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Kirkwood, Ill. - The Midwestern state of Illinois is one of the top producers of corn and soybeans in the United States, and it's where Wendell Shaum
Monmouth College will be celebrating the class of 2020 as a part of their 2021 homecoming celebration this weekend. The graduating class was denied a traditional ceremony because of COVID-19. But on Sunday to cap off homecoming weekend about 70 members of Class of 2020 are expected to return for a ceremony at 11 AM Sunday on the Wallace Hall plaza. There also be plenty of traditional homecoming activities though. Some of those include award ceremonies, reunions, a parade, football game, and two concerts. Also Illinois State Senator Mattie Hunter '76 and renowned phrenologist Dr. Frederick Kaskel '67 will be inducted into the Hall of Achievement That is the highest honor the college bestows upon its graduates. Also, alumni impact awards which will be given at 5:30 PM on Friday in the Huff Center. Receiving alumni impact awards include farmer and agriculture industry advocate, Wendell Shauman, Monmouth College editor and historian Jeff Rankin, as well as all-time passing leader
A local farmer and 1967 graduate of Monmouth College is to be honored later this month for his contributions to agriculture and his roles in several leadership positions both locally and at the national level. Wendell Shauman, who operates a 1,100-acre corn and soybean farm near the Maple City, will be honored with Monmouth's Distinguished Alumnus Award at the Alumni Impact Awards ceremony, part of the school's Homecoming weekend festivities October 22-24. A chemistry major at Monmouth College, Shauman went on to earn his master's degree and a doctorate in genetics from the University of Nebraska before serving in several noteworthy positions. He was a corn breeder for Funk Seeds International and managing the company's Midwest territory, he was the chair of the U.S. Grains Council, serving seven years on its board and traveling to three dozen countries to encourage those foreign nations to purchase grains produced in the United States. Shauman has served in a pleth
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