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2025-26 Ag Leadership Winners (1)

$13,500 Awarded in Scholarships to Support Agriculture’s Future Leaders

The McLean County Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 scholarship recipients. A total of $13,500 has been awarded to eight outstanding students pursuing careers in agriculture-focused fields. Four students were selected to receive the $2,000 MCFB Agricultural Leadership Scholarship, which honors excellence in leadership, community involvement, and commitment to agriculture: Elizabeth Ellis, Chenoa – A 2025 graduate of Prairie Central High School. Ellis plans to study Equine Science at Black Hawk College

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2025 FFA Matching Grants Awarded

McLean County Farm Bureau awarded $7,950 in FFA Matching Grants for 2025 to 8 FFA Chapters. The FFA Matching Grant awards each chapter up to $1,000 for ag education purposes. Grants are matched with student volunteer hours at $10 per hour. LeRoy FFA – $960 award to help cover IL FFA State Convention costs Lexington FFA – $930 award for National FFA Convention expenses Normal Community FFA – $1,000 award to support their 2 ½

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McLean County students (from left) Lauren Mohr, Carlock; Autumn Schlipf, Gridley were each selected to receive 2025-26 scholarships from the IAA Foundation.

IAA Foundation Scholarship Winners

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

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McLean County Farm Bureau Business Administrator

McLean County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce Julia Walton has been hired as Business Administrator, effective April 21, 2025. As Business Administrator, Walton will oversee business operations and office functions for the Farm Bureau and our affiliated organizations. Walton began her career at Illinois State University, serving most recently as Program Coordinator for Student Activities. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and a Master’s in College Student Personnel Administration from Illinois State University

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2025 Service Award Winners

McLean County Farm Bureau congratulates the 2025 FFA Service Award winners: • Drake Hardesty, Blue Ridge • Emma Ioerger, El Paso-Gridley • Emma Quinton, Heyworth • Claire Kuipers, LeRoy • Cori Pearce, Lexington • Eva Jensen, Normal • Alex Caruthers, Normal West • Anna Gordon, Olympia • Elizabeth Ellis, Prairie Central • Rylee Kukuck, Ridgeview • Zoey McCartney, Tri-Valley FFA The Service Awards are given annually to one member from each local FFA chapter who

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