Denver Stonestreet II, a 2008 graduate of United High School, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Loudon Motors Ford LLC and Ford Motor Company.

Stonestreet, the son of Becky Stonestreet and Denver Stonestreet of Hanoverton, plans to study photography at Youngstown State University. He is an FFA member, under the guidance of advisor and agriculture teacher Doug Sutton.

The scholarship is one of 600 scholarships awarded by Ford Division, Ford Motor Company Fund and the Ford dealers to FFA members who are high-school seniors planning to attend college in the fall of 2008, as well as current collegiate students.

This program is part of a much larger commitment of $1 million to the National FFA Foundation.

These scholarships are being awarded on behalf of individual participating Ford dealers. Additionally, five $1,000 national scholarships are being awarded on behalf of Ford Motor Company. The Built Ford Tough Trucks/FFA Scholarship Program is designed to recognize FFA members' talents and accomplishments, while encouraging their future academic achievements. Built Ford Tough Trucks and Ford Motor Company and Ford Fund sponsor these scholarships as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.

Loudon Motors Ford LLC is proud to support FFA and the Built Ford Tough Trucks/FFA Scholarship Program. Ford has supported the National FFA Foundation since the first F-Series truck was introduced in 1948, and has sponsored the Built Ford Tough collegiate scholarship program since 1997. The program, equally funded by Ford Motor Company and Ford dealers, has awarded more than $3 million in scholarships to more than $3,000 FFA members.

Ford knows the value of hard work, and believes that hard work should be rewarded. That is why Ford has increased the Built Ford Tough Trucks/FFA Scholarship Fund each year since its inception. Educating aspiring young people to become the leaders of tomorrow is just another way of ensuring a successful future.

The National FFA Organization, formerly known as the Future Farmers of America, is a national youth organization of 500,823 student members -- all preparing for leadership and careers in the science, business and technology of agriculture -- as part of more than 7,200 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

The National FFA Organization changed to its current name in 1988, in recognition of the growth and diversity of agriculture and agricultural education. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. See www.ffa.org for more information.