2016 Scholarship Recipients

Congratulations to our 2016 recipients, who are being awarded over $119,000 for college expenses thanks to generous scholarship donors.

We must also thank the many community volunteers who reviewed the applications to make these selections.

Bud & Helene O'Shea Construction Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Meagan Harlow Glenwood High School $1,000

CFLL Service Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Taylor Justison Glenwood High School $1,300

Charlie Cottle Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Taylor Justison Glenwood High School $1,500

Donald Lee and Donna Wolaver Memorial Golf Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Gregory Schmidt Rochester High School $500

Farrell and Ann Gay Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Anna Benoit Sacred Heart-Griffin $1,500
Julia Mitchell Southeast High School $1,000
Janie Sutherd Lanphier High School $750

Frontiers International - $1K Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Tyree Hamilton Springfield High School $1,000

Frontiers International Springfield Club Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Derick Briscoe Lanphier High School $500
Alexa Brown Southeast High School $500
Caleb Crawford Lanphier High School $500
Kanicia Green Lanphier High School $500
Dalia Hassan Springfield High School $500
Diamond Jackson Southeast High School $500
Haley Jackson Southeast High School $500
Eric Mason Lanphier High School $500
Isaiah Timms Southeast High School $500
Alannah Wilson Southeast High School $500

Gerald F. and Luanna R. Kennedy Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Wade McMillen Pana High School $1,500

Girls on the Run of Central Illinois Founder's Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Anne McAllister Southeast High School $1,000

Henry Bunn Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Jacob Cisco University of Illinois Springfield $5,000
Caleb Crawford Lanphier High School $5,000
Krista Duncan St. John's College of Nursing $5,000
Eric Mason Lanphier High School $5,000
Brett Palmer Illinois College $5,000
Michaela Pattie Illinois State University $5,000
Madeline Pearce Auburn High School $5,000
Lyna Rehan University of Missouri - Kansas City $5,000

Illinois Women in Leadership Chrysalis Award

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Eryn Krueger Benedictine University $1,000

Illinois Women in Leadership High School Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Michelle Hedlund Pleasant Plains High School $1,000
Kaylee Nichols Williamsville High School $1,000
Janek Squibb Glenwood High School $1,000

Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Alexa Brown Southeast High School $750

Jim Byron Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kirsten Parr Williamsville High School $1,000

Joseph and Lois Morris Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Danielle Hurley Springfield High School $2,000
Savannah Jones Springfield High School $2,000
Jacob Woodard Springfield High School $2,000
Anthony Williams Springfield High School $2,000

L. Scott Hoff Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Caleb Crawford Lanphier High School $1,000

Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Victoria Davis Taylorville High School $1,300

Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kirsten Parr Williamsville High School $3,000

Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Mackenzie Ent Glenwood High School $600

Mary Lou & Dwight Pitman Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Tucker Hirsch Williamsville High School $1,000

Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Mary White Vienna High School $600

Pearl Fairfield Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Haley Jackson Springfield Southeast High School $500

Reverend Kenneth H. White Family Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Dylan Leach Lanphier High School $650
Hannah Mobley Lanphier High School $650

SAHBA Robert E. Von Behren Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Meagan Harlow Glenwood High School $1,000

Sgt. John R. Dalhaus Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Zachary Skinner Litchfield High School $1,000

Student of the Year Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Ejehi Erewele Springfield High School $10,000
Tucker Hirsch Williamsville High School $5,000
Eric Mason Lanphier High School $5,000
Victoria Londrigan Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $2,500
Meagan McNicholas Rochester High School $2,500

The Association for Women in Communications Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Mackenzie Lyons Lincoln Land Community College $500

World War II Illinois Descendants Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Tucker Hirsch Williamsville High School $1,000
Allyson Taylor Wayne City High School $1,000
 
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