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.
Ada McCombs White Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Lane Newell |
Western Illinois University |
$750 |
CFLL Service Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Calyssa Richie |
New Berlin High School |
$1,500 |
Charlie Cottle Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Cole Hembrough |
Glenwood High School |
$1,500 |
CIELO Medical Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Aileen Portugal |
SIU School of Medicine |
$2,500 |
COUNTRY Financial Community Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Emma Bolinger |
Springfield High School |
$2,000 |
| Caleb Crawford |
Illinois College |
$2,000 |
| Meredith Crifasi |
Rochester High School |
$2,000 |
| Madeline Eck |
Lutheran High School |
$2,000 |
| Jessica Hall |
Cedarville University |
$2,000 |
| Shruthi Mekala |
Hillsboro High School |
$2,000 |
| Maggie Ratcliff |
Carlinville High School |
$2,000 |
| Calyssa Richie |
New Berlin High School |
$2,000 |
| McKenna Sanders |
Nokomis High School |
$2,000 |
| Elisabeth Warden |
Beardstown High School |
$2,000 |
Don W. Casper Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Sophia Roth |
Springfield High School |
$2,500 |
Don W. Estaque, Jr. Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Cody Wheeler |
Lanphier High School |
$2,000 |
Donald Lee and Donna Wolaver Memorial Golf Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Eliott Neal |
Southeast High School |
$500 |
Farrell and Ann Gay Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Emily Ducaji |
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School |
$1,500 |
| Bryce Griebler |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
| Sage Thompson |
Springfield High School |
$2,000 |
Frontiers International - J.D. Washington $1K Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Richard Gragg III |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
| Deontrae Shannon |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
| Alexander Blaze Taylor |
Southeast High School |
$1,000 |
Frontiers International - James Forstall Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Emma Bolinger |
Springfield High School |
$500 |
| Jaden Davis |
Lanphier High School |
$500 |
| Ozzy Erewele |
Springfield High School |
$500 |
| Gage Ford |
Springfield High School |
$500 |
| Alisa Frazier |
Lanphier High School |
$500 |
| Ny'Torious McCoy |
Lanphier High School |
$500 |
| Felix Nwajei |
Lanphier High School |
$500 |
| Faith Price |
Lanphier High School |
$500 |
| Marley Stubblefield |
Rochester High School |
$500 |
| Clarence Williams |
Lanphier High School |
$500 |
Gerald F. and Luanna R. Kennedy Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Natalie Kirkbride |
Pana High School |
$1,500 |
Girls on the Run of Central Illinois Founder's Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Madeline Fellhauer |
Jacksonville Routt Catholic High School |
$1,500 |
Henry Bunn Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Alexia Blakeman |
Lanphier High School |
$5,000 |
| Tiama Elfgen |
Lanphier High School |
$5,000 |
| Ana Gragg |
Tennessee State University |
$5,000 |
| Freya Jennison |
Springfield High School |
$5,000 |
| Riley Ladd |
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
$5,000 |
| Elisa Orellana |
Southeast High School |
$5,000 |
| Marissa Pattie |
Springfield High School |
$5,000 |
| Nafiz Rahman |
Glenwood High School |
$5,000 |
Illinois Women in Leadership Chrysalis Award
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Diana Ford |
Lincoln Land Community College |
$1,000 |
Illinois Women in Leadership High School Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Emma Bolinger |
Springfield High School |
$1,000 |
| Marley Stubblefield |
Rochester High School |
$1,000 |
| Hannah Wyatt |
Springfield High School |
$1,000 |
Jamie K. Patino Math and Science Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Sarah McLaughlin |
Southeast High School |
$900 |
Jim Byron Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Grace Holton |
Williamsville High School |
$1,000 |
Joseph and Lois Morris Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Cole Davlin |
Springfield High School |
$2,000 |
| Andrew Holliday |
Springfield High School |
$2,000 |
| DaShayaa Jones |
Springfield High School |
$2,000 |
| Hannah Wyatt |
Springfield High School |
$2,000 |
Linda S. Culver Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Natalie Kaganich |
Carlinville High School |
$4,000 |
Lori L. Kashmer Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Logan Capps |
Glenwood High School |
$3,500 |
Margaret Johnson Special Education Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Taylor "Paige" Mendenhall |
Rochester High School |
$600 |
Mary Lou & Dwight Pitman Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Grace Sinclair |
Pleasant Plains 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 |
| Laura Hanselman |
St. John's College of Nursing |
$1,000 |
| Ximena Morales |
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School |
$1,000 |
| Daniel Roscetti |
Riverton High School |
$1,000 |
Paul V. Gage Community Service Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Lily Greer |
Vienna High School |
$600 |
Pearl Fairfield Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Gage Ford |
Springfield High School |
$750 |
Reverend Kenneth H. White Family Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Cyrus Rhodes |
Lanphier High School |
$1,600 |
Roland Machinery Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Cooper Wilson |
Hillsboro High School |
$1,000 |
SAHBA Robert E. Von Behren Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Cody Pennell |
Springfield High School |
$1,000 |
| Garrett Stritzel |
Hillsboro High School |
$1,000 |
Sgt. John R. Dalhaus Memorial Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Grant Shelton |
Litchfield High School |
$1,000 |
Spanish American Cultural Center Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Elisa Orellana |
Southeast High School |
$3,000 |
| Priscila Rodriguez |
Beardstown High School |
$3,000 |
Student of the Year Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Brock Brummett |
Pleasant Plains |
$10,000 |
| Ozzy Erewele |
Springfield High School |
$2,500 |
| Jorden Gentry |
Rochester High School |
$2,500 |
| Freya Jennison |
Springfield High School |
$5,000 |
| Cyrus Rhodes |
Lanphier High School |
$5,000 |
Susan G. Conner Special Education Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Taylor "Paige" Mendenhall |
Rochester High School |
$500 |
The Association for Women in Communications, Springfield Chapter, Communications Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Emily Stieren |
Western Illinois University |
$500 |
World War II Illinois Descendants Scholarship
| Name |
School |
Scholarship Awarded |
| Kathleen Botterbush |
Alton Marquette Catholic High School |
$1,000 |
| Madison Keele |
Nokomis High School |
$1,000 |