Melody G. Arney Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2011 by friends, family, and co-workers to recognize and remember Melody for her 25 years of dedicated service to the farmers of Ripley County while working at the Farm Service Agency. Melody administered the Conservation Reserve Program and was instrumental in most of the grass waterways, filter strips, riparian buffers, quail habitats, etc. implemented in Ripley County during her time with FSA. She also helped county farmers in obtaining commodity loans each year, allowing them to market their grain later in the year. She was loved by the farmers and her fellow co-workers, and other FSA persons around the state. Melody will be lovingly remembered for putting the needs of others before her own, deep love of her family, and always having a smile on her face.

The applicant must:

• Be a graduating senior from any Ripley County, Indiana High School; AND
• Be a resident of Ripley County, Indiana; AND
• Be a graduate from an accredited home school program; or a college student who graduated from a Ripley County, Indiana High School; or a previous recipient of this scholarship and a resident of Ripley County, Indiana; AND
• Be planning a college major in, or currently enrolled in, the field of Agriculture; AND
• Complete the Ripley County Community Foundation Scholarship Application.