The Â鶹ӰԺ Foundation is pleased to announce the student scholarship recipients for the Spring 2025 semester. The Foundation awarded 354 scholarship awards totaling $335,355.
Scholarship funds are made possible through generous gifts from community members, 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 — Damian Nava-Barrientos of Rochelle, Anna Varner of Rochelle
Albert & Frances Besserman Endowment — Avery Coyle of Loves Park, Thomas Koziol of Rochelle
Arden Perry & Kathryn Cornell Scholarship — Brandon Foley of Genoa, Jaelyn Wallace of Genoa
Beulah & Roberta Hackett Endowment — Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Dominique Bauer of DeKalb, Maya Beard of DeKalb, Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Monica Hernandez of DeKalb, Alexis Olson of Earlville, Caprice Pinkard of DeKalb, Tashara Stevenson of DeKalb
Bud & Kay Stocking Rochelle Rotary Service Above Self Endowment — Annaleigh McKinney of Rochelle
Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment — Lars Carlson of Kirkland, Maximus Julian of Sycamore, Paul Kamulegeya of Chicago, Emily Mendoza Aguilera of Genoa, Anita Mensah of DeKalb, Hailey Michaels of Sycamore, Brianna Nieves of Cortland, Erica Prange of Lindenwood, Amayrani Ramirez of DeKalb, Rebecca Seldal of Malta, Reese Tomlinson of Genoa, Maylen Vazquez of Kingston
Charles & Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment for Nursing — Monica Hernandez of DeKalb, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Tracee Nelson of Byron, Madison Rollins of Sycamore, Rita Walsh of Rochelle
Chris & Katherine Boulos Foundation — Josue Aburto of DeKalb, Alora Ager of DeKalb, Colin Bafia of Sycamore, Emily Baldwin of Sycamore, Jose Barradas Lopez of DeKalb, Kalyn Brackemyer of Cortland, Alyssa Childress of Kingston, Dionna Clark of DeKalb, Riley Collins of DeKalb, Vincent Cortes of DeKalb, Rocio Cuautle of Sycamore, Ashley Davila of DeKalb, Paulo Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Cara Fant of Sycamore, Anna Fell of DeKalb, Alexandra Gamez of DeKalb, Leticia Garcia of DeKalb, Elizabeth Garlisch of Cortland, Grace Gineman of Sycamore, Hanitzi Gonzalez of Cortland, Sherleen Gonzalez of DeKalb, Diego Gonzalez Zabala of Sycamore, Trinity Harms of DeKalb, Amixam Hernandez of DeKalb, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Seth Hess of DeKalb, Audrey Heth of Sycamore, Davion Hines of Cortland, Jacob Hull of Sycamore, Grace Hunt of Cortland, Brooke Jackson of Sycamore, Jasmine Kemp of Cortland, Hayley King of Sycamore, Andrew Kirchmann of Sycamore, Adam Lake of DeKalb, Boston Leifheit of Sycamore, Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore, Paige Lojko of Sycamore, Jennifer Arendt of DeKalb, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Ella Mathison of DeKalb, Raven Meeks of DeKalb, Hailey Michaels of Sycamore, Krystal Mora of Sycamore, Bernardo Munoz of DeKalb, Kevin Munoz of Genoa, Brianna Nieves of Cortland, Erika Nunez of DeKalb, Bryce Olson of DeKalb, Naomy Ortiz of DeKalb, Javier Padron of DeKalb, Chance Perry of DeKalb, Kelli Petit of Sycamore, Brody Pfund of Maple Park, Alex Prince of Malta, Justine Pringle of Cortland, Amayrani Ramirez of DeKalb, Jessaca Ritchason of Sycamore, Stacy Romero of DeKalb, Charles Roots of Sycamore, Ellie Rothenbach of Sycamore, David Sandoval Castro of DeKalb, Lane Schumacher of DeKalb, Rebecca Seldal of Malta, Lizbeth Serna Valdes of DeKalb, Keisha Simms of Sycamore, Noah Stanik of Sycamore, Kayshia Stevenson of DeKalb, Donald Stiles of DeKalb, Brandi Stover of Genoa, Brynn Taylor of Clare, Haley Von Schnase of Sycamore, Anna Walzer of DeKalb, Milena Zak of Sycamore
ComEd Endowment — Jonathan Hartline of Pecatonica
Compeer Financial Scholarship — Gillian Taylor of Sycamore, Allyson Yoakum of Sycamore
Dean & Betty Burgemeister Endowment — Dominique Bauer of DeKalb, Nicole Braasch of DeKalb, Nickolas Hoffman of Mount Morris, Melissa Huneke of DeKalb, Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Alexis Olson of Earlville, Caprice Pinkard of DeKalb, Carly Summers of Esmond, Elizabeth Taylor of Rockford
DeKalb Area Garden Club Endowment — Christina Fisher of Kingston
DeKalb Fire Fighters Local 1236 Memorial Scholarship — Katie Maier of Sycamore
Desa Henn Memorial Scholarship — Hayley Basler of Kirkland, Gennelle Romero of Cortland
Diane McNeilly Education Endowment — Annaleigh McKinney of Rochelle, Avery Salsbury of Oregon
Donald C. Mack Scholarship — Crystal Larrabee of DeKalb
Doris V. & Suzanne K. Lewis Memorial Endowment — Maya Beard of DeKalb, Nickolas Hoffman of Mount Morris
Earl & Jeanne Pritchard Horticulture Scholarship — Alora Ager of DeKalb
Eleanor Anglin Price Scholarship — Kimberly Hansen of Sycamore
Emma Anderson Scholarship — Alora Ager of DeKalb, Colin Bafia of Sycamore, Ayden Boatman of Sycamore, Cara Fant of Sycamore, Anna Fell of DeKalb, Sherleen Gonzalez of DeKalb, Diego Gonzalez Zabala of Sycamore, Seth Hess of DeKalb, Grace Hunt of Cortland, Brooke Jackson of Sycamore, Hayley King of Sycamore, Andrew Kirchmann of Sycamore, Anna Lochbaum of Sycamore, Elijah Luxton of Rochelle, Kara Martinez of Rochelle, Emily Mendoza Aguilera of Genoa, Mya Mlodzianowski of Kirkland, Baldemar Nambo of Rochelle, Bryce Olson of DeKalb, Naomy Ortiz of DeKalb, Jayson Quintero Romero of Cortland, Ellie Rothenbach of Sycamore, Kendall Sachs of Rochelle, Lizbeth Serna Valdes of DeKalb, AddieRae Sipes of Sycamore, Kylie Smith of Rochelle, Ryese Taylor of Sycamore, Danica Ward of Creston, Sophia Zaccard of Genoa
Enbridge Energy Company Pipeline Industry Awareness Scholarship — Amir Boulware of Sycamore, Lucas Darmstadt of Cortland, Jacob Hull of Sycamore
Harold C. Flanigan Memorial Endowment — Lars Carlson of Kirkland
Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Scholarship — Maya Beard of DeKalb, Nicole Jazo of DeKalb
Howard & Martha Mullins Memorial Endowment for Nursing — Edwin Medina of DeKalb
Ine Achilles Scholarship for Horticulture — Abigail Stoffa of DeKalb
James Salomone Fuerst Endowment — Emily Mendoza Aguilera of Genoa, Erika Nunez of DeKalb
Jeanne M. Henderson Memorial Endowment — Baldemar Nambo of Rochelle, Miguel Villegas of Amboy
Jeremy Davis Memorial Endowment — Julias Ferguson of Crete
Jesus Romero Hispanic Endowment — Vincent Cortes of DeKalb, Emily Mendoza Aguilera of Genoa, Vianka Mercado of DeKalb
Joyce A. Nicklas Memorial Scholarship — Katherine Anderson of DeKalb, Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland, Elizabeth Taylor of Rockford
Kenneth & Susan Doubler Scholarship Fund — Haley Von Schnase of Sycamore
Â鶹ӰԺ Alumni Association Scholarship — Woodfin BIllingsly of Cortland, Grace Gineman of Sycamore, Hailey Michaels of Sycamore
Â鶹ӰԺ Board of Trustees Scholarship — Aiyanna Washington of Rochelle
Â鶹ӰԺ Employee Give Scholarship — Elizabeth Garlisch of Cortland, Grace Gineman of Sycamore, Alexis Huerta of Rochelle, Hailey Michaels of Sycamore, Damian Nava-Barrientos of Rochelle, Erika Nunez of DeKalb, Kelli Petit of Sycamore, Avery Salsbury of Oregon, Minerva Sandoval of DeKalb, Marisa Whaley of Rochelle
Â鶹ӰԺ Engineering Scholarship — Kealey Morton of DeKalb, Jessie Saenz of DeKalb
LaVerne "Dutch" Johnson Memorial Fund — Taylor Fry of Genoa, Nickolas Hoffman of Mount Morris, Jacob Hull of Sycamore, Lenna Hulthen of Lee, Elijah Luxton of Rochelle, Brody Pfund of Maple Park, Maria Rios of Sycamore, Rebecca Seldal of Malta, Abigail Stoffa of DeKalb, Anna Varner of Rochelle, Allyson Yoakum of Sycamore
Law Enforcement Lifelong Learning Scholarship — Damen Harrington of Rochelle
Leah Wach Memorial Endowment — Paige Lojko of Sycamore
Les & Deanie Springmire Endowment — Tanisha Jones-Robinson of DeKalb
Mark Joseph Bussone Memorial Endowment — Daniel Mancilla of Aurora, Alexander Torres of Rochelle
Mathew J. Rood DPT Scholarship — Jack Anderson of Chana, Dustin Wielenga of Waterman
Michael Bennett & Janette Maley Art Scholarship — Kenya Calin of DeKalb
Nancy D. Castle Scholarship — Gabriela Diaz Lopez of Sycamore, Leslie Hernandez of DeKalb, Jessica Marin of Rochelle, Daniel Villagran of DeKalb
Nancy Heal Memorial Altrusa Scholarship — Tasha Kimble of Cortland
OC Creative Scholarship — Cassandra Kerley of Genoa
O’Meara & Schaeffer Nursing Endowment — Tania Smith of DeKalb
Pat Humo Nursing Scholarship — Nia Burrows of DeKalb
Paul J. Smith Memorial Endowment — Lars Carlson of Kirkland
Pay It Forward Scholarship — Donna Engh of Sycamore
Philip H. Nye Scholarship — Avery Salsbury of Oregon
Richard Akers Memorial Endowment — Josue Aburto of DeKalb
Robert & Doris Boey Endowment — Maya Beard of DeKalb, Maximus Julian of Sycamore
Robert & Norma Wildenradt Endowment — Lars Carlson of Kirkland, Christina Fisher of Kingston, Tyler Maciejewski of DeKalb, Brody Pfund of Maple Park, Abigail Stoffa of DeKalb
Rockford Garden Club Scholarship — Ethan Taylor of Rockford
Rollan Bonneau Memorial Endowment — Daniel Leverton of DeKalb
Ronald S. Sweet Endowment — Brian Cuevas of Mendota, Tyshawn Kennedy of DeKalb
Rowland & Lucile Matteson Endowment — Marcia Curran of Geneva, Michael Littlejohn of Cortland, Kimberly Rotella of Shabbona, Abigail Stoffa of DeKalb, Ethan Taylor of Rockford, Avie Truran of Kirkland, Francis Vowels of Rochelle
Ruth Ashelford Pollock Horticulture Fund — Marcia Curran of Geneva, Crystal Larrabee of DeKalb, Michael Littlejohn of Cortland, Michelle McCandless of Kings, Pamela Porter of DeKalb, Maria Rios of Sycamore, Kimberly Rotella of Shabbona, Ethan Taylor of Rockford, Avie Truran of Kirkland, Miguel Villegas of Amboy, Francis Vowels of Rochelle
Ruth Ashelford Pollock Nursing Fund — David Andrade of DeKalb, Nia Burrows of DeKalb, Adelina Halilaj of DeKalb, Victoria Harkless of DeKalb, Melissa Huneke of DeKalb, Nicole Jazo of DeKalb, Allyson Kapka of DeKalb, Michele Lidren of Rochelle, Aimee Marsh of Sycamore, Kara Robers of Sycamore, Madison Rollins of Sycamore, Jessica Schroeder Waterman of Cortland, Annalee Sutherland of DeKalb, Krystal Torres of DeKalb, Vanessa Villa of DeKalb, Morgan Widick of West Chicago
Ruth I. Hall Nursing Endowment — Asucena Alvares of Dixon, Edlyn Arellano of DeKalb, Cassidi Calfa of Sycamore, Ilanie Castorena of DeKalb, Carly Coffman of Kingston, Foluke Esan of Sycamore, Courtney Felder of DeKalb, Amanda Gamauf of Cortland, Ananda Harrell of Freeport, Kassandra Kirk of Rochelle, Katie Maier of Sycamore, Aimee Marsh of Sycamore, Andrew Prescod of Paw Paw, Kara Robers of Sycamore, Sherlyn Rojas of Rochelle, Alicia Salgado of Belvidere, Laura Torres of Oregon, Krystal Torres of DeKalb, Ariyana Turks of DeKalb, Cecilia Vargas of Rochelle
Stephen P. Irving Family Scholarship — Nicole Jazo of DeKalb, Catlin Kersten of DeKalb, Katie Maier of Sycamore, Jessaca Ritchason of Sycamore
Stoltz-Caruthers Family Scholarship — Pamela Davis of Creston
Sycamore Hospital Physicians Nursing Endowment — Kylie Mapes of Sycamore
The Founder’s Endowment — Danica Ward of Creston
Tom & Nancy Roberts Endowment — Stefan Filipovic of Sycamore, Lauren Ponto of Chana
Velta Smith Nursing Endowment — Leticia Garcia of DeKalb, Tania Smith of DeKalb
Vernon & Dorothy Smith Memorial Scholarship — Abel Huerta of Rochelle, Jessica Marin of Rochelle, Cecilia Vargas of Rochelle, Marisa Whaley of Rochelle
Veronica M. Ream Endowment — Amixam Hernandez of DeKalb
Wayne McIlrath Family Scholarship — Amanda Gamauf of Cortland, Brittany Johnson of Sycamore, Tasha Kimble of Cortland, Larry McCoy of Sycamore, Erica Prange of Lindenwood, Nathalia Salgado of Cortland, Dominique Vaulx of DeKalb
William & Emiline Rood Family Scholarship — Taylor Gaston of Shabbona, 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 Fall 2025 semester is open through Monday, March 17. For more information on Foundation scholarships, contact the Â鶹ӰԺ Foundation at 815-825-9803 or visit .