The 2002-2003 Jim Buchanan Memorial Scholarship 

Buchanan and Company is proud to announce the 2002-2003 recipients of the Jim Buchanan Memorial Scholarship. The scholarship was established upon Jim's death in 1993 by his family, friends and business associates. It is funded by income from a permanent endowment in the Kansas State University Foundation. That endowment has now grown to well over $100,000. Including this year's recipients, 32 scholarships have been granted, totaling $42,050.

Jim and his wife, Teresa actively participated in establishing the criteria for the scholarship. Those criteria include, but are not limited to, enrollment in Agriculture at Kansas State University, graduation from a small Kansas high school, participation in 4-H, FFA and athletics, and demonstration of leadership potential.

	Will Buchanan is Jim and Teresa (Perky) Buchanan’s oldest son. He is from Overland Park and graduated from Blue Valley Northwest High School. At Kansas State, he is a member of the Lambda Chi fraternity, and this year is a sophomore in the College of Engineering.  Will’s brother, Ben, is a senior at Blue Valley Northwest, and will also be eligible for the scholarship.
	Matthew Houtwed is from Cunningham, KS.  He graduated from Cunningham High School where his activities included the Scholar’s Bowl, show choir, basketball and the National Honor Society.  At Kansas State, Matthew’s major is Agribusiness.
	Jeff Jones comes from Atwood, KS and graduated from Atwood High School.  He was active in FFA, 4-H, athletics, and his church.  Jeff was recently discharged from the United States Marine Corps and is majoring in Ag Communications and Journalism.
	Jenna Tajchman is from Lincolnville, KS.  She graduated from Centre High School where she participated in Scholar’s Bowl, the National Honor Society, cross-country, basketball and track.  She was also active in the Centre FFA and was a member of two state winning Career Development Event teams.  At Kansas State, Jenna plans to major in Ag Business.
	Brandon Oleen is from Falun, KS, and graduated from Smokey Valley High School in Lindsborg. He participated in 4-H, cross-country, football, band and the National Honor Society.  He is also a member of both the Kansas Junior Hereford Association and the Kansas Junior Livestock Association.  Upon release from active duty in the United States Marine Corps, Brandon enrolled at Kansas State and is majoring in Animal Science.

1999-2000 Scholarship Recipients
2000-2001 Scholarship Recipients
2001-2002 Scholarship Recipients