DECATUR -- Haley Burden, a 2016 Decatur High School graduate, was one of 20 western Arkansas students awarded a $1,000 academic scholarship from Farm Credit of Western Arkansas.
Burden is pursuing an architecture degree at Arkansas Tech University. She is the daughter of Marcus and Terri Burden of Decatur.
"We proudly award this well-deserved scholarship in recognition of Haley's many academic accomplishments and student leadership," said Glen Manchester, Farm Credit of Western Arkansas CEO. "Our scholarships are supporting the future of western Arkansas agriculture, agribusinesses and rural communities. Many recipients have agricultural backgrounds. Some are pursuing agricultural degrees or careers that support agriculture in some way. Others plan to continue living in rural communities."
"We've distributed $206,000 in scholarship awards since 1996 to assist talented young people like Haley achieve their academic goals," Manchester added.
As a financial cooperative, Farm Credit lends money to farmers, ranchers and rural home owners. The association has more than $1.1 billion in assets and 5,200 members in western Arkansas, and 22 branch offices provide financial services to member-owners in 41 western Arkansas counties.
Community on 05/11/2016