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Agricultural and Applied Economics DepartmentCoBank Scholarship
The Institution The Scholarship Contacts CoBank has been a leader in delivering financial solutions to some of America's most successful businesses since 1916. The bank specializes in agribusiness; communications, energy and water systems; and agricultural export financing. CoBank's customers are local, regional and national agribusinesses; rural communications, energy and water systems; Farm Credit associations and other businesses serving rural America. The bank operates on a cooperative basis and, historically, a substantial portion of the bank's earnings is returned to the bank's owners in the form of patronage refunds.
CoBank offers a broad range of flexible loan programs, specially tailored financial services and leasing services to agribusinesses, rural communications and energy systems and Farm Credit associations. CoBank provides short-, intermediate- and long-term financing at variable and fixed interest rates. The bank offers CoLink® online financial solutions, cash management services, CoTradesm electronic trade tool, letters of credit, leasing services and interest rate risk management services. Through strategic alliances, the bank also offers private placements, equity sourcing, asset securitization services and tax-exempt bond financing. CoBank also finances agricultural exports and provides international banking services and is majority owner of Farm Credit Leasing Services, one of the nation's largest agricultural leasing companies.
The Agricultural and Applied Economics Department at the University of Georgia is proud of the long standing relationship with CoBank. The bank has sponsored scholarships in the Department for many years and hired several graduates of the Department. The continual support of CoBank is greatly appreciated. The scholarship recipients from 1994 through the present are listed below.
2004-2005 Joshua Chandler 2003-2004 Brandon Henry 2002-2003 Carol Spruill 2001-2002 Carol Spruill 2000-2001 Michelle Allen 1999-2000 Jonathan Harris, Jr. 1998-1999 Abigail Sjoberg
1997-1998 Jayna Morris 1996-1997 Bart Pennington 1995-1996 Holly Underwood 1994-1995 Sean Ragsdale
For more information about employment opportunities and loans with CoBank, please access the following website.
For more information about the CoBank Scholarship offered by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Department at the University of Georgia, contact the Department's Degree Program Assistant.
Jo Anne Norris
Degree Program Assistant
Dept. of Ag & Applied Economics
303 Conner Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7509
Phone: 706-542-2481
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