4-H FOUNDATION AWARDS $45,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS ILLINOIS 4-H STATE AWARD
FOOD SYSTEMS
ANIMAL SCIENCES
Sponsors: Dee Murray, Evelyn Brandt Thomas, Dr. Larry Hageman, Ray and Patricia Brownfield.
Recipients received a $1,000 scholarship awarded in each of the following nine areas.
This award recognizes youth who have demonstrated and maintained a high standard of 4-H excellence and mastery in their animal science project. Sponsors: Dee Murray, George Obernagel, Keith and Lissa Parr, Mark and Lee Ann Gossett.
PERSONAL GROWTH
This award recognizes youth that have focused on personal growth through participating in the 4-H program. Sponsors: Pat Clickener, Dave and Lisa McMurtry, Dr. Janice Seitz Justin Irwin, Boone County Kendall Knodle, Montgomery County Reagan Parks, McLean County Ruthie Ruhl, Logan County Averhy Sanborn, Champaign County
STEM AND ROBOTICS
This award recognizes youth who have focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
Katelyn Engel, Knox County Lauren Mohr, McLean County Skye Schumaker, McLean County Delaney Smith, Champaign County Sara Timm, Marion County
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND GLOBAL LIVING
This award recognizes youth that have focused on 4-H work in service to or for others. Sponsors: Nann Armstrong, Tim and Belinda Carey, Kevin Carey and Kari Murphy, Ron and Melanie Warfield. Caroline Ahrends, Logan County Brayden Caraynoff-Huber, Kendall County Megan Eppel, Lake County Annabelle Schaffnit, Adams County Emma Seiboldt, Knox County
CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
Sponsors: Lisa Woessner Memorial 4-H Science and Technology Endowment, Donna Mueller, Dee Murray, Landon Frye
This award recognizes youth that have focused their 4-H work in the arts and art of communicating with others.
Julian Heidrich, Kendall County Nickole Ryan, Boone County Evan Schmitz, Champaign County Willem Vandermeij, Kane County Michelle Wang, Jackson County
Sponsors: Dee Murray, Dr. Janice Seitz. Emily Reppy, Kendall County Sydney Reppy, Kendall County Leah Rossi, Grundy County Natalie Nelson, Knox County Grace Schumacher, Effingham County
“This was a year that none of us could have imagined and these young men and women did not allow even a global pandemic to get in the way of achieving their goals. In fact, we saw the opposite. These 4-H youth pivoted, innovated, and rose to the occasion in a way that surpassed any and all of our expectations."
This award recognizes youth who have focused on food production, processing, distribution and access.
Elaan Bader, Montgomery County Emma Salverson, Peoria County Sarah Stevens, Peoria County Blake Twenhafel, Clinton County Dylan Zwilling, Champaign County
HEALTHY LIVING AND NUTRITION
This award recognizes youth who have focused on make healthy decisions and lead healthy lifestyles. Sponsors: Pat Clickener, Donna Mueller, Kevin Rhoades. Lauren Shae Jackson, Shelby County Erin Kistner, Montgomery County Audra Spielman, Will County Aiden Stahl, Tazewell County Logan Wheeler, Whiteside County
LEADERSHIP
This award recognizes youth that have focused on the development of leadership skills, including offices held, committees served on, programs lead, and public presentations given on behalf of 4-H. Sponsors: Pat Clickener, Donna Mueller, Brian and Kristin Devermann, Dan Kelley. Aja Capel, Champaign County Carina Engst, McLean County Braylee Gilmore, Macoupin County Sheridan Hank, Mercer County Savannah Meadows, Massac County
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
This award recognizes youth who have focused on environmental stewardship. Sponsors: Dee Murray, Sharon and Art Tenhouse, Mark and Mary Kaufman, Walter Lynn, Colleen Callahan-Burns. DJ Cain, Knox County Saulius Malik, Cook County Cavit Schempp, Logan County Dalton Wachter, JoDaviess County Victoria Zwilling, Richland County
-Dr. Lisa Diaz, 4-H Assistant Dean and Director Illinois 4-H Cloverseed | Annual Report 39
