Lauren Mohr of Carlock and Autumn Schlipf of Gridley were each selected to receive scholarships from the IAA Foundation for the 2025-26 academic year.

Lauren Mohr will receive the $1,000 Vincent O. Greene Memorial Scholarship, awarded to a student who demonstrates qualities of leadership and citizenship. Mohr graduated from Normal West High School and will be a Senior studying Animal Science at Iowa State University.

Autumn Schlipf will receive a $1,000 Illinois Collegiate Farm Bureau Scholarship, awarded to a student active in their collegiate Farm Bureau chapter. Schlipf graduated from El Paso-Gridley High School and will be a Senior at Illinois State University studying Agribusiness.

This year, the IAA Foundation awarded $166,251 to 93 students pursuing degrees in agriculture-related fields. To learn more about the IAA Foundation and to see a complete list of the 2025-26 recipients, visit iaafoundation.org