Are you an Agriculture Education Major who intends to become an agriculture instructor? Will you be completing your undergraduate degree next fall or spring? IAW is committed to supporting agriculture education and would like to make getting your degree a little bit easier with a $1,500 scholarship!
Four $1,000 WCFA Agent of Change Scholarships are offered to students who have attended at least one Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Conference. Eligible applicants include past WCFA attendees and students who participated in the 2021 WCFA Online Curriculum. One scholarship will be awarded to a high school senior, one will be awarded to a current college student, one scholarship will be awarded to a current graduate student, and one additional scholarship, in memory of Joan Loeb, will be awarded to a student who will be enrolled in an Illinois college or university in the fall of 2024.
You can view the scholarship winners here: https://womenchangingthefaceofagriculture.com/scholarships/scholarship-recipients/
Questions should be sent to Illinois Agri-Women c/o Lynn Curry.
IAW Scholarship to College Students
Majoring in Agriculture Education
| 2023 | Mallory Ames, St. Joseph, University of Illinois |
| 2022 | Alexis Carroll, Southern Illinois |
| 2021 | Hannah Spangler, Avon, University of Illinois |
| 2020 | Kylie Miller |
| 2019 | Sarah Marie Irwin, Beason, ISU |
| 2018 | Jordan Johns, Pontiac, University of Illinois |
| 2017 | Caseelynn Johnston, Virginia, University of Illinois |
| 2016 | Samantha Martin, Hardin, WIU |
| 2015 | Shelby Cooper, Bloomington, University of Illinois |
| 2014 | Claire Geiger, Alhambra, University of Illinois |
| 2013 | Kelli Thompson, Cowden, SIU |
| 2012 | Amanda Corban, Princeton, University of Illinois |
| 2011 | Angela (Hiller) Sutter, Manhattan, ISU |
| 2010 | Britney Cowan, Pleasant Plains, University of Illinois |
| 2009 | Mallory Swanson, Oneida, WIU |
Women Changing the Face of Agriculture Scholarship
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Majors
| 2023 | Haley Bode, Waterloo, SIU-Carbondale | Meg Simmons, Macomb, Western Illinois University | Claire Geiger, Highland, SIU-Edwardsville | Emma Kuhns, Altamont, U of I -Champaign/Urbana |
| 2022 | Elaan Bader, Litchfield, Washington University | Abigail Hoeft, Normal, SIU | Katie Zelechowski, Bloomington, Purdue |
| 2021 | Gracie Murphy, Macomb, SIU | Emma Freebairn, Serena, Lake Land College | Abigayle Endress, Pearl City, Drake University (Iowa) |
| 2020 | Kellie Black | Callie Wildman | Ashley Althaus |
| 2019 | Makenna Jaelynne Green, Arthur, Lake Land College | Haley Lee Blankenship, Decatur, Richland Community College | Corrine Elise Harding, Trivoli,U of I | Megan Nicole Coy, Champaign, U of I |
| 2018 | Hannah Colleen Spangler, Avon, U of I | Sierra Rene Day, Cerro Gordo, Kansas State University | Peyton Marie Gehrs, Carbondale, SIU |
| 2017 | Kristen Faucon, Bloomington, Purdue University | Michelle Johnson, Stillman Valley, Highland Community College | Martha Hoffman, Earlville, Illinois Valley Community College |
| 2016 | Mary Francque, Dixon, U of Wisconsin | Jordan Johns, Pontiac, U of I | Krista Temple, Fulton, U of I |
| 2015 | Jalyne Herren, Somonauk, U of I | Renee Kinzinger, New Athens, SIU |
| 2014 | Cortney Gerstenecker, Carlyle, Kaskaskia College | Rachel Hawk, Aledo, U of I |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Koehler, Sparland, U of I | Taylor Hardy, Carthage, U of I |
| 2012 | Kristen Faucon, Springfield, ISU | Kristina Simmons, Ashland, Lincoln Land Community College |
