Agriculture Scholarships
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The Agricultural Scholarship Fund provides financial support for students majoring in Agriculture. The fund also supports several named commemorative scholarships and awards for Agriculture students.
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Al and Trudy Schrader Agriculture Scholarship
The Al and Trudy Schrader Agriculture Scholarship was established in 2015. Al and Trudy made contributions to all of the universities in the state of Illinois that had agriculture programs. While not Redbirds or having any direct connection to ISU ...
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The Benton K. Bristol Scholarship was established by Benton Bristol, a faculty member in the Illinois State University Department of Agriculture for 21 years. This scholarship is awarded to students majoring in agriculture or agribusiness.
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Betty Norris Fairchild Agriculture Scholarship
The Betty Norris Fairchild Agriculture Scholarship was established by Barbara Levine in memory of her mother who had a love of the land and was a master gardener. This scholarship will provide financial assistance to a student enrolled as an ...
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COUNTRY Financial Agriculture Scholarship
The COUNTRY Financial Agriculture Scholarship was established by COUNTRY Financial in order to support students majoring in Agriculture.
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The Clarence Moore Scholarship was established in 1990 by family, friends, and colleagues of Clarence Moore. The scholarship is awarded to a student admitted as a freshman or transfer student in the Department of Agriculture with a preference to ...
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Clarence and Mabel Ropp Scholarship Fund
The Clarence and Mabel Ropp Scholarship was established to honor the Ropps for their dedicated service to education, agricultural endeavors, and Illinois State University. The scholarship is awarded to a community college graduate with preference to ...
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Dan Kelley Family Scholarship in Agriculture
Daniel T. Kelley is a 1970 graduate of the Department of Agriculture at Illinois State University. He is the recipient of the Honorary Holbert Award, the highest award bestowed on an individual by the Department of Agriculture, for service to the ...
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The Grady Agriculture Scholarship was established by Anne Grady in order to assist students students majoring in Agriculture Business, Agronomy, or Crop and Soil Sciences defray the cost of their education.
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The GROWMARK System of agricultural cooperatives is committed to being a good corporate citizen through sound business practices and investment in advancing agriculture, education, leadership development, cooperatives, and priority community needs. ...
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The Harvey S. Woods Scholarship Fund was established in 1998 in memory Harvey S. Woods. The scholarship supports a student majoring in Agriculture in the College of Applied Science and Technology. Harvey Woods was chair of the Ag Department from ...
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ISU Agriculture Alumni Association Scholarship
The ISU Agriculture Alumni Association Scholarship was established in 1995 by the Agriculture Alumni Association. The scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman or transfer student based on academic achievement in the Department of Agriculture.
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Illinois Soybean Association Endowed Support Fund
The Illinois Soybean Association partnered with the Department of Agriculture at Illinois State University in 2005 to create the Illinois Soybean Association Endowed Support Fund in the Illinois State University Foundation. The endowment supports ...
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Jill Walker Memorial Agriculture Scholarship
Paul Walker established this fund in memory of his wife, Jill (Gutshall) Walker '89, B.S. agriculture, following her death in 2006. Jill was an active community member serving on numerous boards and as an officer in several associations.
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The Jim McKee Scholarship was established in 1986 by Doris and Ralph Chambers, the niece and nephew of M. M. Chambers. It was established in honor of Jim McKee, a long-time friend of Chambers who took special care of him in his later years. The ...
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This scholarship is established in memory of John Leatherbury. Its purpose is to attract highly qualified students to ISU's Agriculture and Agribusiness areas of study.
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John W. Green Agriculture Scholarship
The John W. Green Agriculture Scholarship was established with a major gift from John W. Green, emeritus professor of agriculture, in 1982.This endowment fund is to be used for recruiting, preferably freshmen students majoring in agriculture or ...
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Kathy and John Rennick Graduate Research Scholarship
To establish an award supporting research for graduate students in Agriscience. The funds can be used, but not limited to: support of graduate student research needs, conference fees, and travel costs to attend conferences.
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McLean County Farm Bureau Scholarship
The McLean County Farm Bureau Scholarship was established by the McLean County Farm Bureau in 1984. The scholarship is awarded to an incoming freshman from McLean County majoring in agriculture.
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The Paul A. Funk Scholarship provides financial support for students in the College of Applied Science and Technology majoring in Agricultural Science, Food Industry Science, Food Industry Management, Agriculture-Agribusiness and Agriculture Industry ...
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Marjorie J. Sommer established this endowed scholarship in memory of her father, Harold Enns and her husband, Cecil Sommer. They each had a lifetime commitment to agriculture. Harold Enns was the first president of Prairie Farms Creamery located in ...
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The Dr. Fred Fuess Student Scholarship
Roger Boerma and Cindy Boerma established the Dr. Fred Fuess Student Scholarship Fund in December of 2021. This fund was established to assist students majoring in Agriculture with a focus in Crop and Soil Science.
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The Dr. Kristian "KP" Philpotts Memorial Scholarship
The Dr. Kristian "KP" Philpotts Memorial scholarship was created by his mother, Marla Rice, in memory of "KP". He was on his way to becoming a veterinarian before his life was tragically taken due to gun violence. "KP" had a love and passion for ...