Brad Heil (1982-2021) was a husband, father, son, brother, friend, businessman, custom harvester, and a huge supporter of agriculture. He was a 2005 graduate of Kansas State University, but he never stopped learning. Through both hands-on and classroom education, he learned about mechanics, accounting, finance, customer relations, ag economics, commodity marketing, networking, real estate and much more. He was an advocate of ambition and entrepreneurial spirit who championed both friends and strangers who were working hard to better themselves and the world around them.
Our group of family and friends wishes to continue to support the young people in our communities, just as Brad would have. The Bradley Heil Memorial Advancing Agriculture Scholarship is intended to recognize the efforts of at least one applicant who intends to commit his or her future to advancing agriculture in some manner. An eligible applicant is anybody who is going to college or trade school with ag or ag-adjacent career intentions, or a student who has started or plans to start an ag or ag-adjacent business.
The scholarship could be awarded to future farmers or ranchers, but it could also be awarded to future welders, fabricators or repair shop owners; future farm equipment engineers or crop geneticists; future health-care providers, for humans or animals, who intend to practice in rural areas; future truck mechanics or implement dealership salespersons; future farm accountants, ag economists or commodities brokers; future high school ag or shop teachers; future food engineers, ag lawyers, or ag journalists … . The possibilities are endless in agriculture.
The requirements of this application are as follows:
- Your name and contact information (no grades, scores, resumés or transcripts are required)
- Information about your education and/or career intentions
- Contact information for two potential references (no letters of reference are required)
- Either a brief essay of 10 to 30 sentences or a video of up to two minutes (not both) explaining the who, what, when, where, why and how of your interest in agriculture.
A Bradley Heil Memorial Advancing Agriculture scholarship will be awarded annually in the amount of at least $500 to at least one recipient (except in years in which there are no applicants or no suitable applicants).
The Committee
Lauren, Lovelle, and Emmett Heil of Limon, Colorado
Mark and Dianne Heil of Ulysses, Kansas
Tara Heil of Ulysses, Kansas, and Limon, Colorado
Karen and Jeremy Nelson of Bertrand, Nebraska
Kyle Barrington of Bradley, Oklahoma
Gerhard Friesen of Friona, Texas
Aaron Head of Limon, Colorado
Chris James of Mereta, Texas
Francis Kelsey of Silver Lake, Kansas
Kyle Kruse of Atchison, Kansas
Todd Query of Fort Smith, Montana
Alex Ryan of Colby, Kansas
Scot Schwieterman of Syracuse, Kansas
Matt Steinert of Covington, Oklahoma
Bob and Brianne Harlow of Limon, Colorado
Anthony Adams of Baker, Oklahoma
Kevin Barrington of Bradley, Oklahoma
About the Fund
The Bradley Heil Memorial Advancing Agriculture Scholarship is a fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado (NoCo Foundation). The NoCo Foundation is a 501(c)(3), and donations to the Brad Scholarship fund are tax deductible.
With Questions
Contact Karen Nelson, 308-325-0448.
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