Lindsay Thompson

High School Graduation Year: 2009
Year First Awarded the Carson Scholarship, School: 2005, Centreville Middle School
Sponsored by: Carson Scholars Fund

Lindsay earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and government from Washington College and a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Maryland, College Park. Growing up on a farm on Maryland’s eastern shore, she developed a passion for protecting the agricultural industry. As a part of a coalition of agricultural advocacy groups, Lindsay helped defeat legislation that would require farmers to label pesticides in a way, which was not grounded in science. She also works with the Chesapeake Bay Program to promote accuracy in modeling agricultural inputs.

Lindsay would do anything for her family and friends and always try to “pay it forward” for the blessings in her life. She chose “Lean on Me” as the song that best describes her.