By CSC COLLEGE RELATIONS
CHADRON – Chadron State College student Gracie Ackles of Farwell, Nebraska, received the $1,000 Tina Lorentzen Carlson Memorial Scholarship recently from the Nebraska Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society, the Nebraska Soil and Water Conservation Foundation, and the Nebraska Chapter SWCS-UNL Foundation
Ackles, a sophomore majoring in Rangeland Management and Agricultural Education, said she is grateful to receive the scholarship because it will help her accomplish her educational goals.
“My career goals involve teaching high school ag classes. I want to teach others more about agriculture and the importance of our natural resources, especially soils and water,” Ackles said.
Ackles, who is involved in the Range Club and Newman House, said she chose CSC because of its affordability, scenic surroundings, and the strong reputation of the range program.
Chadron resident Robin Foulk, a director on the Nebraska SWCS Chapter board, said this is the second scholarship Ackles has received from the organization.
“Her application was strong due to outlining specific career goals and how she plans to accomplish them, demonstrating an early interest in natural resource conservation through her shadowing and volunteering experiences and her desire to teach younger generations sustainability and natural resource management,” Foulk said.