New Extension to ACES scholarships
awarded to 46 students across Illinois
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[May 30, 2018]
This fall, 46 high school seniors and college
transfer students across Illinois will head to the University of
Illinois with help from the Extension to ACES scholarship. The
students will each receive $2,500 towards their first year of
enrollment in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and
Environmental Sciences at U of I.
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University of Illinois Extension, housed in the
College of ACES, operates educational outreach programs in 27
regional units across the state, covering all 102 counties. Staff in
each of the units worked with area high schools to get the word out
about the scholarships and recruit for ACES.
Dr. Shelly Nickols-Richardson, the interim director
of Extension, said, “Extension is at the core of how the University
of Illinois shares knowledge and innovation with communities in this
state, so working with the College of ACES to bring students to
campus just makes sense. We’re proud to help make this world-class
education accessible.”
This fall, the scholarship recipients will join more
than 2,600 other students in the college who are pursuing degrees in
agricultural and biological engineering, agricultural and consumer
economics, agricultural communications, agricultural leadership and
science education, animal sciences, computer science + crop
sciences, crop sciences, food science and human nutrition, human
development and family studies, natural resources and environmental
sciences, and technical systems management.
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“The College of ACES takes pride in creating the 2018
Extension to ACES Scholarships to attract the best and brightest
students from all parts of Illinois to our college. We have received
tremendous interest from many students for these new scholarships,
and we have selected outstanding admitted students to receive these
scholarships this year,” says Prasanta Kalita, associate dean for
academic programs in the college.
The
scholarship winners include the following youth from Extension Unit
16 (Logan, Menard, and Sangamon counties): Corey Beccue, from Mount
Pulaski; and Cassidy Dooley, from Rochester.
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