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Robert Lowrey Scholarship

This year’s Robert Lowrey Scholarship recipient is Alanis Reyes. Alanis is from Puerto Rico and is finishing up her second year as an Animal Science major. Alanis’s activities and accomplishments include:

  • High School FFA, chapter president
  • Vex Robotics World Championships translator
  • International Women’s Day Forum
  • Theater club

Alanis has garnered several awards including:

  • Josefina Leon Zayas Award, July 2020 (High School)
  • 1st Place FFA Puerto Rico South Regional Convention Extemporaneous Public Speaking, December 2019 (High School)
  • 1st Place FFA Puerto Rico South Regional Convention Apiculture, December 2019 (High School)
  • 3rd Place FFA Puerto Rico State Convention Team Dairy Cattle Evaluation Competition, April 2019 (High School)
  • 3rd Place FFA Puerto Rico State Convention Dairy Cattle Evaluation Competition, April 2018 (High School)
  • 2nd Place FFA Puerto Rico State Convention Equine Evaluation Competition, May 2017 (High School)

Alanis has worked at Hacienda Tierra Alta as a cultivator/grower as well as a produce seller, and she also worked at UGA Animal Resources as a technician. She is majoring in Animal Science with a minor in Dairy Science and a certificate in International Agriculture. She is currently considering a career in veterinary medicine, or potentially pursuing a Ph.D. in Animal and Dairy Science.