The Angie Guerra Scholarship committee is proud to announce the recipients of the 2020 scholarship funds. The committee may award $10,000 per year to Raton High School graduates or postgraduate students of Raton High School who are in undergraduate or graduate programs pursuing degrees in agricultural-related fields. Three individuals have been awarded scholarship money to assist in their continuing educational pursuits this fall.
Moriah (Daniel ) Heath, a 2013 graduate of Raton High School, has received $5000. She is attending CSU-College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. She is a DVM candidate of the Class of 2021 and plans to practice in rural NM as a mixed animal veterinarian.
Tyson Floersheim, a 2012 graduate of Raton High School, has received $2500. He is attending CSU to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology. Tyson plans on pursuing a career with a state wildlife agency in the intermountain west and possibly working towards a graduate degree in wildlife biology.
Jasper Atwater, a 2019 graduate of Raton High School, has received $2500. He is attending NMSU majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Genetics and Biotechnology. His goal is to focus on cleaning up the greenhouse gasses emitted by large scale ranches and feedlots.
Angie Guerra was a life-long resident of the Raton area. She was born and raised on the Guerra ranch near Yankee. She had a life-long love of the land, the livestock she raised, and the wildlife that lived near her home. In her later years, she established a scholarship to enable students to complete education degrees in agricultural fields that will benefit farmers, ranchers, and managers of wildlife and horticulture.
The Angie Guerra Scholarship committee is committed to honoring the wishes of Ms. Guerra by awarding her generous donation of scholarship funds to those individuals who truly desire to pursue careers in agricultural fields that will honor her memory and benefit mankind.
