The statewide scholarship program is coordinated by the Illinois 4-H
Foundation and the state 4-H office. The following 4-H Legacy of
Leadership Scholars received a $1,000 college scholarship.
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Stephanie Bechard,
a 10-year member of the Turkey Hill Busy Bees 4-H from St. Clair
County. Stephanie plans to attend Southeast Missouri State, with
a major in accounting and a minor in finance.
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Wil Bingman, a
White County Mad Hatters 4-H member for 11 years. Wil is
beginning his sophomore year at Southern Illinois Carbondale,
studying criminal justice.
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Lindsay Brightwell,
a 10-year Gold Star Clovers 4-H member in McLean County. She
will attend Illinois State University and major in business
administration with a minor in political science.
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Landen Crews from
Clark County has been a 10-year member of the Triple T 4-H. He
plans to attend the University of Illinois this fall, majoring
in marketing and minoring in international business.
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Ryan Huffer
has been involved with the Wide-A-Wake 4-H of Logan County for
10 years. He plans to attend either the University of Illinois
or Southern Illinois University to major in communications.
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Allison Parks is a
10-year member of the Homespun and Stylistics 4-H clubs in
McLean County. She plans to attend Heartland Community College
to receive her associate degree, then move on to study nursing
and become a registered nurse.
"We are pleased to be able to honor these six outstanding
Illinois 4-H members as they embark on the next chapter of their
lives," said Angie Barnard, director of the Illinois 4-H Foundation.
"They are extremely deserving of this scholarship."
Since its inception in 2003, 49 4-H members have been named a
Legacy of Leadership Scholar. The scholarship is merit-based and
available to 4-H members who are high school seniors or in their
last year of 4-H membership.
The Illinois 4-H Foundation welcomes individuals, corporations
and organizations as partners in providing additional funds for
future scholarship recipients.
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The Illinois 4-H Foundation raises private funds that are
invested in the Illinois 4-H program, which is one of the largest
youth development programs in the state. There are 270,000 Illinois
youth, ages 5-19, participating in 4-H with the guidance of 24,000
youth and adult volunteers. Youth learn leadership, citizenship and
life skills through more than 250 projects.
Learning opportunities in 4-H are intentionally designed around
four essential elements necessary for positive youth development by
providing youth with supervised independence, a sense of belonging
with a positive group, a spirit of generosity toward others and a
wide variety of opportunities to master life challenges. The
fundamental 4-H ideal of practical "learn by doing" experiences
encourages youth to experiment, innovate and think independently.
There are 4-H programs offered in every county in Illinois
through chartered clubs, school-based programs, camp settings and
U.S. military installations.
Illinois 4-H is part of the University of Illinois Extension
program that is offered in concert with the University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign campus, the Federal Extension Service and the
United States Department of Agriculture.
For more information about 4-H in Illinois, visit
www.4-H.illinois.edu.
[Text from
Illinois 4-H Foundation
file]
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