May 2, 2013
05/03/13 Abigail Cohagan, a 2013 graduate of Argo HS FFA, has been awarded a $1000 scholarship by Oliver Ford Lincoln and Ford Motor Company. Cohagan’s parents are Myron Cohagan and Beth Cohagan of Rochester. Cohagan plans to study Animal Science at Purdue University.
The Built Ford Tough – FFA Scholarship Program is designed to recognize FFA members’ talents and accomplishments while encouraging their future academic achievements.
The scholarship is one of 530 scholarships awarded by Ford Division, Ford Motor Company Fund and Ford Dealers to FFA members who are high school seniors planning to attend college in the fall of 2013, or current collegiate students. This program is a part of Ford’s overall commitment to the National FFA Foundation.
Additional, five National $1,000 BFT-FFA Scholarships are being awarded on behalf of Ford Trucks as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.
Ford has supported the National FFA Foundation since the first F-Series truck was introduced in 1948, and has sponsored the Built Ford Tough collegiate scholarship program since 1997. To date, the program has awarded $7,645,000 in scholarships to 7645 FFA members throughout the country. Ford knows the value of hard work, and believes that hard work should be rewarded. Educating aspiring young people to become the leaders of tomorrow is just another way of ensuring a successful future.
“It has been so rewarding to see prior recipients of the scholarship find success in college “It has been so rewarding to see prior recipients of the scholarship find success in college and then implement the knowledge they’ve acquired, wherever they choose to make their home, elsewhere or right here in our area”, said John Oliver III, General Manager at Oliver Ford Lincoln in Plymouth. “We wish Abigail the very best as she pursues her studies at Purdue.” and then return to implement the knowledge they’ve acquired, right here in our area”, said John Oliver III, General Manager at Oliver Ford Lincoln in Plymouth. “We wish Abigail the very best as she pursues her studies at Purdue.”
The National FFA Organization is a nation youth organization of 557,318 student members as part of 7,498 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. The National FFA Organization operates under a federal charter granted by the 81st United States Congress and it is an integral part of public instruction in agriculture. The U.S. Department of Education provides leadership and helps set direction for FFA as a service to state and local agriultural education programs. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online (www.FFA.org), on Facebook (www.facebook.com/nationalFFA), on Twitter (http://twitter.com/nationalFFA) and FFA Nation (http://FFAnation.FFA.org).