Dan Kelley Family Scholarship in Agriculture
Daniel T. Kelley is a 1970 graduate of the Department of Agriculture at Illinois State University. He is the recipient of the Honorary Holbert Award, the highest award bestowed on an individual by the Department of Agriculture, for service to the department. Dan assumed the position of chairman of the board of GROWMARK, Inc. in September, 2000. He is a long time member of the Agriculture Alumni Association and served as president from 1984-1986. He then became president of the Illinois State University Alumni Association. Dan and his wife, Pam, operate a grain farm near Normal, Illinois, with his two brothers and son. Their three children are all Illinois State grads. The Kelley Family Scholarship will be used to support education related expenses of undergraduate and graduate students majoring in degree programs within the Department of Agriculture.