The Stephenson County 4-H and Extension Foundation recently announced winners of the R.C. Miller Scholarship for the 2024-25 year. The R.C. Miller Scholarship was established and funded by the late R.C. Miller, a local leader in agri-business. He started the scholarship program to encourage and support Stephenson County residents pursuing degrees in agriculture with an emphasis in conservation. The Stephenson County Extension and 4-H Foundation is responsible for the scholarship administration.
This year’s winners are Odin Stabenow & Ross Stabenow, from Lena, IL. They will each be receiving funds to use towards their education expenses, and both are focusing in Agricultural and Life Sciences studies at Iowa State University.
For more information about the Stephenson County 4-H and Extension Foundation, which provides financial support to the University of Illinois Extension and 4-H in Stephenson County, please call 815-235-4125.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.