Lauren Walker - Recepient Of The Lizzie Umberger Memorial Scholarship Fund

Lauren Walker is the daughter of Joe and Cheryl Walker of Hernando, Mississippi.  Lauren is a recent graduate of Hernando High School with a 4.0 GPA.   Lauren is planning on majoring in Nursing at Baptist College of Health Sciences in Memphis, Tennessee.  She has been actively involved in the walking horse industry showing in the halter division as well as Juvenile classes for the past seven years.  Lauren’s currently shows Jayvee’s Ritz in the Adult Pony and Amateur 15.2 class and catch rides sometimes for her sister aboard Spellbound Generator out of SummerCrest Farms in Olive Branch, MS.  

Lauren is the first recipient of the Lizzie Umberger Memorial Scholarship Fund which is sponsored by the Mississippi Walking Horse Association.