MISSION
STATEMENT

The Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain and improve the natural resources and environment in Lorain County.

 

Agricultural Center
42110 Russia Road
Elyria, OH 44035-6813
Phone: 440.326.5800
FAX: 440.326.5807


Joel McRoberts Memorial Scholarship Fund


The Joel McRoberts Scholarship was created in 1998 in memory of Joel, district technician with the Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District for 20 years. Joel died in 1997 of leukemia.

The scholarship was created at the request of his widow Connie McRoberts, of Litchfield.

The scholarship is available to any student in Lorain County who will be majoring in an agricultural or natural resources management related field at any two for four-year college. They must have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

The Scholarship originally stated at $500.00 per student and was increased to $1000.00 a few years later. Recently the scholarship had been expanded to include two awards annually. This now includes one for an incoming freshman and one for any current college student with a least one year completed. With the generosity of the Lorain County agriculture community, this scholarship has grown with time.

Joel was a big supporter of agriculture and higher education. Although he never attended college he understood the value of education and always encouraged students to further their education and better themselves.

Joel was devoted to farming and farmers in Lorain County. He had a deep appreciation for our natural resources and their protections. This scholarship program is administrated in his honor.


Joel McRoberts Memorial Scholarship

The scholarship is offered by the Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District in the amount of $1,000.00. High school seniors (Lorain County residents) who will enroll in an agricultural or natural resources related two or four-year course of study and have maintained a 2.5 GPA are eligible to apply. Application deadline is April 30, 2010.

Joel McRoberts Continuing Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is offered by Lorain Soil and Water Conservation District in the amount of $1,000.00. Applicants (Lorain County residents) must be enrolled as a full-time student in a two or four-year course of study, in an agricultural or natural resources related field and have a 2.5 GPA. Application deadline is July 31, 2010.

Applications can be requested from your high school guidance counselor, from the Lorain SWCD office, 42110 Russia Rd., Elyria, OH, 44035, or by calling the office at (440) 326-5800. You can also download them here:

Application for Joel McRoberts Memorial Scholarship

Application for Joel McRoberts Continuing Memorial Scholarship




 

 
September 3, 2010








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