The following FarmHouse individuals were chosen for the designated scholarships:

WILLIAM S. & CATHERINE MAY SCHOLARSHIPS

Jason Buss (Illinois ’06)
Major: Agricultural Engineering
GPA: 3.59
Fraternal offices and involvement: Vice president of internal operations; vice president of alumni relations; computer & technology co-chairman; pledge class secretary; recruitment committee; phone-a-thon committee chair
Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient
Scholarly accomplishments: James Scholar honors program; Alpha Epsilon honor society for agricultural and biological engineers; Order of Omega Greek leadership honorary; Jonathan Baldwin Turner scholarship recipient; University of Illinois Dean’s list; National Dean’s list for colleges and universities; Illinois 4-H Legacy of Leadership award
University activities: Illinois student branch of the American Society of Agricultural & Biological Engineers (parliamentarian); Agriculture Future of America Alliance; Illini Pullers Quarter Scale Tractor Design Team; National FFA American Degree;
Community service: Sangamon River clean-up committee; Urbana Corn Festival committee; Urbana Crisis Nursery fundraiser; Kids in Chemistry volunteer teacher

Kyle Ensley (Oklahoma State ’06)
Major: International Business & Political Science
GPA: 3.93
Fraternal offices and involvement: Activities officer; philanthropy chair; song leader; spring sing director; pledge class secretary
Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship (2006, 2008); 2008 Power of 7 Seminar attendee
Scholarly accomplishments: Blue Key national honor society (public relations executive); Phi Beta Lambda (Future Business Leaders of America); business scholar leader; 2007 National Pickering Fellow; 2007 Wentz Research Scholar; top ten freshmen at Oklahoma State University; Beta Gamma Sigma international business honor society; Don Nickles Intern Fellow for Senator James Inhofe; OSU president’s honor roll; inducted into the “Scholar’s Hall” in the OSU student union; President’s Distinguished Award at OSU; National Coca Cola Scholar; Conoco-Phillips Spirit Scholar
University activities: Interfraternity Council executive vice president; student government association (senator; president’s external chief of staff; speaker’s board executive; Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature); student union activities board; academic integrity panel co-chair; Greek ambassador; business student council; student alumni board; vice president of student affairs office; president’s leadership council; honors ambassador; student advisory board to the State Board of Regents; homecoming (royalty committee; trophies committee chair)
Community Service: Camp counselor at the League for People with Disabilities; reading buddies (tutor elementary school students); Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Stillwater; Red Cross intern and volunteer; Mission of Hope (homeless shelter) volunteer; Relay for Life participant

Andy Gigstad (Kansas State ’07)
Major: Agricultural Economics & Finance
GPA: 3.83
Fraternal offices and involvement: Vice president of communications; officer compensation committee chairman; executive board; standards board member; pledge class intramural chair; public relations committee chair
Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient; 2009 Power of 7 Seminar attendee
Scholarly accomplishments: Phi Kappa Phi scholastic honorary (student membership secretary); Order of Omega Greek honorary; Dean’s list; Kansas State University Foundation scholarship; College of Agriculture honors program; Greek new member of the year
University activities: Interfraternity Council president; College of Agriculture Ambassador (diversity programs coordinator); student alumni board; agricultural economics club; College of Agriculture student council; founder and leader of the College of Agriculture diversity tour; K-State healthy decisions campaign; Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute; Dean of Student Life advisory committee

Andrew Harris (Kansas State ’07)
Major: Industrial Engineering
GPA: 3.916
Fraternal offices and involvement: Summer facilities manager; scholarship chairman; executive committee; pledgeship revisions committee; standards board; social committee; sergeant-at-arms
Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient
Scholarly accomplishments: Tau Beta Pi national engineering honorary; Alpha Pi Mu industrial engineering honorary (treasurer); Order of Omega Greek honorary (treasurer); Chimes junior service honorary (community service chair; Greek man of the year
University activities: Interfraternity Council academic advisory board; K-State triathlon club (co-founder and vice president); engineering open house; St. Isidore’s Catholic Church (communion minister and lector; summer grounds manager); student researcher in the Industrial Engineering Department; office technician for Evans-Bierly-Hutchinson & Associates; P.A.
Community Service: Adopt-a-School program (classroom mentor and teacher’s aide); Manhattan Red Cross blood donor; painted Manhattan hill

Nathan Thompson (Oklahoma State ’06)
Major: Agricultural Economics
GPA: 3.96
Fraternal offices and involvement: Vice president of recruitment; spring recruitment chairman; public relations chairman; by-laws committee; chaplain
Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s William S. & Catherine May scholarship recipient
Scholarly accomplishments: Mortar Board national honor society (alumni relations chair); Order of Omega Greek honorary; top ten freshmen at Oklahoma State University; Iota Kappa honor society;
University activities: Student alumni board (executive committee); Greek ambassador; President’s Posse (university ambassador); agricultural ambassador
Community service: soccer coach for Stillwater Parks and Recreation; intern at Countryside Baptist Church; counselor at Kanakuk/Kids Across America Christian Sports Camp

BERT KRANTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Bruce Cooley (Purdue ’07)
Major: Agricultural & Biological Engineering
GPA: 3.24
Fraternal offices and involvement: Undergraduate representative for Fraternity’s International Board; vice president of alumni relations; pledge class president; chaplain
Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s Bert Krantz memorial scholarship recipient; 2009 Power of 7 Seminar attendee
Scholarly accomplishments: 2007 Emerging Leader Award from the Dean of Students; emerging leadership program; leadership development certificate from the college of agriculture
University activities: Indiana FFA state president; Purdue Foundation Student Board (vice president of public relations); student government (executive director of external affairs); agricultural ambassadors; collegiate Farm Bureau

HERBERT FOLKEN SCHOLARSHIP

Andrew Steinmetz (Iowa State ’07)
Major: Materials Engineering
GPA: 3.69
Fraternal offices and involvement: Vice president; business manager; Homecoming lawn display co-chair; pride week committee chair; assistant business manager
Fraternal awards: FarmHouse Foundation’s Herbert Folken scholarship recipient; J.C. & Mary Holber scholarship recipient
Scholarly accomplishments: Cardinal Key senior honorary (vice president of selections); college of engineering dean’s list; president’s Ace Scholarship; David C. Moll scholarship (awarded to engineering student); college of engineering honors program; freshman honors program (selection leader)
University activities: Dance marathon operations committee; material advantage club (intramural coordinator); 10K hours show
Community service: Ames Historical Society mover; Meeker elementary school carnival; Goodwill store set-up; St. Thomas Aquinas clean-up crew; Burritoville philanthropy (annual FarmHouse philanthropy); American Cancer Society run; 4-H trail clean-up; FarmHouse feed the need; Greek Week can drive; Polar Bear Plunge (for special Olympics)

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Complete List of 2008-2009 Scholarship Winners
$32,077 awarded to the following individuals

GEORGE BERGGREN AND CLIFF CHRISTENSON SCHOLARSHIPS
Brady Fast (MN ‘05)
Aaron Mathison (MN '06)
Ryan Magee (MN ‘07)
                                             
LYNN & MARILYN BENSON STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIP
Dan Foster (IA ‘07)

HERBERT FOLKEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Steinmetz (IA ‘07)

CARL HERTZ SCHOLARSHIP
Brian Anderson  (IA ‘06)
Bryce Frost (IA ‘06)
Josh Williams (IA ‘06)

J.C. HOLBERT SCHOLARSHIP
Ben Schmidt (IA ‘07)

IDAHO FOUNDATION COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP
Nathan Costner (ID '09)
Derek Cocking (ID '09)
Nathan Costner (ID '09)
Chas Cramer (ID '09)
Drew Cruickshank (ID '09)
John Law (ID '09)

KANSAS SCHOLARSHIP
Andrew Harris (KS ‘07)

ROBERT KEEFER SCHOLARSHIP
Rob Brines (IL ‘07)
Rich Chapple (IL ‘06)
Ryan Miller (IL ‘06)
Bryan Rader (IL ‘07)
Tyler Smith (IL ‘06)
Jordan Tate (IL ‘07)

WILLIAM & MARIE KEHR SCHOLARSHIP
Ben Johnson (MN’05)

BERT KRANTZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Bruce Cooley (PU ‘07)

WILLIAM S. & CATHERINE MAY SCHOLARSHIP
Jason Buss (IL ‘06)
Kyle Ensley (OK ‘06)
Andy Gigstad (KS ‘07)
Andrew Harris (KS ‘07)
Nathan Thompson (OK ‘06)

HAROLD MORINE SCHOLARSHIP
Zach Beever (IL ‘08)
Ben Hugenberg (IL ‘07)
Brian Riddle (IL ‘07)

FOUNDATION PHON-A-THON SCHOLARSHIP
Ben Kreifels (NE ‘06)
Evan Luxon (NE ‘07)

N.C. STATE FOUNDATION COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIP
Jonathan Behrooz (NC ‘05)
Taylor Black (NC ‘07)
Cole Campbell (NC ‘05)
Daniel Cauble (NC '09)
Nathan Fisher (NC ‘06)
Wesley Hancock (NC ‘07)
Chris Hester (NC ‘07)
Trevor Nienke (NC ‘07)
James Pearson (NC ‘08)
Brandon Poole (NC ‘08)
Jason Smith (NC ‘07)
Callie Williford (NC ‘08)

NDSU ‘33 CLUB’ SCHOLARSHIP
Allen Braun (ND ‘08)
Kyle Faught (ND ‘07)
Simon Fisher (ND '09)
Robert Henson (ND ‘07)
Theodore Hoepfner (ND ‘08)
Adam Hoffert (ND ‘07)
Daniel Kaffar (ND ‘05)
Isaac Kelsey (ND '09)
Aaron Paul (ND ‘08)
Thomas Paulson (ND ‘07)
Matthew Peterson (ND ‘05)
John Rowe (ND ‘06)
Travis Siebert (ND ‘07)
Justin Topp (ND ‘06)
Kinsey Wallgren (ND’06)

NDSU SCHOLARSHIP
Theodore Hoepfner (ND ‘08)
Isaac Kelsey (ID '09)
Jason Meier (ND ‘06)

FRANCIS RUSSELL SCHOLARSHIP
Keith Kerschen (KS ‘08)
Daniel Snell (KS ‘06)
Matt Tippin (KS ’06)

J. GEORGE SMITH SCHOLARSHIP
Craig Hogan (IL ‘08)

JEROME STRIEGEL SCHOLARSHIP
Adam Hoffert (ND ‘07)

GAYLORD & HELEN WILSON SCHOLARSHIP
Chris Olsen (IA '07)