LEXINGTON, KY.—Madeline Bode from Cassville, has been selected for the Upper Division Agricultural Education Scholarship from the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Bode is studying agricultural education at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
NAAE awards the $1,500 scholarships to help offset expenses during recipients’ student teaching experiences. Twenty-two students from across the United States were selected based on their academic performance as well as on leadership and service activities.
The funding for the NAAE Upper Division Scholarship program comes from Growth Energy, Herman & Bobbie Wilson, National Geographic Learning | Cengage Learning, and donations by NAAE members.
NAAE is the professional organization in the United States for agricultural educators.  It provides its’ more than 8,000 members with professional networking and development opportunities, professional liability coverage, and extensive awards and recognition programs. The mission of NAAE is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.”  The NAAE headquarters are in Lexington, Ky.