Release: NSAC and SAAFON Celebrate the Eighth Cohort of Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholars
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net
Tel. 347.563.6408
The Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship honors the co-founder of the first network for African American organic farmers in the United States by providing $ 5000 scholarships to two undergraduate students and one graduate student who identify as Black and/or Indigenous.
Washington, DC, June 30, 2026 – At the end of May, the Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Review Committee, composed of representatives from the Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network (SAAFON), NSAC, and an existing Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholar, completed the meticulous process of discussing this year’s applications. With joy and gratitude for each of the students who submitted applications, the Committee is proud to present this year’s scholars.
Daniel Sanders is a citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and is working towards a Bachelor’s degree in …