Drew Richardson, a graduate of Eupora High School, has been awarded the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship through the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation for the 2019-20 academic year.
Richardson was chosen for the $2,000 scholarship from an applicant pool of more than 400 students. Eighty-nine recipients received scholarships totaling $160,600 this year.
IGEF scholarships are available to sons and daughters of full-time employees whose firms are members of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, a state trade association that represents the food industry, including chain and independent supermarkets, convenience stores, suppliers, wholesalers, brokers, manufacturers and distributors. Young adults who work for an IGIA-member company (either full-time or part-time) are eligible as well.
Richardson, who is majoring in communications and will be a junior at Mississippi State University next year, received the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation Scholarship as the child of Kyle Mark Richardson, who is an employee of Associated Wholesale Grocers.
Scholarships are awarded based primarily upon academic achievements, extracurricular activities, community service and special recognition.
“The IGEF scholarship program provides us with an opportunity to recognize the outstanding academic achievements of individuals who have connections to the grocery industry. We are honored to help these deserving young people to obtain a college education and make their life dreams a reality,” said Michelle Hurd, president of the Iowa Grocery Industry Association.
Scholarships are provided by an endowment fund established by the Iowa Grocers Education Foundation and its supporters.
“We are grateful to the many corporate sponsors and donors,” Hurd added, “who participate annually in the foundation process to make these scholarships possible.”
Since 2001, the IGEF has helped more than 1,500 youth obtain a post-secondary education, awarding 1,589 scholarships, totaling more than $2.3 million.
