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Applications for the Illinois Soybean Association’s (ISA) college crop sciences scholarships will be available Dec. 1. The scholarships, which are funded through the soybean checkoff, support the education of future soybean scientists.  Students entering their junior year at specific Illinois universities in the fall of 2013-14, and who meet the scholarship’s requirements, are eligible to apply. ISA will offer up to 10 scholarships worth $4000 each for the 2013-14 school year to students majoring in crop sciences at Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Western Illinois University.   

All applicants must be current or transfer students beginning their junior year. Students must plan to follow an agricultural course of study with a major in crop production or a crop science discipline, including breeding, biotechnology, plant pathology, weed management or crop management, with an emphasis on soybeans. Recipients will be encouraged to find on-campus employment in soybean research, attend graduate school and choose a career in soybean research. Recipients also can reapply to receive another $4,000 for their senior year.

Source: Freeport Journal-Standard

by Lewis University

Mary Hasse, BSN, MS, JD, Lewis University assistant professor of Nursing, earned the 2011 Educator Award from the Illinois Nurses Association.

The nurse educator award is given to a member of the Illinois Nurses Association, who has made a significant contribution to the advancement of education at the state, local or national level.

The award recognizes Hasse as a role model to nursing students. Hasse "demonstrates excellence in teaching, improves curriculum and promotes the Illinois Nurses Association and the profession," commented Sharon Canariato, who presented the award. Canariato is the Lewis University National Alumni Association Vice President and Executive Director of Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders.

Hasse has a Master’s degree in psychiatric/mental health nursing and is a practicing attorney. She obtained her Associate Degree in Nursing at Prince Georges Community College, near Washington, DC. She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Catholic University of America in Washington, DC and her Master of Science degree from Rush University. Hasse obtained her JD from Chicago Kent College of Law....

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