Senator Andy Manar was honored with the Jim Guilinger Legislative Award by the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education or ILCAE. Senator Manar has worked towards promoting agricultural education in Illinois Schools and feels that it is very important for everyone to understand just how important agricultural education is.

Manar says he can see all the funding being put to good use, by how great the projects are from students in areas like Taylorville and Pana.

The ILCAE is an advocacy group focused on legislation, funding, and promotion of agricultural education and serves as an advisory council for the initiatives of the Agricultural Education line item.