Bob & Leslie Kunde Memorial Scholarship -

Regina Camozzi Fresno State University

$10,000 Scholarship with $2,500 awarded annually over four years to a student studying agriculture or agriculture- related field. The award is based on involvement and enthusiasm for agriculture, work ethic, leadership, sportsman-like conduct and overall achievement.

$10,000 Bob and Leslie Kunde Scholarship

Regina Camozzi -

18, is the daughter of John and Holly Camozzi of Rohnert Park. She is a graduate of St. Vincent de Paul School in Petaluma and currently a student in the agriculture department at Fresno State University. Her career goal is to work as an agricultural marketing adviser.

Royal Petroleum “Flying A” Scholarship -

Maria Camozzi Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Royal Petroleum, offering a $2,000 scholarship spread over four years.

Details:

One multi-year scholarship, paying $500 a year for up to four years of continuous study available to graduating high school seniors. (Applicants must be residents of Sonoma or Marin County.) Minimum grade point average 2.50.

$2,000 Royal Petroleum Scholarship

Maria Camozzi -

17, is the daughter of dairy farmers Eugene and Christine Camozzi of Petaluma. A graduate of Petaluma High School, she will attend Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo to study agriculture business. She plans for a career in marketing or advertising with an agricultural company.

Sponsored By: Royal Petroleum

Sonoma Marin Cattlewomen and Cattlemen Mona Chisholm Memorial Scholarship -

Mandy Brazil Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Sonoma-Marin Cattlemen and Cattlewomen, which offers the $1,000 Mona Chisholm Memorial Scholarship.

Details:

One $1,000 scholarship. Applicants must meet the following criteria: Must have graduated from high school in Sonoma or Marin County. Must have participated or been a member of FFA or 4-H or other related agriculture group. Minimum grade point average 2.50.

$1,000  Sonoma-Marin Cattlemen & Cattlewomen Mona Chisholm Scholarship

Mandy Brazil -

20, is the daughter of  Manuel and Jody Brazil of Petaluma. A graduate of Petaluma High School, she is a student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she is studying agriculture communications. Her career goal is to work as an agriculture policy analyst.

Sponsored By: Sonoma Marin Cattlewomen and Cattlemen

Sunrise Farms Scholarships -

Kim Ghisla Santa Rosa Jr. College

Victoria Hamilton Santa Rosa Jr. College

Amanda Graveson Windsor High School

Arnie Riebli, managing partner of Sunrise Farms in Petaluma. Riebli donated $5,000 in scholarship funds to assist agriculture students. This year $2,500 of the Sunrise Farms was used for scholarship with the remaining $2,500 put in the Farm Bureau Foundation’s scholarship endowment fund.

Details:

$2,500 in scholarships will be awarded to Sonoma County students majoring in agriculture, poultry science or closely related vocational field.

$1,000 Sunrise Farms Scholarship

Kim Ghisla,

20, is the daughter of Tony and Cheryl Ghisla of Kenwood. She attended Maria Carrillo and Elsie Allen High Schools and is currently a student at Santa Rosa Junior College. She plans to continue her education at Fresno State University with the career goal of becoming an agriculture teacher.

$1,000 Sunrise Farms Scholarship

Victoria Hamilton, 19, is the daughter of Stefanie Stornetta of Sebastopol. She is a graduate of El Molino High School in Forestville and is currently a student at Santa Rosa Junior College. This fall, Victoria will enroll at the University of Kentucky in Lexington where she will study agriculture education and communications. Her career goal is to become an agriculture teacher and work in communicationssas an advocate for agriculture.

$500 Sunrise Farms Scholarship

Amanda Graveson,

17, is the daughter of Todd and Dawn Graveson of Windsor. A graduate of Windsor High School, she plans to attend Seattle University to study biology and pre-veterinary medicine. Her career goal is to become a veterinarian.

Sponsored By: Sunrise Farms

Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County Scholarships -

Rocco Cunningham Modesto Junior College

Kelly Gray Santa Rosa Junior College

$2,000 in scholarships to Sonoma County students for the study of agriculture.

$1,000 Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County Scholarship

Rocco Cunningham -

19, is the son of John and Lynn Cunningham of Penngrove. A graduate of Petaluma High School, Rocco currently attends Modesto Junior College. He plans to transfer to Cornell University in Ithica, N.Y. and study animal science. He would like to work in animal nutrition or as  an agricultural policy advocate.

$1,000 Farm Bureau Foundation of Sonoma County Scholarship

Kelly Gray -

19, is the daughter of Michael and Barbara Gray of Santa Rosa. She is a graduate of Santa Rosa High School and currently attends Santa Rosa Junior College. She plans to transfer to Fresno State University to student animal science and agriculture education. Her goal is to become an agriculture instructor.

 

Sponsored By: Farm Bureau Foundation of
Sonoma County

Opperman & Sons Truck Sales Scholarship –

Amanda Moretti Cornell University

Opperman & Son Truck Sale, offering a $1,500 scholarship.

Details:

One $1,500 scholarship to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture.

$1,500 Opperman & Sons Truck Sales Scholarship

Amanda Moretti -

17, is the daughter of dairy farmers Mike and Monique Moretti of Petaluma. A graduate of Tomales High School, she will attend Cornell University this fall and major in animal science. She is preparing for a career in agricultural finance or agricultural communications.

Sponsored By: Opperman & Sons Truck Sales

Sonoma County Farm Bureau Scholarship -

Mia Stornetta Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Jeremy Mahrt Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

$1,000 in scholarships money, which could be a $1,000 scholarship or two $500 scholarships awarded to Sonoma County students for the study of agriculture.

$500 Sonoma County Farm Bureau Scholarship

Mia Stornetta -

18, is the daughter of ranchers Mark and Pat Stornetta of Sonoma. A graduate of Sonoma Valley High School, she will study agriculture business this fall at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. She plans a career in agriculture business or finance.

$500 Sonoma County Farm Bureau Scholarship

Jeremy Mahrt -

19, is the son of poultry ranchers Steve and Judy Mahrt of Petaluma. A graduate of Petaluma High School, he is currently studying agriculture engineering at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. His goal is to become an agricultural engineer.

Sponsored By: Sonoma County Farm Bureau

Clover-Stornetta Farms Scholarship -

Emilie Strand Modesto Junior College

Clover-Stornetta Farms, offering a $1,000 scholarship.

Details:

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin county student for the study of agriculture, preferably dairy science.

$1,000 Clover-Stornetta Farms Scholarship

Emilie Strand -

19, is the daughter of Don Strand and Wendy Strand. She is a gradute of El Molino High School and currently a student at Modesto Junior College. She plans to continue her education at the University of Wisconsin at Madison where she will major in dairy science. Her career goal is work in the dairy industry.

Sponsored By: Clover-Stornetta Farms

American AgCredit Scholarship –

Alina Amaral Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

Erin Monahan Santa Rosa Junior College

American AgCredit, the region’s leading agricultural lending agency, offered two $1,000 scholarships this year to assist students in their agricultural education.

Details:

Two $1,000 scholarships to a Sonoma County resident for the study of agriculture, preferably agribusiness.

$1,000 American AgCredit Scholarship

Alina Amaral -

20, is the daughter of John and Doreen Amaral of Sonoma. She is a graduate of Sonoma Valley High School and currently enrolled at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she is studying animal science. Since Alina was five years old her career goal has to become a large animal veterinarian.

$1,000 American AgCredit Scholarship

Erin Monahan -

20, is the daughter of John and Cindy Monahan of Petaluma. She is a graduate of Petaluma High School and currently enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College where she is studying agriculture communications and business. Her career goal is to  work in agriculture marketing.

 

Sponsored By: American AgCredit

Mark Furusho Memorial Scholarship –

Jacqueline Balletto Fresno State University

The Mark Furusho Memorial Scholarship was established by Larry Peter, owner of the Petaluma Creamery and Spring Hill Jersey Cheese, and Art Ibleto, the famed Pasta King, in memory of their friend, the late Mark Furusho, a respected west Sonoma County agriculturalist.

Details:

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma County student studying agriculture, preferably plant science.

$1,000 Mark Furusho Memorial Scholarship

Jacqueline Balletto -

19, is the daughter of winery owners John and Terri Balletto of Sebastopol.  She is a graduate of Ursuline High School and is currently studying agriculture business at Fresno State University. Her goal is to own or manage an agricultural business.

Sponsored By: Larry Peter, Owner of the Petaluma Creamery and Spring Hill Jersey Cheese

Isolena Maestretti and Bernice Beretta Memorial Scholarship –

Kelli Carstensen Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

The Doug Beretta Family of Santa Rosa offers the $1,000 Isolena Maestretti & Bernice Beretta Memorial Scholarship in memory of two women who were leaders in the North Bay dairy industry. Bernice Beretta was Doug Beretta’s grandmother and Isolena Maestretti his great aunt.

Details

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin county student studying agriculture, preferably dairy science.

$1,000 Isolena Maetretti & Bernice Beretta Memorial Scholarship

Kelli Carstensen -

19, is the daughter of farmers Neal and Sally Carstensen of Petaluma. She is a graduate of Petaluma High School and currently is a student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she is studying dairy science. She is thinking about a career in agricultural law or agriculture marketing.

Sponsored By: The Doug Beretta Family of Santa Rosa

Patricia Ryan Memorial Scholarship –

Jacquelyn Strand Chico State University

The Walter Ryan Jr. Family offered the $1,000 Pat Ryan Memorial Scholarship in memory of Walt Ryan’s sister, the late Patricia Ryan, who was carrying on the family’s stewardship and livestock ranching legacy on a ranch in Bodega.

Details:

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture, preferably animal science.

$1,000 Patricia Ryan Memorial Scholarship

Jacquelyn Strand -

22, is the daughter of Don Strand and Barbara Christmann. She is a graduate of Los Gatos High School. She studied agriculture at Santa
Rosa Junior College before transferring to Chico State University where she is studying agriculture business. Her career goal is work in marketing and business development for an animal based company.

Sponsored By: The Walter Ryan Jr. Family

North Bay Petroleum Scholalrship –

Jordan Grove Santa Rosa Junior College

North Bay Petroleum, offering a $1,000 scholarship.

Detials:

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin county student for the study of agriuculture.

$1,000 North Bay Petroleum Scholarship

Jordan Grove -

18, is the son of Robert and Debbie Grove of Santa Rosa. A graduate of Santa Rosa High School, he will attend Santa Rosa Junior College this fall.  He plans to major in dairy science with plans for a career in dairy management and nutrition.

Sponsored By: North Bay Petroleum

NuCal Foods Scholarship –

Zachary Thode Santa Rosa Junior College

Nu-Cal Foods, offering a $1,000 scholarship.

Details:

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture, preferably poultry science.

$1, 000 Nu-Cal Foods Scholarship

Zachary Thode -

20, is the son of Chuck and Catherine Thode of Sebastopol. He is a graduate of the Olive Tree Learning Center and currently a student at Santa Rosa Junior College. He plans to major in agriculture business at either Fresno State University or Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Sponsored By: Nu-Cal Foods

Dairymen’s Feed Scholarship –

Anthony Bordessa Santa Rosa Junior College

Dairymens Feed of Petaluma, offering a $1,000 scholarship.

Details:

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma or Marin county student for the study of agriculture, preferably animal science.

$1,000 Dairymens Feed Scholarship

Anthony Bordessa -

17, is the son of Mike and Cindy Bordessa of Cotati. A graduate of Petaluma High School, he will attend Santa Rosa Junior College this fall to study agriculture business. His goal is to one day own a small agriculture business in Sonoma County.

Sponsored By: Dairymen’s Feed

Keith Michael Phillips Memorial Scholarship  -

Riggs Lokka Fresno State University

Larry Peter established the $1,000 Keith Michael Phillips Memorial Scholarship in memory of a family friend.

Detials:

One $1,000 scholarship to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture or a related field.

$1,000 Keith Michael Phillips Memorial Scholarship

Riggs Lokka -

21, is the son of Kirk and Debbie Lokka of Sebastopol. A graduate of El Molino High School he is currently a student at Fresno State University where he studying agriculture education. His goal is to earn a masters degree in agriculture education with an emphasis in animal science. His career goal is to become an agriculture teacher.

Sponsored By: Larry Peter

Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group Scholarship–

Jacqueline Chenoweth Fresno State University

Two $500 scholarships to Sonoma County students for the study of viticulture or a related field.

$1,000 Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group Scholarship

Jacqueline Chenoweth -

21, is the daughter of Steven Chenoweth of Sebastopol and the late Janine Chenoweth. A graduate of El Molino High School, she is currently a student t Santa Rosa Junior College. She plans to attend Fresno State University this fall to continue her education in viticulture. Her goal is be a vineyard manager in Sonoma County.

Sponsored By: Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group

Sonoma - Marin Young Farmers & Ranchers Scholarship -

Tony Brazil University of Wisconsin at Madison

Rebecca Kracker Santa Rosa Junior College

Sonoma-Marin Young Farmers and Ranchers, offering two $500 scholarships.

Details:

Two $500 scholarships to Sonoma or Marin county students for the study of agriculture.

$500 Sonoma-Marin Young Farmers & Ranchers Scholarship

Tony Brazil -

21, is the son of Manuel and Jody Brazil of Petaluma. He is a graduate of Petaluma High School and has studied agriculture at Santa Rosa Junior College and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. His career goal is to own and operate an agricultural business.

$500 Sonoma-Marin Young Farmers & Ranchers Scholarship

Rebecca Kracker -

18, is the daughter of Chuck and Lynn Kracker of Santa Rosa. A graduate of El Molino High School, she plans to attend Santa Rosa Junior College this fall to begin her studies of animal science. Her career goal is to become an animal geneticist.

 

Sponsored By: Sonoma - Marin Young Farmers & Ranchers

North Coast/California Association of Pest Control Advisors Scholarship -

Sydney Johnson University of Nevada, Reno

North Coast/California Pest Control Advisors, offering a $500 scholarship.

Details:

One $500 scholarship to a Sonoma County student for the study of agriculture, preferably plant science.

$500 North Coast/California Association of Pest Control Advisors Scholarship

Sydney Johnson -

19, is the daughter of Martin Johnson and Susan Hanks. A graduate of Windsor High School, she is currently studying biotechnology at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her career goal is to work in agricultural pharmacology research.

Sponsored By: North Coast/California Association of Pest Control Advisors

Marin County Farm Bureau Scholarship –

Emily Gallagher Johnson and Wales University

One $500 scholarship to a Marin County student for the study of agriculture.

$500 Marin County Farm Bureau Scholarship

Emily Gallagher -

18, is the daughter of Paul and Deanna Gallagher of Point Reyes Station in Marin County. A graduate of Petaluma High School, she plans to study agriculture law this fall at Johnson and Wales University. Her career goal is to become a lawyer specializing in agriculture law.

Sponsored By: Marin County Farm Bureau.

Note -

All of the above scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors, Santa Rosa Junior College students or continuing four-year college students who have or will have a major in Agriculture or an agriculture-related field. The Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group Scholarships are limited to students studying viticulture or a related field. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.50 is required for all scholarship applicants.