American Soybean Association President John Heisdorffer (at left), presents McKenna Nielsen with the $5,000 Soy Scholarship for 2018- 19. The award, sponsored by BASF and ASA, is presented to a high school senior who excels in academics and in leadership roles and plans to pursue a degree in an agriculture-related field at an accredited college or university. Nielsen, Audubon, Iowa, plans to pursue a double major in agricultural studies related to food resources and medical studies for nursing at Morningside College. (Courtesy photo.)
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