The Arthur Capper Cooperative Center (ACCC) in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University is proud to recognize Macie Morris of Butler, Missouri, a junior in agribusiness as one of three 2025-2026 CoBank Outstanding Student Scholarship recipients.
Morris is actively involved as an executive member for the National Agribusiness Marketing Association team (NAMA) and attended the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA) conference in Brazil. She is a member of the KSU Agricultural Economics/Agribusiness Club and serves as the Public Relations Chair. She is also a member of Collegiate Farm Bureau. Macie completed a crop insurance internship with AgriSompo and has also interned for DSWA Public Accountants. After graduation she wants to work with farmers, helping them manage risks and grow their operations, either through crop insurance or ag lending. The Morris family is affiliated with Farm Credit Services.
“The CoBank Outstanding Student Scholarships are one way CoBank contributes to the education of future agricultural leaders, especially those with an interest in careers in finance or banking,” states Professor Brian Briggeman, director of the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. This scholarship has awarded $134,125 through the ACCC cooperative scholarship program since 2006. To be eligible for a scholarship, students must be a sophomore, junior or senior in high academic standing in K-State’s Department of Agricultural Economics at the time the scholarship is received. Preference is given to students who are studying agricultural economics or agribusiness, who have demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in banking or finance, have taken accounting or finance classes and are residents in one of the following states: CA, CO, CT, IA, KS, KY, MO, MN, NE and TX. Continuing K-State students are encouraged to fill out the K-State scholarship application to be included in the university scholarship process.
The awarding of the CoBank Outstanding Student Scholarships is coordinated through the Arthur Capper Cooperative Center. “Additional contributions by those who want to support the purposes of cooperative scholarships are welcome,” Dr. Briggeman 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, Kansas, 66506.
Other recipients were Madelyn Hill of Ponder, Texas and Reygan Schrock of Brookville, Kansas.