Congratulations to our 2018 recipients, who are being awarded over $154,000 for college expenses thanks to generous scholarship donors.
We must also thank the many community volunteers who reviewed the applications to make these selections.
Camp Care-A-Lot Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Mackenzie Prewitt |
Jacksonville High School |
$1,000 |
CFLL Service Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Zaire Harris |
Springfield High School |
$1,500 |
Charlie Cottle Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Lucas Marsaglia |
Glenwood High School |
$1,500 |
| Cooper Peterson |
Glenwood High School |
$1,500 |
COUNTRY Financial Community Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Lilian Baumgartner |
Carrollton High School |
$2,000 |
| Matthew Burgess |
North Mac High School |
$2,000 |
| Emily Higginson |
Pleasant Plains High School |
$2,000 |
| Cody Knodle |
Nokomis High School |
$2,000 |
| Morgan Lindsey |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
$2,000 |
| Kirsten Parr |
Augustana College |
$2,000 |
| Megan Passalacqua |
Carlinville High School |
$2,000 |
| Cyrus Rhodes |
Illinois State University |
$2,000 |
| Harrison Rumple |
Southeast High School |
$2,000 |
| Tara Ryan-Walker |
Southeast High School |
$2,000 |
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Londyn Armour |
MacArthur High School |
$500 |
| Anijhai Austin |
Lanphier High School |
$500 |
| Gillian Blair |
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School |
$500 |
| Arianna Fonville |
Eisenhower High School |
$500 |
| Maggie Hale |
Meridian High School |
$500 |
| Markesha Jackson |
Eisenhower High School |
$500 |
| Cameron Jones |
Springfield High School |
$500 |
| Dan’Nayshia Knight |
Eisenhower High School |
$500 |
| Veronica Neal |
Southeast High School |
$500 |
| Honesti O’Neal |
Eisenhower High School |
$500 |
| Damairia Tillman |
Harris-Stowe State University |
$500 |
Don W. Casper Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| William Reiser |
Springfield High School |
$2,500 |
Donald Lee and Donna Wolaver Memorial Golf Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Mitchell Ashbaugh |
Rochester High School |
$500 |
Farrell and Ann Gay Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Katelynn Paulen |
Lanphier High School |
$1,500 |
Frontiers International - J.D. Washington $1K Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Damon Davis |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
| Pierre Flournoy |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
Frontiers International - James Forstall Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Ireoluwa Arogundade |
Glenwood High School |
$500 |
| Alexander Dickerson |
Springfield High School |
$500 |
| Deon Fairlee |
Southeast High School |
$500 |
| Gianna Flammini |
Southeast High School |
$500 |
| Torian Henry |
Southeast High School |
$500 |
| Nakiah Smith |
Southeast High School |
$500 |
| Jalee Winters |
Southeast High School |
$500 |
Gerald F. and Luanna R. Kennedy Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Emily Kuhn |
Pana High School |
$1,500 |
Girls on the Run of Central Illinois Founder's Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Gianna Flammini |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
| Emily Higginson |
Pleasant Plains High School |
$1,000 |
Henry Bunn Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Kaye Bayaton |
University of Illinois Springfield |
$5,000 |
| Alexa Brown |
Southeast High School |
$5,000 |
| Sophia Charles |
Riverton High School |
$5,000 |
| Emma Greenwood |
Lanphier High School |
$5,000 |
| Julia Kienzler |
Williamsville High School |
$5,000 |
| Spencer Ladd |
Southeast High School |
$5,000 |
| Riley Ladd |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
$5,000 |
| Cyrus Rhodes |
Illinois State University |
$5,000 |
Illinois Women in Leadership Chrysalis Award
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Emma Todd |
Lanphier High School |
$1,000 |
Illinois Women in Leadership High School Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Erin Gheen |
Springfield High School |
$1,000 |
| Christina Huffman |
Lanphier High School |
$1,000 |
| Katelynn Paulen |
Lanphier High School |
$1,000 |
Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Harrison Rumple |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
Jean Lee Hiller Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| McKenzi Whitehead |
Taylorville High School |
$3,000 |
Jim Byron Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Peyton Knowski |
Williamsville High School |
$1,000 |
Joseph and Lois Morris Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Cameron Jones |
Springfield High School |
$3,000 |
| Adaeze Onyewuchi |
Springfield High School |
$3,000 |
Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Guenevere Rees |
Glenwood High School |
$4,000 |
| Athena Try |
Glenwood High School |
$4,000 |
Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Kaylin Mumaw |
Williamsville High School |
$3,500 |
Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Abigail Hunt |
Lanphier High School |
$600 |
Mary Lou & Dwight Pitman Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Sophia Charles |
Riverton High School |
$1,000 |
O’Brien Medical or Health Related Field of Study Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Kaye Bayaton |
University of Illinois Springfield |
$1,000 |
| Cole Lang |
Glenwood High School |
$1,000 |
| Ximena Morales |
Lincoln Land Community College |
$1,000 |
Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Jaiden Sanders |
Vienna High School |
$700 |
Pearl Fairfield Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Hannah Riegle |
Glenwood High School |
$750 |
Reverend Kenneth H. White Family Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Katelynn Paulen |
Lanphier High School |
$1,600 |
Roland Machinery Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Kolton Tate |
Virginia High School |
$1,000 |
SAHBA Robert E. Von Behren Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Nicholas Ellis |
Pawnee High School |
$1,000 |
Sgt. John R. Dalhaus Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Grant Shelton |
Missouri State University |
$1,000 |
Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Sandra Raygoza |
Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond High School |
$3,000 |
| Antonio Severino |
Beardstown High School |
$3,000 |
Student of the Year Scholarship Finalists
| Name |
School |
| Ire Arogundade |
Glenwood High School |
| Zaire Harris |
Springfield High School |
| Christina King |
Lanphier High School |
| Harrison Rumple |
Southeast High School |
| Raj Sinha |
Springfield High School |
Susan G. Conner Special Education Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Zoe Horton |
Williamsville High School |
$500 |
The Association for Women in Communications, Springfield Chapter, Communications Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Megan Crain |
University of Nebraska |
$500 |
Walter and Polly Roesch Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Zaire Harris |
Springfield High School |
$1,000 |
World War II Illinois Descendants Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Ryan Berry |
Warsaw High School |
$1,000 |
| Abby Milhiser |
Springfield High School |
$1,000 |