	Ponca City	Savannah	Neighbors	Northern Oklahoma College	Animal Science
OK	Rose	Shyann	Ingle	Connors State College	Agricultural Education
OK	Vian	Carl	Stamps	Northern Oklahoma College	Veterinary Sciences
OK	Wagoner	Aubrie	Rexwinkle	Northern Oklahoma College	Agricultural Communications
OK	Welch	Taryn	Earp	Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College	Agricultural Communications
OK	Wetumka	Hayden	Hobia	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology	Natural Resources Management
OR	Cove	Gavin	Bakker	Blue Mountain Community College	Animal Science
OR	Gervais	Jacob	Palacios	Clackamas Community College	Agricultural Business Management
OR	La Grande	Elidia	Rivas	Eastern Oregon University	Dental Hygienist
OR	Nyssa	Martin	Mendez	WyoTech	Diesel Mechanics
SC	Columbia	T'Andra	Thompson	Santa Fe College	Animal Science
SD	Clark	Audrye	Foster	Lake Area Technical College	Elementary Education
TX	Bovina	Elijah	Robledo	Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology	Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technician
TX	Burnet	Coen	Champeau	Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie	Welding
TX	Canton	Daniel	Lopez	Trinity Valley Community College	Welding
TX	Gilmer	Jessica	Hobbs	Kilgore College	Radiology Technician
TX	Gladewater	Hunter	Richardson	Arkansas elite Welding Academy	Welding
TX	Houston	Lauren	Serrano	Texas A & M University-College Station	Veterinary Sciences
TX	Karnes City	Amber	Martinez-Vallin	Texas Tech University	Veterinary Sciences
TX	Kenedy	Jacob	Gonzales	Coastal Bend College	Agricultural Education
TX	Kenedy	Julianna	Briones	Palo Alto College	Pre-Vet/Vet Medicine or Sciences
TX	Marshall	Jenifeer	Aguilar-Zuniga	Kilgore College	Radiology/Ultrasound Technician
TX	Montgomery	Gussie	Armatys	Blinn College	Nursing
TX	Nixon	Grecia	Gaytan Maldonado	Austin Community College District	Sonography Technician
TX	Port Lavaca	Madyson	Lovett	Sam Houston State University	Agricultural Communications
TX	San Antonio	Amy	Rodriguez	Palo Alto College	Vet Tech
TX	San Antonio	Kyle	Forsyth	Palo Alto College	Poultry Science
TX	Sonora	Imanol	Gaytan	Central Texas College	Criminal Justice & Law Enforcement
TX	Tivoli	Rebecka	Alamendarez	Victoria College	Psychology
TX	Tyler	Brianna	Humes	Tyler Junior College	Agricultural Education
TX	Vernon	Lavery	Gonzales	Ranger College	Animal Science
TX	Wallis	Logan	Main	Wharton County Junior College	Electronics Engineering
UT	Delta	Jenessa	Walgren	Western Nebraska Community College	Agricultural Journalism
VA	Jetersville	Lesly	Lopez	Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing	Nursing
WA	Elma	Nancy	Ramirez	Grays Harbor College	RN (Registered Nurse)
WA	Outlook	Dakota	Garcia	Perry Technical Institute	Electrical

About The Tractor Supply Company Foundation

The Tractor Supply Company Foundation is committed to supporting vibrant rural communities for all by investing in the future of Life Out Here through today’s youth and being a good neighbor in the communities Tractor Supply calls home. Founded in 2020, the Foundation’s priority areas include supporting agriculture education initiatives through longstanding partnerships with FFA and 4-H, caring for pets and animals and preserving land for future generations. The Foundation expands upon the charitable work of Tractor Supply Company, supporting causes that are important to customers and Team Members. In 2022, the Company donated over $15 million through direct giving, sponsorships, fundraisers and more. To learn more about The Tractor Supply Company Foundation, visit Corporate.TractorSupply.com/Community.

About Tractor Supply Company

For 85 years, Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO) has been passionate about serving the needs of recreational farmers, ranchers, homeowners, gardeners, pet enthusiasts and all those who enjoy living Life Out Here. Tractor Supply is the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the U.S., ranking 291 on the Fortune 500. The Company’s 52,000 Team Members are known for delivering legendary service and helping customers pursue their passions, whether that means being closer to the land, taking care of animals or living a hands-on, DIY lifestyle. In store and online, Tractor Supply provides what customers need – anytime, anywhere, any way they choose at the low prices they deserve.

As of July 1, 2023, the Company operated 2,181 Tractor Supply stores in 49 states, including 81 stores acquired from Orscheln Farm and Home in 2022 that will be rebranded to Tractor Supply by the end of 2023. For more information on Tractor Supply, visit www.tractorsupply.com.

Tractor Supply Company also owns and operates Petsense by Tractor Supply, a small-box pet specialty supply retailer providing products and services for pet owners. As of July 1, 2023, the Company operated 192 Petsense by Tractor Supply stores in 23 states. For more information on Petsense by Tractor Supply, visit www.Petsense.com.

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