Minerva, Ohio–Consumers National Bank announced today that its 2020 Homer Unkefer Agriculture Scholarship application is now available for students pursuing secondary education in an agricultural related profession. The scholarship is named in recognition of the late Homer Unkefer, a founder and Director Emeritus of Consumers National Bank and a life-long advocate for agriculture in Ohio.
The purpose of the Homer Unkefer Agriculture Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students pursuing higher education which will prepare them for a career in agriculture. Applicants must be a high school senior attending a school in or residing in Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson, Stark, Summit or Wayne county, or a graduate from a high school in Carroll, Columbiana, Jefferson, Stark, Summit or Wayne county currently enrolled in a 2 or 4-year college level agriculture curriculum.
One scholarship in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded based on the applicant’s experience in agriculture and meeting all the educational eligibility requirements. Applications for 2020 must be received by Consumers National Bank by March 31, 2020. Scholarship applications can be obtained at any of Consumers Bank’s 18 locations, from Guidance Counselors at local high schools or downloaded here.
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Consumers National Bank is an independent community bank that provides a comprehensive line of banking and other investment services to business and personal customers through its main office in Minerva, and branches in Adena, Alliance, Bergholz, Brewster, Canton, Carrollton, Dillonvale, Fairlawn, East Canton, Hanoverton, Hartville, Lisbon, Louisville, Malvern, Mount Pleasant, Salem, Waynesburg, and a Business Lending office in Wooster, Ohio. More information about Consumers National Bank can be accessed online at www.ConsumersBank.com. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender.
