The
Logan County 4-H Foundation presented 4 scholarships:
• Clay Aylesworth (Mt. Pulaski) received the Ross B. Conrady
Memorial 4-H Foundation Scholarship. Aylesworth is a member of
Topper 4-H Club. He is attending Lincoln Land Community College for
their Agriculture Transfer program then attending a 4-year
university to study agronomy.
• Klarissa Helton (Middletown) received the Alice Jodlowski Memorial
4-H Foundation Scholarship. Helton was a member of Middletown 4-H
Club. She is currently attending Hair Masters in Bloomington. She
plans to get her cosmetology license and then attend Heartland
Community College next fall to become a counselor.
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• Miranda Nelson (Middletown) received a 2023
America’s Farmers Grow Communities, Sponsored by Bayer Fund, 4-H
Foundation Scholarship. Nelson was a member of Middletown 4-H Club.
She is attending Illinois State University majoring in biology on
the path to become an orthodontist.
• Stephen Starasta (Lincoln) received a 2023 America’s Farmers Grow
Communities, Sponsored by Bayer Fund, 4-H Foundation Scholarship.
Starasta is a member of Cloverdale 4-H Club. He is attending Iowa
State University to study animal ecology with specialization in
wildlife biology.
The Sangamon County 4-H Foundation presented 3
scholarships:
• Lily Frazee (Chatham) received a 2023 Sangamon 4-H Foundation
Scholarship. Frazee is a member of the Sugar Creek Pioneers 4-H
Club. She is attending the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign to study agricultural and biological engineering.
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• Erik Keeton (Waverly) received
the 2023 Sangamon 4-H Foundation Livestock Scholarship and the
Morrison Family Scholarship. Keeton is a member of the
Talkington 4-H Club. He is attending Lincoln Land Community
College to study agriculture and diesel mechanic technologies.
• Jane Simpson (Springfield) received a 2023 Sangamon 4-H
Foundation Scholarship. Simpson is a member of the Cooper Jets
4-H Club. She is attending Missouri State University with a
double major in business and sports management.
“We are thankful for our local 4-H Foundations who join us in
recognizing outstanding 4-H members every year and supporting
their continuing studies,” said Youth Development Educator
Carissa Davis. “We are impressed by these 4-H’ers hard work,
determination, and community involvement and excited to see how
they will continue to excel in the future.”
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To learn more about the opportunities available to
local youth through the 4-H program, please visit
extension.illinois.edu/LMS/4-H-youth-development.
[Amy Zepp, 4-H Program Coordinator,
Sangamon County] |