Four area youth have been recognized as outstanding students by American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU).

Recognized were Peyton Burns and Jentry Squires of Kingfisher and Whitney Glazier and Tate Ott of Lomega.

Glazier and Ott, freshmen at Oklahoma State University, and Squires, a freshman at Butler Community College, received the 2020 AFR/OFU Incoming Freshman State Scholarship.

Burns, a student at Oklahoma State University, received the 2020 AFR/ OFU Continuing Education Scholarship.

“Our organization and our membership are committed to the future of the agricultural industry in Oklahoma,” said AFR/ OFU President Scott Blubaugh.

“We are proud to provide opportunities for professional development for our state’s agricultural youth. This financial support is just one more way for us to invest in tomorrow’s industry leaders.”

AFR/OFU’s annual state scholarships are available to qualified students in all 77 Oklahoma counties.

Students are eligible to apply for the AFR/OFU Incoming Freshman State Scholarship during their senior year of high school.

Students may then apply for the AFR/OFU Continuing Education State Scholarship throughout their undergraduate career.

Both previous and firsttime applications are eligible for the AFR/OFU Continuing Education Scholarship.

Scholarship applications are selected by the AFR/ OFU Scholarship Committee based on knowledge of the organization, AFR/ OFU involvement, leadership activities, scholastic achievement and financial need. To be eligible for either scholarship, applicants must have attended a minimum of two years of the AFR/OFU Senior Leadership Summit.

They must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and must be an AFR Insurance policyholder.

Scholarship recipients are announced June of each year and are recognized the following February during the annual AFR/OFU convention.

For more information on AFR/OFU scholarship opportunities or other AFR Youth Program projects, contact AFR/OFU Youth Coordinator Vanessa Wiebe at (405)218-5561 or vanessa.wiebe@afrmic.com.