The Â鶹ӰԺ Foundation is pleased to announce the student scholarship recipients for the Fall 2024 semester. The Foundation awarded 333 scholarship awards totaling $267,574.
Scholarship funds are made possible through generous gifts from members of the community, local businesses and industry, and area agencies and associations. Students are selected on a competitive basis according to each scholarship’s specific requirements.
Â鶹ӰԺ students received the following awards:
AG Communications Endowment — Joshua Ford of Sycamore
Arden Perry & Kathryn Cornell Endowment — Brandon Foley of Genoa, Leyah Langley of Kingston, Blake Nelson of Genoa
Barry Haber Kiwanis Club of DeKalb — Ashley Davila of DeKalb, Naomy Ortiz of DeKalb, Lane Schumacher of DeKalb
Beulah & Roberta Hackett Endowment — Anusha Amin of Algonquin, Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Maya Beard of DeKalb, Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Temijah Broger of DeKalb, Katie Maier of Sycamore, Aimee Marsh of Sycamore, Laura Torres of Oregon, Ana Tricio of Kirkland
Bruce Cobb Horticulture Scholarship — Andrea Weitenbeck of DeKalb
Bud & Kay Stocking Rochelle Rotary Endowment — Molly Boehm of Rochelle, Danica Ward of Creston
Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment — Joshua Ford of Sycamore, Marbelyn Galarza of Genoa, Matt Holuj of DeKalb, Mikaela Kluxen of DeKalb, Michele Lidren of Rochelle, Kylie Mapes of Sycamore, Erika Nunez of DeKalb
Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment for Nursing — Keyle Brown of DeKalb, Tania Pensado-Salazar of DeKalb, Ariyana Turks of DeKalb, Rita Walsh of Rochelle
Chris & Katherine Boulos Foundation — Camila Aguilera of DeKalb, Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Mallory Armstrong of Sycamore, Colin Bafia of Sycamore, Emily Baldwin of Sycamore, Drew Beckett of DeKalb, Madyson Block of Sycamore, Ayden Boatman of Sycamore, Tayla Brannstrom of Sycamore, Keyle Brown of DeKalb, Kiley Bryer of Sycamore, Jonathan Buckheister of Sycamore, Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore, Rylie Cedillo of Sycamore, Alyssa Childress of Kingston, Brianna Crawford of DeKalb, Ashley Davila of DeKalb, Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Paulo Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Asher Dohogne of Sycamore, Charlie Duran of DeKalb, Cayla Evans of Cortland, Precious French of DeKalb, Jessica Garcia of DeKalb, Grace Gineman of Sycamore, Hanitzi Gonzalez of Cortland, Sherleen Gonzalez of DeKalb, Diego Gonzalez Zabala of Sycamore, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Kevin Hernandez of DeKalb, Amixam Hernandez of DeKalb, Elijah Herra of Sycamore, Seth Hess of DeKalb, Grace Hunt of Cortland, Brooke Jackson of Sycamore, Rayne Jones of DeKalb, Azaan Khan of Sycamore, Hayley King of Sycamore, Mikaela Kluxen of DeKalb, Molly Kuntzi of DeKalb, David Ledwell of DeKalb, Julie Leon of DeKalb, Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore, Paige Lojko of Sycamore, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Alexiana Manguya of DeKalb, Kylie Mapes of Sycamore, Sam McCormick of DeKalb, Destiny McKinnie of Cortland, Megan Medina of DeKalb, Raven Meeks of DeKalb, Hailey Michaels of Sycamore, Tijana Milovancevich of Maple Park, Krystal Mora of Sycamore, Erika Nunez of DeKalb, Joseph O'Donnell of Creston, Bryce Olson of DeKalb, Unique Omodayo of DeKalb, Naomy Ortiz of DeKalb, Keli Perez of DeKalb, Omar Perez of DeKalb, Addy Perry of Sycamore, Kelli Petit of Sycamore, Brody Pfund of Maple Park, Brennan Piquett of DeKalb, Alex Prince of Malta, Justine Pringle of Cortland, Tyler Reidl of DeKalb, Charles Roots of Sycamore, Daniel Rosas of DeKalb, Ellie Rothenbach of Sycamore, Leslie Sanchez of DeKalb, Lane Schumacher of DeKalb, Keisha Simms of Sycamore, Nevaeh Slayton of Malta, Madelyn Smith of DeKalb, Ariana Smith of DeKalb, Noah Stanik of Sycamore, Brandi Stover of Genoa, Brianna Stover of Genoa, Ozzy Taylor of Sycamore, Terri Tingling of DeKalb, Vanessa Villa of DeKalb, Haley VonSchnase of Sycamore, Carter Young of DeKalb, Milena Zak of Sycamore, Daniella Zamora of DeKalb, Brynn Ziegler of Clare
ComEd Endowment — Erica Prange of Lindenwood
Compeer Financial Scholarship — Abby Stoffa of DeKalb
Dean & Betty Burgemeister Endowment — Anusha Amin of Algonquin, Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Maya Beard of DeKalb, Temijah Broger of DeKalb, Kevin Farlinger of Cortland, Katie Maier of Sycamore, Laura Torres of Oregon, Ana Tricio of Kirkland, Morgan Widick of West Chicago, Rachel Yalley of DeKalb
DeKalb Area Garden Club Endowment — Christina Fisher of Kingston
DeKalb Fire Fighters Local 1236 Memorial Scholarship — Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore
Diane McNeilly Education Endowment — Orion Gallentine of Oregon
Donald C. Mack Scholarship — Ozzy Taylor of Sycamore
Doris V. & Suzanne K. Lewis Memorial Endowment — Nicole Jazo of DeKalb, Morgan Widick of West Chicago
Earl & Jeanne Pritchard Horticulture Scholarship — Avie Truran of Kirkland, Francis Vowels of Rochelle
Edward W. Deeke Endowment — Lian Pedersen of Amboy
Eleanor Anglin Price Scholarship — Jessica Van Etten of Boyne City, Mich.
Emma Anderson Scholarship — Mallory Armstrong of Sycamore, Colin Bafia of Sycamore, Madyson Block of Sycamore, Kenna Braheny of Genoa, Tayla Brannstrom of Sycamore, Jonathan Buckheister of Sycamore, Asher Dohogne of Sycamore, Carter England of Sycamore, Cayla Evans of Cortland, Precious French of DeKalb, Mahala Gonzalez of Paw Paw, Diego Gonzalez Zabala of Sycamore, Seth Hess of DeKalb, Alexis Huerta of Rochelle, Grace Hunt of Cortland, Brooke Jackson of Sycamore, Azaan Khan of Sycamore, Hayley King of Sycamore, Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore, Paige Lojko of Sycamore, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Kara Martinez of Rochelle, Reese McRoberts of Waterman, Raven Meeks of DeKalb, Gustavo Mendez of Cortland, Bryce Olson of DeKalb, Unique Omodayo of DeKalb, Omar Perez of DeKalb, Jayson Quintero Romero of Cortland, Charles Roots of Sycamore, Ellie Rothenbach of Sycamore, Avery Salsbury of Oregon, Brandi Stover of Genoa, Milena Zak of Sycamore
Enbridge Energy Company Pipeline Industry Awareness Scholarship — Seth Ford of DeKalb
Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Scholarship — Christina Hansen of Rochelle
Harold C. Flanigan Memorial Endowment — Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Abigail Ingraham of Kirkland
Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Scholarship — Leslie Sanchez of DeKalb
Howard & Martha Mullins Memorial Endowment for Nursing — Zaila Smith of DeKalb
Illinois Community College System Foundation Healthcare Scholarship — Brandon Foley of Genoa
Ine Achilles Scholarship for Horticulture — Jack Miller of DeKalb
James Salomone Fuerst Endowment — Vanessa Villa of DeKalb
Jeanne M. Henderson Memorial Endowment — Orion Gallentine of Oregon, Greta Horner of Ashton, Miguel Villegas of Amboy
Jeremy Davis Memorial Endowment — Damen Harrington of Rochelle
Jesus Romero Hispanic Endowment — Johany Cervantes of Rochelle, Emily Garcia of Rochelle, Erika Nunez of DeKalb
Joyce A. Nicklas Memorial Scholarship — Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Laura Valdez of Rochelle
Kenneth & Susan Doubler Scholarship Fund — Haley VonSchnase of Sycamore
Â鶹ӰԺ Alumni Association Scholarship — Tommy Koziol of Rochelle
Â鶹ӰԺ Board of Trustees Endowment — Aiyanna Washington of Rochelle
Â鶹ӰԺ Employee Give Scholarship — Jacinta Allen of Cortland, Arlette Carmona of DeKalb, Natey Ericson of Sycamore, Foluke Esan of Sycamore, Joshua Ford of Sycamore, Rayne Jones of DeKalb, Remya Palakkeel of Rockford, Brody Pfund of Maple Park
Â鶹ӰԺ First-Generation Scholarship — Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Paulo Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Damian Nava-Barrientos of Rochelle
LaVerne "Dutch" Johnson Memorial Fund — Grace Gineman of Sycamore, Greta Horner of Ashton, Lenna Hulthen of Lee, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Kelli Petit of Sycamore, Brody Pfund of Maple Park, Lizbeth Ruiz of Cortland, Silvina Vargas of DeKalb
Law Enforcement Lifelong Learning Scholarship — Julias Ferguson of DeKalb, Damen Harrington of Rochelle
Leah Wach Memorial Endowment — Hailey Michaels of Sycamore
Les & Deanie Springmire Endowment — Hailey Michaels of Sycamore
Marie Ann Pierce Memorial Endowment — Lizbeth Ruiz of Cortland
Mark Brisbin Memorial Scholarship — Lily Goode of Marengo
Mark Joseph Bussone Memorial Endowment — Faith Allen of Belvidere, Harold Brown of DeKalb, Brandon Foley of Genoa, Alex Torres of Rochelle
Mathew J. Rood DPT Scholarship — Brody Pfund of Maple Park
Michael Bennett & Janette Maley Art Scholarship — Kenna Braheny of Genoa
Nancy D. Castle Scholarship — Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Ailyn Miranda of Rochelle, Rachel Yalley of DeKalb
Nancy Heal Memorial Altrusa Scholarship — Avie Truran of Kirkland
OC Creative Scholarship — Kenna Braheny of Genoa, Jessica Marin of Rochelle
OJ & Phyllis Cunningham Malta Lions Club Memorial Scholarship — Kylie Mapes of Sycamore
O’Meara & Schaeffer Nursing Endowment — Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore
Paul J. Smith Memorial Endowment — Arian Avila of Rochelle
Philip H. Nye Scholarship — Nancy Hernandez of DeKalb, Avery Salsbury of Oregon
Rebecca Williams Memorial Scholarship — Dawn George of DeKalb
Richard Akers Memorial Endowment — Ornella Agbetrobu of Rochelle
Robert & Doris Boey Endowment — Gracie James of Sycamore, Leslie Sanchez of DeKalb
Robert & Norma Wildenradt Endowment — Abby Stoffa of DeKalb
Rollan Bonneau Memorial Endowment — Lily Goode of Marengo
Rowland & Lucile Matteson Endowment — Christina Fisher of Kingston, Tony Perez of Crystal Lake, Francis Vowels of Rochelle
Rufus Brown Memorial Endowment — Unique Omodayo of DeKalb
Ruth Ashelford Pollock Horticulture Fund — Marcia Curran of Geneva, Christina Fisher of Kingston, Jack Miller of DeKalb, Tony Perez of Crystal Lake, Patrick Talley of Shabbona, Francis Vowels of Rochelle
Ruth Ashelford Pollock Nursing Fund — Jacinta Allen of Cortland, Kendal Ansteth of Rochelle, Maya Beard of DeKalb, Keyle Brown of DeKalb, Kiley Bryer of Sycamore, Foluke Esan of Sycamore, Amanda Gamauf of Cortland, Leticia Garcia of DeKalb, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Melissa Huneke of DeKalb, Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Leyah Langley of Kingston, Alicia Salgado of Belvidere, Brianna Stover of Genoa, Ariyana Turks of DeKalb, Laura Valdez of Rochelle, Melcah Van Oosten of Sugar Grove, Ceci Vargas of Rochelle
Ruth I. Hall Nursing Endowment — Jacinta Allen of Cortland, Kendal Ansteth of Rochelle, Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Keyle Brown of DeKalb, Kiley Bryer of Sycamore, Foluke Esan of Sycamore, Kevin Farlinger of Cortland, Amanda Gamauf of Cortland, Leticia Garcia of DeKalb, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Matt Holuj of DeKalb, Melissa Huneke of DeKalb, Nicole Jazo of DeKalb, Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Leyah Langley of Kingston, Michele Lidren of Rochelle, Kylie Mapes of Sycamore, Aimee Marsh of Sycamore, Alicia Salgado of Belvidere, Yessica Valdez of Cortland, Melcah Van Oosten of Sugar Grove, Ceci Vargas of Rochelle, Rita Walsh of Rochelle, Rachel Yalley of DeKalb
Shane Meyers Memorial Scholarship — Haley VonSchnase of Sycamore
Stephen P. Irving Family Scholarship — Olivia Arias of Genoa, Richard Hansen of DeKalb, Bridget Stewart of DeKalb, Daniel Villagran Garrido of DeKalb
Stoltz-Caruthers Family Scholarship — Gracie James of Sycamore, Jonathan Sandoval of Carpentersville
Sycamore Hospital Physicians Nursing Endowment — Brianna Stover of Genoa
Terry S. Jones & Nancy J. Eyer Nursing Student Scholarship — Katie Maier of Sycamore
The Founder’s Endowment — Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore
The Suter Company Endowment — Jonathon Martinez of DeKalb
Tom & Nancy Roberts Endowment — Greta Horner of Ashton, Mikaela Kluxen of DeKalb, Kyra Pyburn of Kingston
Velta Smith Nursing Endowment — Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Michele Lidren of Rochelle
Vernon & Dorothy Smith Memorial Scholarship — Cheryl Bialas of Rochelle, Tommy Koziol of Rochelle, Marisa Whaley of Rochelle
Veronica M. Ream Endowment — Aiyanna Washington of Rochelle
Wayne McIlrath Family Scholarship — Natey Ericson of Sycamore, Lyric Price of Sycamore, Grace Raute of Kirkland
William & Emiline Rood Family Scholarship — Lenna Hulthen of Lee, Reese McRoberts of Waterman
Students who wish to remain anonymous are omitted from this list.
The Â鶹ӰԺ Foundation scholarship application period for the Spring 2025 semester is open through Tuesday, Oct. 15. For more information on Foundation scholarships, contact the Â鶹ӰԺ Foundation at 815-825-9803 or visit .