OWRF Announces Scholarship Recipients for 2024-2025

On July 31, 2024, the Oregon Water Resources Foundation (OWRF) awarded $27,000 in scholarships to five outstanding students pursuing careers related to water, agriculture, and other natural resources fields in the 2024-2025 academic year.

• Tegan Macy, from Culver, Oregon, is studying Crop Science at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho. “I am so grateful to receive this scholarship that is helping me obtain my bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho in Crop Science. My ultimate goal is to be an agriculturist in Oregon and provide food for the world by returning to my family’s farm, Macy Farms. I am a seventh generation Oregon agriculturist and hope to continue my family’s legacy and have a positive impact on the agriculture industry by being involved in important organizations, advocating for farmers, and sustainable agricultural practices.”
• Tayleur Baker, from Burns, Oregon, is studying Speech Communication, with a minor in Agriculture Science, at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. “In the years to come, I hope to continue to be an advocate for the agriculture industry and give back to the community that has built me. I look forward to the opportunity to change the world through supporting and serving others! We all have a voice, and I would like to use mine for the betterment of others.” Tayleur previously received an OWRF scholarship in 2023.
• Kailee Macy, from Culver, Oregon is studying Agricultural Communications at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. “I am a seventh generation Oregon agriculturalist and care deeply about the future of agriculture. Through my education I hope to learn more about the agricultural industry and how I can be a better advocate. I was inspired to follow this path after learning more about how water issues have affected my family and other farmers and ranchers. My ultimate goal is to increase ag literacy among the consumer.”
• Macy Mornarich, from Glide, Oregon, is studying Agricultural Business and Agricultural Communications at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. “Water needs are the elephant in the room and the pawn to fight over to ensure the viability of farm businesses and the ability to sustain a growing world population. My goal is represent the agricultural and forestry industries including the people who live their lives as farmers, ranchers, loggers, and others who make a living off the land. I am appreciative of the OWRF for the support they have shown for me, my future, and my career goals.”
• Elliana Munk, from Ontario, Oregon, is studying Agribusiness at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. “In the future, I strive to continue being an advocate for the agricultural industry through both student and adult education. It is my hope that through genuine support and appreciation for this great industry that we can provide a nurturing environment for growing minds, and actively influence the future of agriculture.”

We are pleased to help support these future leaders in irrigated agriculture and look forward to seeing what they accomplish in college and beyond.