The Great Allentown Fair Foundation is pleased to announce its scholarship awards to students for their 2025-2026 academic year. The Foundation will distribute $7,500 in total to applicants based upon their indication to pursue agricultural education at a collegiate level:

The Leon Peters Memorial Scholarship ($5,000 over two years) continues to Alaina Heffner, a graduate of Muhlenberg High School (Berks County) who is in her second year at the University of Delaware (Newark, Del.) pursuing pre-veterinary studies.

The Greenawald Memorial Scholarship ($2,000) was awarded to John Emanuel, a graduate of Parkland High School (Lehigh County) who will attend Penn State University (University Park) to study mechanical engineering.

The Great Allentown Fair Foundation Scholarship ($1,500) has been awarded to Isabela Ulicne, a graduate of Fleetwood Area High School (Berks County) who will attend Kutztown University (Kutztown) to study pre-veterinary science or biochemistry.

The Great Allentown Fair Foundation Scholarships ($500 each) have been awarded to: Skyler Horack, a graduate of Northern Lehigh High School (Lehigh County) who will attend Delaware Valley University (Doylestown) to study equine science and breeding; Zoie Jones, a graduate of Kutztown Area High School (Berks County) who will attend Delaware Valley University (Doylestown) to study wildlife biology and environmental science and Lyndsey Smith, a graduate of Kutztown Area High School (Berks County) who will attend Delaware Valley University (Doylestown) to study agriculture education and dairy science.

“We are so proud to be supporting these six bright and talented young women in their academic pursuits in the field of agriculture,” Ibolya Balog, The Great Allentown Fair Foundation Scholarship Committee Chair said. “Investments in students like these pay dividends to our region – and to our world.” The Great Allentown Fair Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization chartered to provide philanthropic opportunities through grants and charitable donations to preserve, enrich, and advance agriculture. Through scholarships, educational programs, incentives and events, the Foundation supports The Great Allentown Fair and programs of the Lehigh County Agricultural Society. For additional information about the Great Allentown Fair Foundation, Inc., visit AllentownFairFoundation.org.