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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.— Reproduction in any manner, in whole or in part, in English, or other languages, is prohibited without written consent. Send editorial ideas to Kuanita Murphy, PhD, Editor-in-Chief [email protected] What you do matters. GetRuralLeaderMag.com | June 2017 3 @RuralLeaderMag