Scholarship Information
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2021 Rock Island COunty Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship Guidelines2021 Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation Scholarship information
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Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation
Awards $21,000 in College Scholarships
The Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2020 Scholarships. This award is given to outstanding high school students who have achieved a well-rounded high school career and understand the value of volunteerism. These applicants were selected based upon their academic, school, and community involvement by an independent committee appointed by the Rock Island County Farm Bureau® Foundation Board of Directors.
This year, the Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 4 - $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. The 2020 Foundation Scholarship winners are:
These scholarships have been made possible thanks to the financial gifts from several families. We also want to extend our sincere appreciation to the family of Myron and Helen Mueller who donated over $5,000 to the Foundation in support of funding one of the Foundation Scholarships each year beginning in 2009. Currently, because of their additional giving, the funds have grown and will help fund a Foundation Scholarship each year until the funds are exhausted.
The family of Glenn Mueller; the Lowell Johnson Charitable Foundation; and the Churchill Family Foundation have all contributed dollars towards the scholarships for the RICFB Foundation as well.
KEPPY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
This year, four Farm Bureau member dependents will receive a $3,000 scholarship for their continuing education courtesy of the Wilbert and Carol Keppy Charitable Foundation. The 2020 Keppy Scholarship winners are:
GEORGE AND IRENE STULZ FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
This year, two Farm Bureau member dependents will receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education courtesy of the George and Irene Stulz Family Scholarship. The 2020 Stulz Scholarship winners are:
The Stulz Family Scholarship was established in 2018. The scholarship awards monies to post-secondary students enrolled as a Junior or Senior at a four-year university with a career focus in an agricultural field.
BERNICE FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
This year, one Farm Bureau member dependent will receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education courtesy of the Bernice Fowler Memorial Scholarship. The 2020 Fowler Scholarship winner is:
The Bernice Fowler Memorial Scholarship was established in 2013 by Mrs. Fowler’s son. The scholarship awards monies to graduates of Rockridge High School who are pursuing a degree in teaching. Bernice E. Fowler taught for 11 years in an Illinois City one room school house. She continued teaching second grade at Grant School in Moline where she retired with a 25 year teaching career.
A reminder that scholarship applications are available from the Farm Bureau office around January 1st each year and are open to those Farm Bureau members who have been a current Rock Island County Farm Bureau member for two years or more. For more information regarding the Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation and their scholarships, please contact the FB office at (309) 736-7432, or visit www.ricofarmbureau.org/foundation.
This year, the Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation awarded 4 - $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors. The 2020 Foundation Scholarship winners are:
- Holly Jacobs, daughter of Jim and Lisa Geiger, a 2020 graduate of Sherrard High School. She will study Chemical Engineering at Iowa State University this fall.
- Hunter Johnson, son of Scott and Jamie Johnson, a 2020 graduate of Rockridge High School. He will attend Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in Miami, OK to study Animal Sciences.
- Phoebe Joy, daughter of Dustin and Melissa Joy, a 2020 graduate of Rockridge High School. She will attend St. Olaf College to study Post-secondary Education.
- Chloe Rouse, daughter of Wendy Rouse and David Rouse, a 2020 graduate of Moline High School. She will attend Purdue University this fall to study Biomedical Engineering.
These scholarships have been made possible thanks to the financial gifts from several families. We also want to extend our sincere appreciation to the family of Myron and Helen Mueller who donated over $5,000 to the Foundation in support of funding one of the Foundation Scholarships each year beginning in 2009. Currently, because of their additional giving, the funds have grown and will help fund a Foundation Scholarship each year until the funds are exhausted.
The family of Glenn Mueller; the Lowell Johnson Charitable Foundation; and the Churchill Family Foundation have all contributed dollars towards the scholarships for the RICFB Foundation as well.
KEPPY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP
This year, four Farm Bureau member dependents will receive a $3,000 scholarship for their continuing education courtesy of the Wilbert and Carol Keppy Charitable Foundation. The 2020 Keppy Scholarship winners are:
- Cody Bush, son of Jared Bush and DeAnna Bush, a 2019 graduate of Rockridge High School. He is majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.
- Mia Freyermuth, daughter of Todd and Liane Freyermuth, a 2020 graduate of Rockridge High School. She will be studying Agricultural Business & Management at Illinois Central College this fall.
- Madalyn Mueller, daughter of Jason Mueller, a 2018 graduate of Rockridge High School. She attends Iowa State University and is pursuing a degree in Advertising.
- Steven Pyevich, son of Steven C. Pyevich, a 2019 graduate of United Township High School. He attends the University of Illinois with a major in Agricultural Business & Management.
GEORGE AND IRENE STULZ FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
This year, two Farm Bureau member dependents will receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education courtesy of the George and Irene Stulz Family Scholarship. The 2020 Stulz Scholarship winners are:
- Nathan Parchert, son of Tom and Carol Parchert, a 2018 graduate of Rockridge High School. Nathan will be a junior this fall at Iowa State University. He is studying Agriculture Business.
- John Searl, son of Mark and Karen Searl, a 2018 graduate of Riverdale High School. John is studying Agronomy & Crop Science at the University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign and will be a junior in the fall.
The Stulz Family Scholarship was established in 2018. The scholarship awards monies to post-secondary students enrolled as a Junior or Senior at a four-year university with a career focus in an agricultural field.
BERNICE FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
This year, one Farm Bureau member dependent will receive a $1,000 scholarship toward their post-secondary education courtesy of the Bernice Fowler Memorial Scholarship. The 2020 Fowler Scholarship winner is:
- Isabel Buckrop, daughter of Kent and Becky Buckrop, a 2020 graduate of Rockridge High School. Isabel plans to attend Illinois State University to study elementary education.
The Bernice Fowler Memorial Scholarship was established in 2013 by Mrs. Fowler’s son. The scholarship awards monies to graduates of Rockridge High School who are pursuing a degree in teaching. Bernice E. Fowler taught for 11 years in an Illinois City one room school house. She continued teaching second grade at Grant School in Moline where she retired with a 25 year teaching career.
A reminder that scholarship applications are available from the Farm Bureau office around January 1st each year and are open to those Farm Bureau members who have been a current Rock Island County Farm Bureau member for two years or more. For more information regarding the Rock Island County Farm Bureau Foundation and their scholarships, please contact the FB office at (309) 736-7432, or visit www.ricofarmbureau.org/foundation.
Holly Jacobs
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Hunter Johnson
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Phoebe Joy
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Chloe Rouse
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Cody Bush
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Mia Freyermuth
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Madalyn Mueller
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Steven Pyevich
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Nathan Parchert
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John Searl
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Isabel Buckrop
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