Robert T. Desjardins Memorial Scholarship

Established in memory of Bob Desjardins, who was born into farming and worked on his family’s dairy farm in Northeastern CT. Bob gave his entire life to agriculture and it was his passion. As herdsman for the farm he loved the cows and knew them by name. He took great pride in his work. He was a 1973 graduate of Killingly High School, and the Killingly Future Farmers of America program. He was also active in Windham County 4-H, was a member of the Holstein Association, Dairy Herd Improvement Association, and the Connecticut Farm Bureau. Provides scholarships for college bound seniors from Kill