McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased to announce the 2021-22 Agricultural Leadership Scholarship recipients.

• Abigail Hoeft, a senior at Normal West High School, plans to study Forest Resources and Management at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
• Emerson Tarr, senior at LeRoy High School, will pursue a degree in Agricultural Communications and Leadership at Lake Land College.
• Jaden Thompson of Bloomington, will be a junior at University of Kentucky studying Animal Science. Thompson is a Normal West High School graduate.
• Skye Schumaker of Heyworth, will be a sophomore studying Agriculture at Lake Land College. Schumaker graduated from Heyworth High School.

Ag Leadership Scholarship recipients are selected based on leadership, school/community involvement and interest in agriculture. Each student will receive $2,000 for educational expenses as they pursue an ag-related career.

In addition to the Ag Leadership Scholarships, the following students will receive a $500 McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship:

• Paige Fitzgerald, Bloomington, to study Agribusiness at Iowa State University
• Jerred Grussing, LeRoy, to study Precision Ag Technology at Parkland College
• Jacob Hoeft, Bloomington, studying Automotive Technology at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
• Kelly Jones, Colfax, studying Agricultural Communications at Parkland College
• Mackenzie Kraft, Towanda, studying Animal Science at Iowa State University
• Maddie Kraft, Towanda, studying Animal Science at Black Hawk College
• Chad Lawyer, Carlock, studying Animal Science at Iowa State University
• Lauren Mohr, Carlock, to study Animal Science at Illinois Central College
• Cole Neubauer, Downs, studying Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Garrett Rhode, Carlock, studying Agriculture at Illinois Central College
• Shae Ruppert, Heyworth, studying Agricultural Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Chloe Scroggins, Danvers, to study Agricultural Communications at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
• Clayton Thomas, Bloomington, studying Agriculture Education at the University of Nebraska
• Andrew Williams, Ellsworth, studying Agribusiness at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

MCFB Foundation is funded by voluntary donations from Farm Bureau members and local supporters.

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