A Taylorville High School Graduate has received a $1,000 scholarship to go towards agriscience or food nutrition programming. Cole Repscher, received the 2024 John H. Butterfield agriscience and Nutrition Scholarship. 

Repscher is the son of Matt and Melissa Repscher and is a junior at Iowa State University majoring in agronomics.  He grew up on his family farm and was awarded a scholarship for his academics and dedication to local agriculture. 

The John H. Butterfield Agriscience and Nutrition Scholarship is awarded to a student who has graduated from a central Illinois high school, with priority given to a Christian County resident and has completed the first year in an agriscience or food nutrition program at a two- or four-year college or university.  

John H. Butterfield had a lifetime interest in soil science and plant nutrition.  It led him around the world to observe and learn about farming practices in other countries.  Raised in Christian County, he worked as an appraiser for the Farm Credit Administration before returning to the family farm in 1940.  

For more information about educational grants and scholarships available through the Taylorville Memorial Foundation, visit memorial.health/tmf.