Scholarship Information.............

Congratulations to Jake Johnson!!

The Nebraska Roping Horse Association is pleased to announce Jeremiah "Jake" Johnson as the winner of the $500 Ray Warren/Tom Forst Memorial Scholarship for 2008.  Jake, who resides in Upland, NE is a senior at Minden High School.  He was chosen from an elite group of 31 applicants with a mean grade point average of 3.92 and a mean ACT score of 29.  His award winning essay combined with high academic achievement, strong letters of recommendation, extensive community involvement along with his involvement in the farming and ranching industry made him the choice for this year's scholarship.  Jake plans to attend the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he will begin a course of study in pre-veterinary medicine.

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The NRHA awards a scholarship each year to a graduating Nebraska high school senior.  The scholarship fund was started in honor of the late Ray Warren and Tom Forst, both with strong ties to the Elkhorn, Nebraska area, AQHA and the Nebraska Quarter Horse Assoc.  Both Ray and Tom passed away in 1991 and were close friends.  The NRHA holds a memorial team roping jackpot each fall at which a trophy saddle, donated by the families of Ray and Tom, is awarded.  Proceeds from the roping go to fund the scholarship.  NRHA will gladly accept donations in any amount at any time throughout the year with 100% of donations going directly to fund the scholarship.
The Nebraska Roping Horse Association encourages all youth who will be high school seniors graduating in the year 2009 to apply for this scholarship.  Just because the NRHA awards the scholarship does not mean that applicants must be ropers!  Any youth with any background in 4-H, farming, ranching, showing, rodeo, or agriculture in general, will meet the application criteria.  Applications will be mailed out to all public and parochial high schools in the state of Nebraska by December 15, 2008 and the deadline for submission is February 28, 2009.
If you have questions, need additional information, or would like to make a donation to the Ray Warren/Tom Forst Memorial Fund, please contact Doc Lemon at 402-332-2834 or LKLEMON@att.net.  Checks can be made out to and donations may be mailed directly to The Ray Warren/Tom Forst Memorial Fund at the Pinnacle Bank in Gretna, NE.  All donations are tax deductible.

The NeRHA awards a second scholarship to a graduating NeRHA youth member regardless of their state of residence.  The youth scholarship committee consists of Diane Olsen, Ken Kohl and Landon Lugar.

Please contact Diane at DianeDOlsen@aol.com or at 402-464-0754 or any other of the committee members regarding applications and deadlines for the NE Roping Horse Association Youth Scholarship.