Craighton Wins Scholarships, Named Miss U.S. Agriculture

Rebekah (Bekah) Craighton, the granddaughter of Lyle and Linda Craighton of La Garage, a senior at Hampton Dumont High School in Hampton, Iowa has been awarded the Sally Gearhart Strottman Memorial Scholarship in elementary education at the University of Northern Iowa. The UNI College of education awards this scholarship to an incoming freshman from Northeast Iowa who will pursue a degree in elementaryeducation.The scholarship is made possible through a generous gift to the UNI Foundation. In addition to this scholarship,Craighton was also awarded the Horatio Alger National Scholarship for $25,000.

Craighton was named the 2022 National Hostess Miss United States in Agriculture.