Officials of the LLCC Foundation announced yesterday that the college’s agriculture program is the beneficiary of the Kreher Farm Perpetual Charitable Trust, with total assets of $18 million. The gift will be used to transform and grow the LLCC agriculture program.

Speakers at the event were Dr. Charlotte Warren, LLCC president; Don Wienhoff, Quorum Consulting; Bill Harmon, LLCC agronomy professor and agriculture program coordinator; Dominic Ruppert, LLCC agriculture student; and Karen Sanders, executive director of the LLCC Foundation. View photos from the press conference.

“The Kreher’s desire was that agriculture be promoted in various ways, to the benefit of – first and foremost – students, along with farmers and the community as a whole. This support will enable us to meet the needs of our growing and diverse student population and provide relevant, up-to-date curriculum on the latest technology in state-of-the-art facilities and environments,” said Harmon. Read more.

The announcement was covered by WAND, WCIA, WICS, FOX 55, State Journal-Register, RFD-Illinois, NPR-Illinois, WTAX, WFMB, WTIM, WSMI and the LLCC Lamp.