College Scholarships for Agriculture Students

BAGI Scholarship

Program

$500 Scholarships

DEADLINE:
March 31, 2010

In 1996, Balloon Association of Greater Illinois established a scholarship plan as part of the Landowner Relations Program within the club.  Members wanted to thank the farming community for allowing balloons to launch from or land on their property and to encourage and support young people who have chosen agriculture as their vocation.  The program has been a good partnership between the farming community and balloonists.  Past recipients’ areas of interest include veterinary medicine, agronomy, agribusiness, and agricultural engineering.

Eligibility requirements for the scholarships are as follows:

  1. Must be an Illinois Farm Bureau member
  2. Must be a U.S. citizen
  3. Must be a high school graduate
  4. Must be accepted by or enrolled in an accredited community college, college or university
  5. Must be enrolled in agriculture, agribusiness or ag-related field
  6. Must exhibit potential for successful completion of course of study
  7. Must reside on a farm in one of the counties in our “fly-zones.”
    These counties are:  Adams, Champaign, DeWitt, Douglas, Ford, Iroquois,
    Logan, Macon, Marion, Mason, McDonough, McLean, Menard, Moultrie, Peoria,
    Piatt, Sangamon, Tazewell, and Vermilion.

To download and print an application, choose a format:

PDF Format :  2010 BAGI Scholarship PDF

WORD Document : 2010 BAGI Scholarship Application in WORD

Any questions, you can contact BAGI’s Scholarship Coordinator Larry Owen at (217)304-0827
or larry@owenfinancial.com

PAST WINNERS:

  • 2009 – Adam Cross – Major: Agri-Business Marketing and Management – U of I
  • 2009 – Ross D Wilken – Major: Technical Systems management – U of I
  • 2009 – Laura Sutter – Major: Animal Science- U of I
  • 2009 – Chase Bryan – Major: Ag Engineering- Parkland Community College
  • 2008 – Kasey R. Simmons (Peoria County) – Major:  Agri- Business Management – Black Hawk College
  • 2008 – Jody Hughes (Champaign County) – Major:  Agriculture Education – Illinois State
  • 2008 – Levi Allen (Champaign County) – Major:  Agriculture Engineering – U of I
  • 2008 – Elizabeth Davis (Champaign County) – Major:  Agricultural Economics – University of Kentucky
  • 2006 – Andrew Fulton (Logan County) – Major:  Agricultural Engineering – U of I
  • 2006 – Jennifer Dolaz (Tazwell County) – Major:  Pre-Veterinary – U of I
  • 2006 – Kathleen Carmack (Douglas County) – Major:  Crop & Soil Science – Southern Illinois University
  • 2006 – Nathanael Ford (Vermilion County) – Major:  Business/Finance – DACC
  • 2005 – Maggie Deppert (Tazewell County) – Major:  Animal Science – U of I
  • 2005 – Caitlin Allen (Vermilion County) – Major:  Crop Science – U of I
  • 2005 – Krista Ubbenga (Logan County) – Major:  Crop Science – U of I
  • 2005 – Karlie Elliott (Vermilion County) – Major:  Ag Communication – U of I
  • 2004 – Kory Leesman (Logan County) – Major:  Mechanical Engineering – Bradley University
  • 2004 – Kyle Atteberry (Logan County) – Major:  Agriculture Engineering – U of I
  • 2004 – Nathan Brown (Macon County) – Major:  Agribusiness Management & Ornamental Horticulture – U of I
  • 2004 – Amanda Knorr (Adams County) – Major:  Animal Science / Pre-Vet – Western IL University
  • 2003 – Michael Deppert, Green Valley (Tazewell County) – Major: Ag business/engineering – U of I
  • 2003 – Meghan Smith, Sidell (Vermilion County) – Major: Agricultural &Consumer Marketing – U of I
  • 2003 – Abrigail Sasse, Beason (Logan County) – Major: Animal Science – U of I
  • 2003 – Victor L.M. Shriver IV, Ursa (Adams Country) – Major: Agriculture – WIU
  • 2002 – Michael Kinner, New Berlin (Sangamon County) – Major: Agricultural Science/Agronomy
  • 2002 – Kent Leesman (Logan County) – Major: Agronomy
  • 2001 – Anna R. Ferguson, Clinton, Illinois (DeWitt County)
  • 2000 – Kim Kauffman, Arthur, Illinois (Douglas County)
  • 1999 – Charles Erwin, Lewistown, Illinois (Fulton County)
  • 1998 – Jennifer Hott, Hoopeston, Illinois (Vermilion County)
  • 1997 – Sean Roberts, Plymouth, Illinois (McDonough County)
  • 1996 – Sherry Arnold, Clinton, Illinois (DeWitt County)