National Sorghum Foundation Names Annual Scholarship Winners
LUBBOCK (July 31, 2026) — The National Sorghum Foundation is proud to announce the selection of three outstanding students as recipients of its 2026–27 academic year scholarships. Each award recognizes exceptional academic achievement, leadership potential and a commitment to advancing agriculture and the sorghum industry.
William Robinson, a second-year law student at Texas A&M University School of Law, is the recipient of the Bill Kubecka Memorial Scholarship. Robinson is focusing his studies on agricultural law, property law and public policy after earning degrees in agricultural journalism from the University of Missouri and agricultural studies from The Ohio State University. Raised on his family’s livestock operation in east-central Missouri, he remains actively involved in agriculture while helping revive the Agricultural Law Club at Texas A&M. Through internships with the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, a Texas litigation firm and the Texas Legislature, he is building a career dedicated to advancing agricultural policy.
Seth Cope, a senior at Texas Tech University, has been awarded the Bruce Maunder Memorial Scholarship. Cope is majoring in Plant and Soil Science with a concentration in Crop Science, where his studies and research center on sorghum improvement, drought tolerance and crop physiology. Working in Texas Tech’s Crop and Forage Systems Lab, he has contributed to research on sorghum root architecture, heat stress and sustainable production systems, including the development of a low-cost 3D imaging platform for root phenotyping. Following graduation, Cope plans to pursue a graduate degree in agronomy or crop physiology, continuing research that will strengthen sorghum production and improve outcomes for producers.
Samantha Guzzetta, a rising senior at Texas A&M University, is the recipient of the Darrell Rosenow Memorial Scholarship. Guzzetta is majoring in Plant and Environmental Soil Science with an emphasis in Soil and Water and is actively involved as Legacy Affairs Chair for Sigma Alpha Professional Agricultural Sorority, a Soil and Crop Sciences Ambassador and a member of Texas A&M’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Council. Raising livestock through FFA, Guzzetta developed a passion for agriculture that continues to shape her education and career goals. Following a summer internship with Georgia-Pacific as an environmental engineering intern, she plans to pursue a career in environmental health and safety while advocating for the importance of agriculture in everyday life.
“As part of the foundation’s mission, we are committed to supporting students with a passion for agriculture, especially those who show promise in advancing sorghum research, production or advocacy,” National Sorghum Foundation Chairman Jeff Dahlberg, Ph.D., said. “William, Seth and Samantha represent the next generation of agricultural leaders, and we are proud to invest in their futures as they work to strengthen agriculture and the sorghum industry.”
Each scholarship provides a $1,500 award to help cover education-related expenses. In addition, the Bill Kubecka Memorial Scholarship offers Robinson the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., with National Sorghum Producers for firsthand experience with agricultural policy and federal decision-making.
For more information about the National Sorghum Foundation and scholarship opportunities, visit https://sorghumgrowers.com/foundation-scholarships/