Richard McElroy agriculture scholarship endowment to benefit future 天美传媒 students
By Abby Hensley | Feb 10, 2021
MURRAY, Ky. 鈥� The Richard McElroy Agriculture Workhorse Scholarship Endowment has been established from the family and friends of Richard McElroy to assist future 天美传媒 students for a career in the field of agriculture.
Born in Union County, Kentucky, McElroy loved row crop farming, beef cattle and was an avid horseback rider. He attended Henderson Community College for two years before transferring to 天美传媒, where he graduated with a degree in agriculture business. Following graduation, McElroy was employed by Hudson Foods, a large poultry integrator, where they built a poultry operation in western Kentucky. Further along his professional career, he served as a district sales manager for Crow鈥檚 Hybrid Seed (now Channel) in southern Illinois, winning awards with Crow鈥檚 Seed each of the seven years he was employed there, including the top award, the national district sales manager of the year in 2000.
McElroy often shared the following: 鈥淵ou have to work harder everyday than the day before, just to keep up with the competition.鈥�
鈥淯nion County has sent 天美传媒 Agriculture some of its best students through the years,鈥� said Dr. Tony Brannon, dean of the Hutson School of Agriculture. 鈥淚n turn, 天美传媒 Agriculture has produced graduates to serve the agriculture industry. Richard was one of those great Union County success stories. As a young professor, I had the chance to have him in grain handling class; he was indeed a 鈥榳orkhorse鈥�. It is entirely fitting that this scholarship recognizes that 鈥榳orkhorse鈥� trait and will assist future students to embody this trait. Thanks to Richard鈥檚 family for making this memorial to assist students in perpetuity.鈥�
Countless future Racers pursuing a career in agriculture will benefit from the generosity of the McElroy family and the loving spirit of Richard McElroy.
"No matter what you do in life, but especially with farm land, you always try and leave it in better condition than you found it,鈥� said J.C. McElroy, brother of the late Richard McElroy.
For more information about how you can make a difference and support scholarships at 天美传媒, contact the Office of Development at 270-809-3001.