Jesse Samber Memorial 4-H Scholarship

This memorial 4-H scholarship was created in memory of Jesson “Jesse” Samber.  Jesse was raised on a farm south of Stoneham, Colorado.  He graduated from Prairie High School in 1992, from Northeastern Junior College in 1994 and from Colorado State University in 1996.  Jesse had a love for the land he farmed and ranched and a passion for agriculture that provided him with a life he was proud of.  On December 23, 2008, his life was lost in a farm accident at his home.

Jesse grew up being an active 4-H and FFA member and especially loved the positive impact it had on the young people of his community.  He dedicated a large amount of his own time in the summer to helping his children and the children of his neighbors and friends prepare for the Northeast Weld County Fair.  Because of his passion for 4-H and the fair, all previous proceeds from the Jesse Samber Memorial 4-H fund have been given to projects which have a direct impact on the lives of 4-H members.

This fund was made possible by the generous efforts of the Feeders and Friends organization and its volunteers.  Proceeds from the 2009 Feeders and Friends Feedlot Rodeo event were used to establish this fund.   

Beginning in September 2020, the fund will be managed by the Northeastern Junior College  Foundation and will be distributed to incoming NJC freshman or returning sophomores in the amount of $1,000 per year.  The scholarship is intended for current or former 4-H members with a preference to young people who have participated in the Northeast Weld County Fair.

The selection criteria will be modeled after the ideals and principles of the 4-H organization that Jesse loved and which are summed up by the 4-H pledge: “I pledge my head to clearer thinking, my heart to greater loyalty, by hands to larger service and my health to better living, for my club, my community, my country and my world.”