The Equity is excited to announce their 2023 Earn and Learn with The Equity scholarship recipients. Each year, the scholarship is opened to high school seniors and current community college, junior college, university, or trade school students. Eligible students include those majoring in Marketing, Business, Accounting, Agriculture, Precision Ag, Automotive, Diesel Technician or Technology.

This year, five students are scholarship recipients:

- Mariah Apke is a senior at Neoga High School majoring in Business at Eastern Illinois University in the Fall of 2023.

- Gavin Koontz is a senior at St. Elmo High School majoring in IT and Ag Business at Lake Land College in the Fall of 2023.

- Baili Gore is a senior at Carlyle High School majoring in Business Marketing at Kaskaskia College in the Fall of 2023.

- Brant Bowker is a senior at Pana High School majoring in Ag Sales at Lake Land College in the Fall of 2023.

- Dawson Smith is a Teutopolis High School graduate currently attending St. Louis University majoring in Econ – Marketing.

The Equity Scholarship will bring a unique learning opportunity to these students as they will gain hands on job experience through paid internships at The Equity during their college careers. 

After college graduation they will have the reassurance of a full time job lined out with The Equity’s Agronomy Department. For more information about the program, visit www.theequity.com.