Local UT ag student presented honor at recent banquet

LEBANON-Brianna McLerran was awarded the John Willis Memorial Young Farmer Scholarship at the Tennessee Young Farmers and Ranchers (YF&R) Summer Conference held here at the Farm Bureau Exposition Center last week.

McLerran is from Clay County and attends the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

The John Willis Memorial Young Farmer Scholarship is awarded to a college sophomore, junior, or senior agriculture student.

The scholarship recipient must be a Tennessee resident, agriculture major, YF&R member, Farm Bureau family member and possess leadership activities.

Five scholarships are awarded annually at the Tennessee Young Farmers Conference Banquet.  Each scholarship is $1,500 for the 2025-2026 academic year.