Cape Girardeau County youth receive Missouri 4-H Foundation scholarship

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Five Cape Girardeau County 4-H youth were awarded scholarships on Friday, Oct. 7 at the Missouri 4-H Foundation’s annual scholarship and awards banquet in Columbia. The foundation awarded 62 scholarships totaling $58,050 to 4-H youth throughout the state.

Paige Birk of Gordonville, Mo. was awarded the B. W. Harrison Memorial 4-H Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Birk is studying pharmacy at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Victoria Kobak of Jackson, Mo. was awarded the Miller Thorne Free Enterprise 4-H Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Kobak is studying education at Concordia University in Nebraska.

Renee Peters of Cape Girardeau, Mo. was awarded the Orscheln 4-H Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 Peters is studying business and agriculture at Southeast Missouri State University.

Julia Todt of Cape Girardeau, Mo. was awarded the Orscheln 4-H Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Todt is studying veterinary medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Sarah Wichern of Jackson, Mo. was awarded the Aleta Crawford 4-H Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. Wichern is studying human environmental sciences with an emphasis in dietetics at Southeast Missouri State University.

“It is with tremendous support from families, foundations, businesses and communities across the state, that the Missouri 4-H Foundation is able to contribute to the education and advancement of Missouri’s young people,” said Dr. Marla Tobin, Missouri 4-H Foundation chair. “Connecting youth to higher education is a fundamental role of the 4-H Youth Development program, and we are committed to supporting the educational achievements of our future leaders.”

For more than 65 years, the Missouri 4-H Foundation has been managing funds for the MU Extension 4-H Youth Development program, providing higher education scholarships and recognizing 4-H volunteers. MU Extension 4-H is a community of more than 260,000 youths from across Missouri learning leadership, citizenship and life skills.