April 21, 2021 MACOMB/MOLINE, IL - Six students graduating from Western Illinois University at the end of the Spring 2021 semester have received the highest recognition from their colleges for their overall academic excellence by being named a College Scholar.
Faculty in each of the University s four academic colleges; Global Education and Outreach and the Centennial Honors College each select a graduating senior as the college s outstanding student. Students graduating as College Scholars have satisfied the criteria of excellence established by their individual academic college s faculty members. A Departmental Scholar is an outstanding degree candidate in an academic major as determined by the faculty in the major department. An Honors Scholar is a student in the Centennial Honors College who has completed a set of honors requirements and has achieved a grade point average of at least 3.4 on a 4.0 scale.
April 6, 2021 MACOMB, IL – Two agriculture education students from the Western Illinois University School of Agriculture have been chosen to participate in the annual Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) Institute this summer at Highland Community College.
Seniors
Alicia Flowers, of Curryville, MO, and
Sydney Riden, of Good Hope, IL, were two of 13 students chosen for inclusion in the program from its 44 applicants.
Both Flowers and Riden are students of School of Agriculture Director Andy Baker. Flowers will student teach in Silex, MO, this fall and Riden is the new agriculture instructor in the Rushville-Industry High School. I was very pleased when I was informed about Alicia Flowers and Sydney Riden being selected for the CASE training, said Baker. Both of these young educators are deserving and qualified of this recognition. The CASE curriculum is a nationally-developed, inquiry-based curriculum in ag science, developed by agricultural educat