Editor’s Note
Dear Readers,
Inside this issue, we are honoring twenty
outstanding young people under 20, who have
demonstrated academic excellence (See page
4). As always, I hope you enjoy this issue and
continue to follow us on Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, Google +, and LinkedIn.
Thanks again for your continual support!
Sincerely,
Kuanita E. Murphy, PhD
Publisher/Editor-in-Chief
About Us
Launched in March 2014, Rural Leader Magazine,
LLC is a digital publication with a mission to high-
light every day people doing extraordinary things in
business, education, music, community, art, sports,
and leadership nationally and abroad.
Rural Leader Magazine honors exemplary indi-
viduals on a variety of levels, such as the 20 under
20 Honors, 40 under 40 Honors, Best Small Town
Restaurant, Small Town America’s 100 Most Influ-
ential People, the Scholars of Collegiate Distinction,
Fifty under Fifty, and the Eagle Elite Club.—
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