Due to the generosity and support of the members, MWPCOA was able to award three higher education scholarships to member dependents at the 2023 Annual Conference held in Natchez.
While the association typically provides two scholarships per year, the Board of Governors decided to award three scholarships for 2023 due to the outstanding applications that were received.
This year’s scholarship recipients (in alphabetical order) are:
Autumn Lassiter – Autumn is the daughter of Scott and Heather Lassiter of Glen. She is currently a senior majoring in agribusiness at Mississippi State University. Autumn plans to attend graduate school in the Master’s of Agribusiness Management program at MSU and pursue a career with the Extension Service.
Riley Newman – Riley is the daughter of David and Julie Newman of Bruce. Riley currently attends Northeast Mississippi Community College focusing on Respiratory Care Technology and has recently completed her clinical rotations. After qualifying as a certified Respiratory Care Therapist, Riley plans on obtainer her Diagnostic Medical Sonography certification.
D’Aijah Williams – D’Aijah is the daughter of Jeremy Williams of Woodville. She is a senior at Wilkinson County High School and will attend Jackson State University in the fall. She will major in Biology/Pre-Med and plans on becoming a Registered Nurse.
Congratulations to all of our scholarship winners. We will begin a new round of scholarship fundraising soon and hope that each of you will participate to the extent possible.