Indianapolis, IN - The National FFA Organization awarded a $5,000 Georgia M. Hellberg Memorial Scholarship to Mara Mayo of Bloomfield, Missouri.  Georgia M. Hellberg Memorial Fund as a special project of the National FFA Foundation sponsors the Scholarship.

Mayo plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

She is the daughter of Ryan and Heather May.

Her plans are to attend the Missouri University of Science and Technology at Rolla, Missouri where she plans to obtain a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering.

This scholarship is one of 1,820 awarded through the National FFA Organization’s scholarship program this year.  Currently 116 sponsors contribute more than $2.6 million to support scholarships for students.

For 32 years, scholarships have been made available through funding secured by the National FFA Foundation.  This generous funding comes from individuals, businesses and corporate sponsors to encourage excellence and enable students to pursue their educational goals.

The 2016 scholarship recipients were selected from 8,383 applicants from across the country.  Selections were based on the applicant’s leadership, academic record, FFA and other school and community activities, supervised agricultural or work experience in agricultural education and future goals.