Marek recognized as Iowa Soybean Association rising star

Macy Marek of Washington received the Iowa Soybean Association (ISA) Rising Star Award at the ISA 50th Anniversary Symposium and Recognition Banquet on the evening of Dec. 18.

The Rising Star Award, sponsored by Farm Credit Services of America, recognizes an ISA member?s son or daughter who?s active at the local, state and national level and preparing to continue ag studies in college.

Tom Oswald, ISA president, and Jim Knuth, senior vice president, Farm Credit Services presented the award.

Marek is a senior at Washington High School and is the sixth generation on her family's diversified livestock and grain farm. She is a member of the Washington FFA and has participated in a program that gives students the opportunity to learn firsthand production practices for raising corn and soybeans. Marek is also involved in Business Professionals of America and is employed at Bazooka Farmstar. She will be attending Iowa State University next fall and majoring in agriculture business.