The Gloucester-Mathews Farm Bureau’s Board of Directors recently awarded eight scholarships to local students totaling $8,500.

Presentations were to be made before the membership at the Annual Producer Dinner Meeting, but due to COVID-19 concerns the in-person meeting was cancelled. This year’s recipients were:

—Daniel Hook of Gloucester, who will study engineering at Virginia Tech as a freshman.
—Jessie Mills of Mathews, who will study biology and pre-health at Mary Washington University as a freshman.
—Alexandra Mills of Mathews, studying psychology at Mary Washington University as a freshman.
—Betsy Barnett of Mathews, who will study social work at Rappahannock Community College as a sophomore.
—Shayla Wheeler of Mathews, studying kinesiology at Longwood University as a sophomore.
—Brittney Hardee of Hayes, who will study kinesiology at Longwood University as a sophomore.
—Ashley Dough of Saluda, who will attend Shenandoah University, studying exercise science as a junior.
—Macey Berg of Gloucester, who will study radiology and ultrasound at Rappahannock Community College as a freshman received the Larry Oliver Memorial Scholarship award.

Oliver was a long-ime Gloucester-Mathews Farm Bureau Board member who served numerous terms as president and vice president before he died in 2017.

In memory of his dedication to Farm Bureau, the Board of Directors decided to continue his legacy through the establishment of this special scholarship reserved for a student with a strong agricultural background, a release stated.