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Captain R. Dean and Mary E. Postlewaite Scholarship

SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COMMUNITY

Foundation Annual Grants for Education Agriculture Grants

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foundation

Overview

Captain R. Dean and Mary E. Postlewaite Scholarship

Status: Active (awarded since 2018)

Geographic Scope: Crawford County, Illinois

Focus Areas: Agriculture education

Overview: The Captain R. Dean and Mary E. Postlewaite Scholarship Endowment provides scholarships to graduating seniors and alumni of high schools in Crawford County, Illinois who are pursuing degrees in agriculture or have been accepted into the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) in Urbana.

Eligibility:

Graduating seniors or alumni of high schools in Crawford County, Illinois

Pursuing a degree in agriculture, OR

Have been accepted into the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) in Urbana

Background: Captain Robert Dean Postlewaite was originally from Palestine. He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with an agricultural degree before joining the U.S. Army Air Corps and then Pan American Airways as a pilot during WWII. Mary E. Postlewaite grew up in New York City, worked as a secretary for Pan American, and became one of the airline's first stewardesses when Pan Am launched transatlantic passenger service in the 1940s.

Contact Information:

Amanda Lessley, President/CEO

Phone: 217.342.4988

Email: [email protected]

Address: Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, 2201 N Willenborg St, Suite 11, PO Box 1211, Effingham, IL 62401