The history
and the success of Kobata Scholarship Foundation

"Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness." - Thomas Jefferson

The Foundation was established by Kay Kobata in 2014. Kay graduated from Wilson Creek High School in 1955, attended Central Washington University and Western State College concentrating his studies on business management.

Kay began farming in 1949 with his father, Sam, his brother Roy and two uncles. His father bought out one uncle in 1950 and the other uncle in 1961. The Kobata family raised potatoes, onions, wheat and corn and other crops on their Stratford farm. In addition Sam Kobata had invested in a successful food processing company known as Pronto Foods, Inc. Kay Kobata became the surviving member of the family farming operation in 1978.

Kay Kobata established the Sam I. Kobata & Sons Foundation to encourage students graduating from high schools to study the agricultural sciences in college. Kay is particularly interested in helping high school graduates and encouraging them to advance the agricultural sciences.

Recent Scholarship Receivers

Erika Santacruz

"Finding out I was a recipient of a scholarship from the Sam I. Kobata & Sons Foundation continues to be a blessing in my life. The foundation has considerably furnished me with a substantial sense of self-efficacy by showing that they believe in what I can achieve. Thanks to the foundation I can focus exclusively on my education without financial worries..."

Clay Johns

The Kobata Scholarship Foundation has been instrumental in my undergraduate career. Through this scholarship, I was able to focus more on my studies rather than worrying about working a job during the school year to pay for college. This in turn helped me achieve my academic goals of earning a 4.0 cumulative G.P.A. and being accepted into medical school. The Kobata Foundation is a great source of financial help for those who are determined at bettering themselves and the communities around them. Thank you, Kobata Scholarship Foundation, for helping me in my journey to becoming a physician

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