Five 2022 Graduates Honored with the Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship

Before the late Thomas H. Lutsey made a name for himself as an inventor in the mid-20th century of still-popular ice-cream treats, his life’s work as an innovator started as a child working on his family’s farm in Pulaski, Wisconsin. Life skills of hard work, diligence and perseverance were acquired at a young age and served Lutsey well as a dairy farmer and with his groundbreaking concoctions in the dairy industry with automated machinery and sweet treats.

The agricultural and innovative legacy of Lutsey has carried on the last 37 years with the Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship. Lutsey started the scholarship as a way to help students in rural Wisconsin communities who have a passion for agriculture and work hard, advance their education and enhance their local community.

Matt Lutsey, president of Waseda Farms and grandson of Thomas H. Lutsey, is proud to announce the selection of five graduating Wisconsin high school students for the 2022 Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship. Each scholar receives a four-year, $10,000 college scholarship.

Since its inception in 1986, the Thomas H Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship program has awarded more than $865,000 in scholarship money to 129 scholars.

“My grandfather would be very proud of the impact the scholarship program is having on dozens of communities in various regions of Wisconsin with the support of the future of agriculture through education,” Matt Lutsey said. “This new generation of agricultural enthusiasts has been tested in unimaginable ways as we have all grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic the last two years. Their resiliency to overcome so much will serve them well as they pursue their interests in agriculture and help advance their community.”

To be considered for the Thomas H. Lutsey-Waseda Farms Scholarship, students must be in their final year of high school, graduating from a high school that is within 150 miles of Green…