Millen, GA – The Southeast Produce Council is pleased to announce this year’s SEPC Member Scholarship recipients. They are proud to award 53 scholarships ($53,000) in 2021 thanks to the dedication of their members.
Scholarships are awarded to applicants who meet the application criteria of having a parent or grandparent who is a corporate member in good standing with the SEPC and has personally attended at least one SEPC event within the last (12) twelve months. Additionally, applicants must be enrolled as a full-time student with a minimum of 12 semester hours. Applicants are then able to submit the necessary paperwork, including an essay, to be reviewed by members of the SEPC Scholarship Committee.
2021 Essay Topic: 2020 has been a very trying year for all of us. Yet through the COVID-19 pandemic, we have gained valuable insight into SEPC’s theme for 2021 – Produce: Powered by People. We have seen how People in Produce have brought some positive lights to these dark times. We know that everyone can make a difference in their job, community, church, school, or home. One person can bring a little light into the dark world we have lived in for this last year. Most of us have had a lot of time on our hands this year to think about things that we can do when the world gets back to some form of normal. Explain how you could do something to make a positive difference in this new world we are living in. It could be something you have done in the past and plan on continuing now.
SEPC Member Scholarship recipients receive one $1,000 scholarship annually. Past recipients are eligible; however, they must have maintained a 3.0 GPA, and first preference is given to new applicants.
Congratulations to the 53 recipients of the 2021 SEPC Member Scholarship:
| Kade | Adams |
| Veronica | Baker |
| Gary | Baker, III |
| Austin | Belknap |
| Kennedy | Belknap |
| Tyler | Boyette |
| Hunter | Boyette |
| Brayden | Browder |
| James | Brown |
| Ani | Brown |
| Thiago | Campbell |
| Savannah | Cook |
| Dylan | Daniels |
| Tahlia | DiLaudo |
| Brian | Dunleavy |
| Corey | Earwood |
| Jackson | Edmondson |
| Elizabeth | Fleming |
| Maxwell | Fuehrer |
| Michael | Fuehrer |
| Victoria | Garrett |
| Sydney | Hahn |
| Ellen | Hendrix |
| Lyndey | Higham |
| Grayson | Johnston |
| Tyler | Koran |
| John | McCormick |
| Savannah | Millburn |
| Gabriel | Mudger |
| Maxwell | Mudger |
| Jacob | Neill |
| Kaylee | Nelsen |
| HAIDYN | OWENS |
| Claire | Paivarinta |
| Heather | Pierce |
| Haley | Pilcher |
| Julia | Rooke |
| Clark | Roper |
| Adrian | Sanabria-Padilla |
| Mariana | Sanabria- Padilla |
| Carter | Schwalls |
| Lillian | Scott |
| Chapman | Shuman |
| Luke | Shuman |
| Brady | Slate |
| Brittany | St George |
| Connor | Strady |
| Robert | Temples |
| Philip | Temples |
| Emma | Thomerson |
| Carlos | Visconti |
| Brady | Wilkins |
| Sarah | Wooten |
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About Southeast Produce Council
The Southeast Produce Council (SEPC) is a member-driven, non-profit association of more than 2,500 leaders from all facets of the produce industry. It was formed more than 20 years ago to promote the value of fresh fruits and vegetables in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia through networking, innovation, community, and education. Today, SEPC is a thriving organization that continues to share and pursue its vision, mission, values, and goals. Learn more by visiting www.seproducecouncil.com.
