left to right: Robert & Liane Martin, Anikka Martin and Professor and ACCC Director David Barton at the K-State Agricultural Economics Awards Banquet, October 26, 2007
February 19, 2008 William S. May Cooperative Scholarship Ag Scholarships Awarded MANHATTAN, Kan. – The William S. May Endowment enhances the educational pursuits of future agricultural leaders with an interest in a career in finance or banking. Anikka Martin was selected to be a recipient of the 2007-2008 William S. May Scholarship for Ag Finance. Anikka Martin of Herndon, Kansas, is a junior at Kansas State University, majoring in both agricultural economics and agricultural communications. She is a member of the Kappa Delta Sorority and serves on the College of Agriculture Student Council. She also participates in the AgEcon/AgBusiness Club and Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. In addition to school, Anikka works as the Communications Coordinator for the Kansas Cattlemen’s Association. After graduation, she plans to maintain her connection to production agriculture. Anikka and her family are affiliated with several local co-ops: Decatur Cooperative Association and Prairie Land Electric Cooperative. To be eligible for the scholarship, a student must be either a junior or senior in high academic standing in K-State’s Department of Agricultural Economics at the time the scholarship is received and must have completed accounting or finance classes. The student must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in banking or finance. In addition, the student or their parents must belong to a farmer-owned cooperative. The awarding of the William S. May Scholarship for Ag Finance is coordinated through the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC), directed by Professor David Barton. The ACCC provides research-based information, education and assistance to people with and interested in cooperative businesses, including cooperative members, directors, managers and employees. The Center also works with students and faculty at educational institutions, the general public and public officials as well as owners, directors, managers and employees of agribusinesses. William S. May was the third of nine children and was raised on a diversified family farm in Oklahoma. He graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1940 and started his long career in agribusiness. In addition, he served 3 years in the South Pacific as a Lieutenant in the Navy. He joined The Federal Land Bank of Wichita in 1956 and worked his way up from Assistant Vice President to President in 1976. He served 5 years until his retirement in 1981. Bill and his wife, Mary Catherine, were married for 61 years and raised two successful children. He was also involved in many community service organizations. His philanthropy included establishing scholarships at 4 universities: Oklahoma State University; Kansas State University; Colorado State University and New Mexico State University and one through Farm House Foundation. As of 2002, scholarships had been awarded to over 185 students and that number grows each year. “Additional contributions by those who want to support the purposes of cooperative scholarships are welcome,” Barton said. They should be made payable to “KSU Foundation/ACCC” and sent to the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center, Department of Agricultural Economics, 305 Waters Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506. Further information can be obtained about this scholarship or about establishing additional scholarships by contacting David Barton at the same address or e-mailing, dbarton@ksu.edu. -30- K-State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well-being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and regional research centers statewide. Its headquarters is on the K-State campus in Manhattan. K-State Research and Extension is an equal opportunity employer and provider. Kansas State University, County Extension Councils, Extension Districts, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperating. Arthur Capper Cooperative Center Agricultural Economics K-State Research and Extension ACCCScholar\William S May Press2007
