2022 Scholarship Recipients

Student of the Year Scholarship Finalists

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Julia Mitra Springfield High School $10,000
Nikhil Gupta Glenwood High School $5,000
Natalie McLaughlin Southeast High School $5,000
Alexandra Morell Pawnee High School $2,500
Anna Palmer-Vogt Springfield High School $2,500

Ada McCombs White Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kyia Privia A-C Central High School $1,000
Maelyn Weatherby A-C Central High School $1,000

The Association for Women in Communications, Springfield Chapter

Name School                  Scholarship Awarded
Millie Dean Illinois State University                   $1,000

Brody Wilson Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Mel Rhodes Williamsville High School $1,000

Camp Care-A-Lot Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Patience Thomas Western Illinois University $1,000

CFLL Service Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Moriah Crawford Lanphier High School $2,000

Charlie Cottle Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Lily Randolph Glenwood High School $2,000

COUNTRY Financial Community Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Tess Allen Rochester High School $2,000
Katharine Baumann Millikin University $2,000
Laila Beck Triopia High School $2,000
Sophia Beem Springfield High School $2,000
Melanie Buzzard Bradley University $2,000
Carmen Dillman Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $2,000
Kiley Grimes Southeast High School $2,000
Levi Hatlee Gillespie High School $2,000
Luke Hatlee Gillespie High School $2,000
Hailey Winslow Southeast Missouri State University $2,000

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Aubree Brown Eisenhower High School $500
Lania Brown Eisenhower High School $500
Arthur Carey III Springfield High School $500
Moriah Crawford Lanphier High School $500
Alexandria Hickman Eisenhower High School $500
Rashaad Jones Eisenhower High School $500
Mikaela Lindsay Springfield High School $500
Leah Newman Lanphier High School $500
Aniyah Seabrook Glenwood High School $500
Geneice Thompson Lanphier High School $500

Don W. Casper Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Peyton Webster Springfield High School $2,500

Don W. Estaque, Jr. Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Ruben Williams Lanphier High School $2,000

Donald Lee and Donna Wolaver Memorial Golf Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Megan Arnold Rochester High School $500

Farrell and Ann Gay Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Branden Hampton Southeast High School $1,500
Emily Ye Southeast High School $1,500

Frontiers International - J.D. Washington Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Michael Beard Lanphier High School $2,000
Kendall Bradley Southeast High School $2,000
Lawrence Merchant Springfield High School $2,000
Jayson Rogers Springfield High School $2,000

Frontiers International - James Forstall Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Edward Alexander Jr. Southeast High School $750
Kendall Bradley Southeast High School $750
Chloe Byrd Springfield High School $750
Arthur Carey III Springfield High School $750
Moriah Crawford Lanphier High School $750
Christopher Day Springfield High School $750
Jeffery Elms Springfield High School $750
La'Nya Hunter Southeast High School $750
Makenzie Molden Southeast High School $750
Leah Newman Lanphier High School $750
Aniah Richards Southeast High School $750
Tomee Sutton Springfield High School $750

Gerald F. and Luanna R. Kennedy Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kadence Perry Pana High School $2,000

Girls on the Run of Central Illinois Founder's Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Emily Holtrop Springfield High School $1,500
Emma Leahy Glenwood High School $1,500

Henry Bunn Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kenya Apongule Spelman College $5,000
Branden Hampton Southeast High School $5,000
Kayla Overmeyer Lincoln Land Community College $5,000
Katelynn Paulen Western Illinois University $5,000
Aniah Richards Southeast High School $5,000
Geneice Thompson Lanphier High School $5,000
Ruben Williams Lanphier High School $5,000
Emily Ye Southeast High School $5,000

Illinois Women in Leadership Chrysalis Award

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Maria Rose Lincoln Land Community College $1,000

Illinois Women in Leadership High School Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Braylee Gilmore Carlinville High School $1,000
Mikaela Lindsay Springfield High School $1,000
Julia Mitra Springfield High School $1,000
Geneice Thompson Lanphier High School $1,000
Emily Ye Southeast High School $1,000

Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kairy Mercado-Ramos Southeast High School $1,000

Jean Lee Hiller Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Ellison Tippitt Southern Illinois University $3,000

Jim Byron Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Grace Kadyk Williamsville High School $1,000

Joseph and Lois Morris Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Haylee Daggett Springfield High School $2,000
Jeffery Elms Springfield High School $2,000
Tomee Sutton Springfield High School $1,300
Olivia Turner Springfield High School $2,000
Brigid Wilhite Springfield High School $2,000

Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Brooklyne Dulceak Southern Illinois University Edwardsville $8,000
Athena Try University of Illinois $8,000

Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Emily Ye Southeast High School $3,500

Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Joseph Brown Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $1,000

Mary Lou & Dwight Pitman Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Grace Conner Rochester High School $1,000

O’Brien Scholarship for the Study of Nursing

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Amelia Curtis Springfield High School $1,500
La'Nya Hunter Southeast High School $1,500
Grace Kadyk Williamsville High School $1,500
Cole Lang Illinois State University $1,500
Audrey Pacheco Springfield High School $1,500
Samantha Tagarda Springfield High School $1,500

Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Riley Slife Vienna High School $1,000

Pearl Fairfield Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Kairy Mercado-Ramos Southeast High School $1,000

Reverend Kenneth H. White and Evelyn N. White Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Lauren Bonner Lanphier High School $2,000

Roland Machinery Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Evan Hansell Franklin High School $1,000

SAHBA Robert E. Von Behren Memorial Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Nicholas Denardo New Berlin High School $1,000

Skelton Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Joseph Brown Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $1,000
Melodie Bui Glenwood High School $1,000
Grace Conner Rochester High School $1,000
Emma Cox University of Texas at Austin $1,000
Kylee Garrett Pleasant Plains High School $1,000
Adam Gribbins Rochester High School $1,000
Kiley Grimes Southeast High School $1,000
Audrey Pacheco Springfield High School $1,000
Geneice Thompson Lanphier High School $1,000
Emily Ye Southeast High School $1,000

Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Rene Juarez-Cuevas Parkland College $3,000
Kairy Mercado-Ramos Southeast High School $3,000

Susan G. Conner Special Education Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Joseph Brown Sacred Heart-Griffin High School $500

Walter and Polly Roesch Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Illinois Scholarship

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

World War II Illinois Descendants Scholarship

Name School Scholarship Awarded
Megan Arnold Rochester High School $1,000
Evelyn Ashley Okaw Valley High School $1,000
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