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By Rebecca Renshaw<\/p>\n
Grace Handlos has set her sights high.<\/p>\n
The junior from Salsbury, Indiana is majoring in animal science production. Throughout her life, Handlos has worked with horses. Now, she wants to become a show horse trainer.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love horses and always have,\u201d Handlos said. \u201cThe College of Agricultural Sciences has made it so easy for me to achieve my dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n
Handlos is a dean scholarship recipient. She says she will never forget opening the envelope from SIU informing her of the scholarship award.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I read I received the scholarship, I was ecstatic. I never thought college could be affordable without going deep into debt,\u201d Handlos said.<\/p>\n
Like so many other students and faculty, Handlos says the college feels like one big family.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven when I first visited SIU and the college when I was trying to decide where to go to school, I sensed that they were like family,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Handlos serves as an Ag Council representative for the live-stock judging team, is a member of the honors program, and conducts research in the plant pathology program.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, the SIU Foundation launched Forever SIU: The Campaign for Students. The three-year campaign set a $75 million fundraising goal. Most of the money received through the campaign will go toward student scholarships.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit\u00a0www.foreversiu.org<\/a>. For information on how to donate to the SIU College of Agricultural Sciences, visit\u00a0http:\/\/foreversiu.org\/colleges-units\/agricultural-sciences.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n Engage with us on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>,\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Rebecca Renshaw Grace Handlos has set her sights high. The junior from Salsbury, Indiana is majoring in animal science production. Throughout her life, Handlos has worked with horses. Now, she wants to become a show horse trainer. \u201cI love horses and always have,\u201d Handlos said. \u201cThe College of Agricultural Sciences has made it so … Continue reading Grace Handlos grateful for dean scholarship<\/span>