MALTA – The Kishwaukee College Foundation recently announced the student scholarship recipients for the spring semester.
The foundation awarded $181,845 to the Kishwaukee students through 280 scholarships.
The scholarship funds are made possible through 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.
Kishwaukee College students received the following awards:
- AG Communications Endowment: Ralph Helm of DeKalb, Caden Miller of Genoa
- Altrusa International of DeKalb County Scholarship: Britney Medina of Sycamore
- Arden Perry and Kathryn Cornell Endowment: Ashlynn Grismer of Genoa, Emily Koeppen Tischer of Genoa, Madisen Miller of Genoa
- Beulah and Roberta Hackett Endowment: Marvellous Ajibare of DeKalb, Emily Corbin of DeKalb, Vanessa Lira of Rochelle, Samantha Mastores of DeKalb, Wesley Read of Sycamore, Traiscey Tolbert of DeKalb, Humberto Valdez of Rochelle, Jessica Wojdyla of Kirkland
- Bud and Kay Stocking Rochelle Rotary Endowment: Kaitlynn Ost of Rochelle
- Charles and Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment: Grace Barnes of Rochelle, Britney Calin of DeKalb, CJ Campbell of Rockford, Nadia Castillo of Rochelle, Madison Cauldron-Boston of DeKalb, Benjamin Dohlen of DeKalb, Rachel Roelfsema of Cortland, Ceci Vargas of Rochelle
- Charles and Mary Roberts Memorial Endowment for Nursing: Chloe Block of Kirkland, Perla Gonzalez of Kirkland, Leah Harrolle of Davis Junction, Carmen Hettel of DeKalb, Hayley LeBouef of Cortland, Madisen Miller of Genoa, Guadalupe Rangel of Genoa, Humberto Valdez of Rochelle
- ComEd Endowment: Anna Ratliff of Genoa
- Compeer Financial Scholarship: Samantha Koper of Oregon, Dylan Larson of DeKalb, Parker Szelag of DeKalb
- Dean and Betty Burgemeister Endowment: Bettina Banda of DeKalb, Baileigh Howlett of Rochelle, Nicole Klassen of Genoa, Jessica Schumacher of Sycamore, Alaina Thompson of Sycamore, Madison Twitty of Shabbona
- DeKalb Area Garden Club Endowment: Rachel Colwell of DeKalb
- Diane McNeilly Education Endowment: Julia Berry of Rochelle
- Doris and Robert Boey Endowment: Johnathan Nguyen of Rochelle, Parker Szelag of DeKalb
- Doris V. and Suzanne K. Lewis Memorial Endowment: Ranzy Collins of DeKalb, Sherita Sims of DeKalb
- Earl and Jeanne Pritchard Horticulture Scholarship: Jayna Masters of Genoa, Alexandra Newton of Oregon
- Eleanor Anglin Price Scholarship: Celia Valle of Rochelle
- Emma Anderson Fund: Kendal Ansteth of Rochelle, Bridget Babb of Genoa, Brianna Block of Kirkland, Amelia Bock of Kirkland, Temijah Broger of DeKalb, Lupe Carrillo of DeKalb, Madison Cauldron-Boston of DeKalb, Alexander Chavez of DeKalb, Ranzy Collins of DeKalb, Travis Dulzo of DeKalb, Anthony Enriquez of Sycamore, Amber Fellows of Genoa, Hayley Foss of Genoa, Arianna Galto of Cortland, Julian Garcia of DeKalb, Emily Garcia of Rochelle, Perla Gonzalez of Kirkland, Ashlynn Grismer of Genoa, Ian Harrison of DeKalb, Cooper Hasz of Rochelle, Ralph Helm of DeKalb, Giap Hoang of DeKalb, Kylee Holler-Daniels of Waterman, Katrina Ingalls of Oregon, Leyah Langley of Kingston, Matthew Lojko of Sycamore, Camryn Mason of DeKalb, Samantha Mastores of DeKalb, Brennen McNally of Paw Paw, Liz Milan of Rochelle, Bryan Mora of Sycamore, Brooke Myroth of Rochelle, James Ogundipe of DeKalb, Jason Pedraza of DeKalb, Owen Pionto of DeKalb, Kayleigh Quinn of Shabbona, Olivia Ramos of Rochelle, Anna Ratliff of Genoa, Jimmy Romero Montoya of Sycamore, Cameron Russell of Waterman, Ethan Scheidecker of DeKalb, Angela Schlaeger of Sycamore, Matthew Sharp of Sycamore, Brianna Stover of Genoa, Gretchen Strathman of Sycamore, Brynn Taylor of Sycamore, Alaina Thompson of Sycamore, Jacob Timmer of DeKalb, Lynsey Villarreal of Sycamore, Kylie Von Schnase of Sycamore, Francis Zaylik of DeKalb
- Employee Give Scholarship Fund: Marvellous Ajibare of DeKalb, CJ Campbell of Rockford, Natey Ericson of Sycamore, Hayley Foss of Genoa, Ashlynn Grismer of Genoa, Ian Harrison of DeKalb, Autumn Kunkel of DeKalb, Glorie OConnell of Kirkland, Humberto Valdez of Rochelle, Kylie Von Schnase of Sycamore, JohnPaul Wille of Kingston
- Enbridge Energy Company Pipeline Industry Awareness Scholarship: Anthony Carnana of Shabbona, Joshua King of Genoa, Conner O’Donnell of Sycamore, Dean Rizzo of DeKalb, Jacob Sterling of Kirkland, Isaac Vega of DeKalb
- Founder’s Endowment Fund: Bethany Simpson of Shabbona
- Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois Scholarship: Gina Misitano of Sycamore
- Harold C. Flanigan Memorial Endowment: Madolyn Bellah of Kirkland
- Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Scholarship: Marvellous Ajibare of DeKalb, David Sutter of DeKalb, Mary Todd of Shabbona
- Howard and Martha Mullins Memorial Endowment for Nursing: Yessica Valdez of Cortland
- Jeanne M. Henderson Memorial Endowment: Kassidy Ferguson of DeKalb
- Jeremy “JD” Davis Memorial Endowment: Nadia Castillo of Rochelle
- Jesus Romero Hispanic Endowment: Valeria Gonzalez of Aurora, Navi Ruiz of Sycamore, Samuel Villalobos-Nazario of Rochelle
- Joyce A. Nicklas Memorial Scholarship: Britney Medina of Sycamore
- Kenneth and Susan Doubler Scholarship Fund: Sara McGee of Sycamore
- Kishwaukee College Board of Trustees Endowment: Marvellous Ajibare of DeKalb, Valeria Gonzalez of Aurora
- Kishwaukee College Engineering Scholarship: Alexander Barton of Genoa
- Kishwaukee College Foundation Pay It Forward Scholarship: Damian Nava-Barrientos of Rochelle
- LaVerne “Dutch” Johnson Memorial Fund: Brianna Block of Kirkland, Jordyn Block of Sycamore, Simarra Endecott of Poplar Grove, Amber Fellows of Genoa, Hayley Foss of Genoa, Perla Gonzalez of Kirkland, Samantha Koper of Oregon, Dylan Larson of DeKalb, Regina Lauritzen of Kirkland, Zachary Roskopf of Shabbona, Elizabeth Taylor of Rockford, Mary Todd of Shabbona, Sarah Ward of Sycamore
- Mark Joseph Bussone Memorial Scholarship: Olivia De La O of DeKalb, Evan Frank of Rockford, Brooke Myroth of Rochelle
- Nancy D. Castle Scholarship: Nadia Castillo of Rochelle, Evangelina Troconiz of DeKalb, Rachel Yalley of DeKalb
- Philip H. Nye Scholarship: Jamie Furst of Sycamore
- Rebecca Williams Memorial Scholarship: Luciana Monroy of Rochelle
- Richard Akers Memorial Endowment: James Dreska of Genoa
- Robert and Norma Wildenradt Scholarship: Samantha Koper of Oregon
- Rollan Bonneau Memorial Endowment: Jason Pedraza of DeKalb
- Rowland and Lucile Matteson Endowment: Rachel Colwell of DeKalb, Melissa Cornejo of DeKalb, Abby D’Agostin of Poplar Grove, Andrew Goncher of Cortland, Heather Harding of Malta, Cristian Huerta of Kingston, Carolyn Wurtz of Malta
- Ruth Ashelford Pollock Horticulture Fund: Abby D’Agostin of Poplar Grove, Christina Fisher of Kingston, Shawnda Harris of DeKalb, Cristian Huerta of Kingston, Teresa Jacobsen of Oregon, Jayna Masters of Genoa, Gretchen Strathman of Sycamore, Carolyn Wurtz of Malta
- Ruth Ashelford Pollock Nursing Fund: Kaylee Abbott of Shabbona, Chloe Block of Kirkland, Amelia Bock of Kirkland, Ranzy Collins of DeKalb, Alexis Downey of Malta, Odalys Galarza of Genoa, Arianna Galto of Cortland, Yessenia Gamez of DeKalb, Perla Gonzalez of Kirkland, Raven Grays of Plano, Leah Harrolle of Davis Junction, Baileigh Howlett of Rochelle, Ebuwa Igbinovia of DeKalb, Lauren Lieser of DeKalb, Vanessa Lira of Rochelle, Beatrice Makinde of Hoffman Estates, Britney Medina of Sycamore, Bryan Mora of Sycamore, Johnathan Nguyen of Rochelle, Kaitlynn Ost of Rochelle, Kayleigh Quinn of Shabbona, Olivia Ramos of Rochelle, Guadalupe Rangel of Genoa, Wesley Read of Sycamore, Donsha Reed of DeKalb, Vanessa Salinas of Rochelle, Jessica Schumacher of Sycamore, Molly Torman of Oregon, Madison Twitty of Shabbona, Ella Yarman of Sheridan
- Ruth I. Hall Nursing Endowment: Kaylee Abbott of Shabbona, Bettina Banda of DeKalb, Chloe Block of Kirkland, Amelia Bock of Kirkland, Emily Corbin of DeKalb, Abigail Diehl of DeKalb, Alexis Downey of Malta, Odalys Galarza of Genoa, Perla Gonzalez of Kirkland, Leah Harrolle of Davis Junction, Carmen Hettel of DeKalb, Miriam James of Sycamore, Nicole Klassen of Genoa, Hayley LeBouef of Cortland, Lauren Lieser of DeKalb, Samantha Mastores of DeKalb, Britney Medina of Sycamore, Icela Mendoza of Genoa, Madisen Miller of Genoa, Ilse Molina of Rochelle, Bryan Mora of Sycamore, Johnathan Nguyen of Rochelle, Kaitlynn Ost of Rochelle, Kayleigh Quinn of Shabbona, Olivia Ramos of Rochelle, Wesley Read of Sycamore, Vanessa Salinas of Rochelle, Laura Santiago of Esmond, Jessica Solis of Paw Paw, Karli Warner of Sycamore, Jessica Wojdyla of Kirkland
- Stephen P. Irving Family Scholarship: Stormy Erisman of DeKalb, Joshua Ford of Sycamore, Andrew Goncher of Cortland
- Stoltz-Caruthers Family Scholarship: Ana Tricio of Kirkland, Jessica White of DeKalb
- Sycamore Hospital Physicians Nursing Endowment: Chloe Block of Kirkland, Perla Gonzalez of Kirkland, Lauren Lieser of DeKalb, Olivia Ramos of Rochelle
- Tom and Nancy Roberts Theatre Endowment: Sara Collins of Malta, Ava Ross of Sycamore, Matthew Sharp of Sycamore, Lynsey Villarreal of Sycamore, Asher Wiegartz of Rochelle
- Velta Smith Nursing Endowment Scholarship: Kaylee Abbott of Shabbona, Marvellous Ajibare of DeKalb, Kimberly Dennis of Genoa, Yessenia Gamez of DeKalb, Raven Grays of Plano, Baileigh Howlett of Rochelle, Beatrice Makinde of Hoffman Estates, Britney Medina of Sycamore, Yesenia Munoz of DeKalb, Jordan Myatt of Rochelle, Sherita Sims of DeKalb, Alaina Thompson of Sycamore, Traiscey Tolbert of DeKalb, Molly Torman of Oregon
- Vernon and Dorothy Smith Memorial Endowment: Julia Berry of Rochelle, Madison Ost of Rochelle, Ceci Vargas of Rochelle
- Veronica Ream Endowment: James Dreska of Genoa, David Sutter of DeKalb
- Wayne McIlrath Family Scholarship: Arricka Kizer of Cortland, Cassy Stone of Oregon, Laura Valdez of Rochelle
- William and Emiline Rood Family Scholarship: Cameron Russell of Waterman, Mary Todd of Shabbona
Students who wished to remain anonymous are omitted from the list.
For information, call 815-825-9803 or visit kish.edu/kcfscholarships.