Page 9 2024 Logan County Spring Farm Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS March 2024 This is the seventh year the Logan County Farm Bureau has sponsored the awards. The scholarships are entirely funded by the generosity of donors. The program strives to ensure that the awards are of significant value, and that 100 percent of the funds raised go to the students. Lincoln Daily News caught up with a few past recipients of the scholarship to find out how receiving the scholarship impacted them and if they accomplished their ag education goals. Jake Kirgan, a 2018 LCHS graduate, and recipient of the scholarship specifically remembers the scholarship because of the event that was held to recognize the recipients. Jake said that receiving the award enabled him to make it through all four years at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He is currently still in AG, working as the Sales Development Manager for WinField United. Jake is the son of Rich and Melissa Kirgan. He is working on becoming more active in the Farm Bureau so that he can help students have the opportunities he did. Cierra Crowell, the daughter of Jerry and Lotis Crowell, is a 2018 scholarship recipient and a 2018 graduate of Lincoln Community High School. She said receiving the scholarship allowed her to be more active in school by helping to alleviate the financial burden. She was able to be more studious which resulted in her receiving her Continued --
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