Illinois PAS

We look forward to seeing you all at Spring Conference! Be sure to register by this Thursday, January 29th.

We can't wait to see you all at the 2025 Fall PAS Conference this Thursday, November 13th!

We want to give a sincere thank you to our sponsors. Your support played a vital role in making the 2025 Fall Conference possible, and we truly appreciate it.

Check out this post to learn more about your State PAS officers! We are super excited for this upcoming year and are ready to serve all of you!

We want to shout out the incredible Illinois PAS members who competed at the Illinois PAS Spring Conference! Congrats to all who participated and showcased their skills! Follow along as we highlight this year's winners!

Animal Health/Veterinarian Technician Individual:
1st - Elleanor Robinson (WIU)
2nd - Grace Sperendio (KC)
3rd - Sydney Long (IVCC)

Agriculture Promotion and Marketing Individual:
1st - Aubrey Lambird (WVCC)
2nd - Lauren Witte (Highland)
3rd - Rachel Donoho (KC)

Conservation & Natural Resource Specialist Team:
1st - Heartland Community College
2nd - Parkland College
3rd - Kaskaskia College

Conservation & Natural Resource Specialist Individual:
1st - Kaylee Lewis (Heartland)
2nd - Gray McCue (PC)
3rd - Kaden Farrell (Heartland)

We want to shout out the incredible Illinois PAS members who competed at the Illinois PAS Spring Conference! Congrats to all who participated and showcased their skills! Follow along as we highlight this year's winners!

Dairy Specialist Team:
1st - Joliet Junior College
2nd - Kaskaskia
3rd - Highland Community College

Dairy Specialist Individual:
1st - Katelyn Klipp (KC)
2nd - Faith Ukena (Highland)
3rd - Adrianna Cottrell (JJC)

Greenhouse Specialist Team:
1st - Lake Land Community College (Brock & Ty)
2nd - Lake Land Community College (Avery & Melissa)
3rd - Illinois Central College

Greenhouse Specialist Individual:
1st - Melissa Brummer (LLC)
2nd - Ty Eastin (LLC)
3rd - Brock Goonan (LLC)

Precision Agriculture Specialist Individual:
1st - Aidan Ward (PC)
2nd - Brody Wilson (Heartland)
3rd - Payton Wiltz (Heartland)

We want to shout out the incredible Illinois PAS members who competed at the Illinois PAS Spring Conference! Congrats to all who participated and showcased their skills! Follow along as we highlight this year's winners!

College Bowl:
1st - Southern Illinois University Carbondale (SIU)
2nd - Kaskaskia (KC)

Soils Team:
1st - LLCC (Kinsey, Clay, Sawyer)
2nd - ICC
3rd - LLCC (Maggie, Avery, Leah)

Soils Individual:
1st - Sawyer Smith (LLCC)
2nd - Brock Byrd (ICC)
3rd - Kinsey Mennen (LLCC)

Prepared Speaking:
1st - Makayla Learned (SIU)
2nd - Adam Vail (WIU)
3rd - Maggie Bland (LLCC)

Impromptu Speaking:
1st - Noah Goss (LLC)
2nd - Megan Baker (SIU)
3rd - Mark Jones (JJC)

We want to shout out the incredible Illinois PAS members who competed at the Illinois PAS Spring Conference! Congrats to all who participated and showcased their skills! Follow along as we highlight this year's winners!

To begin, we would like to highlight the Livestock Specialist Career Program categories!

Sheep/Goat Teams:
1st - ICC
2nd - SIU
3rd - LLCC

Sheep/Goat Individuals:
1st - Ty Hodel (ICC)
2nd - Lydia Rogers (ICC)
3rd - Karly Reel (LLCC)

Swine Teams:
1st - LLCC
2nd - LLC (Brayden, Tommy, Kadence)
3rd - ICC

Swine Individuals:
1st - Jordan Shields (LLCC)
2nd - Bailey Shields (LLCC)
3rd - Taylor Armstrong (LLCC)

Beef Teams:
1st - LLC (Noah, Hudson, Waylon)
2nd - LLC (Grace, Brent, Jasper)
3rd - ICC

Beef Individuals:
1st - Brent Runyan (LLC)
2nd - Emma Whitlock (ICC)
3rd - Noah Goss (LLC)

Poultry Teams:
1st - LLC
2nd - ICC

Poultry Individuals:
1st - Tatum Williams (LLC)
2nd - Aubrey Kiley (LLC)
3rd - Lauren Madden (ICC)

Congratulations to Mr. Bill Waggoner, one of the PAS advisors at Kaskaskia College, for being recognized as the 2025 Postsecondary Golden Owl Award recipient!
A special thanks to Nationwide, Compeer Financial, and Farm Credit Illinois for supporting this award each year.

Today we bring to you another episode of "PAS the Mic!" Step inside the 2024 IL PAS Fall Conference and hear from your peers!

https://youtu.be/2Y05n1wCNQ0?feature=shared

ONE MORE DAY until spring conference registration and 2025-2026 PAS Officer applications are due! Please make sure your registration is completed by tomorrow, January 30th, and that all officer applicants have emailed a resume and commitment form to [email protected]. We can't wait to see you in a few weeks!

It is a new semester and your PAS Officers are looking forward to another PAS Conference!
The Spring Illinois PAS Conference will be held on February 13th at Heartland Community College. Deadline to register is January 30th. Please see the email Mr. Edgar sent out, the IL PAS website or contact an officer for more information!
We are so excited for this upcoming event!