The Joliet Junior College Faculty Union recently awarded $7,200 in scholarships to assist 12 local students.
Gifts ranged between $500 and $700. The 12 students are either attending JJC, a four-year school, or transferring from JJC to a four-year school, according to a news release from JJC.
The recipients are:
• Nicholas Angus of Ottawa: $700
• Abigail Cheblana of Plainfield: $500
• Annabel Cheblana of Plainfield: $500
• Lily Hochhalter of Manhattan: $500
• Carla Lozano of Joliet: $700
• Daniel McNulty of New Lenox: $500
• Elizabeth Miller of Mokena: $700
• Katherine Miller of Mokena: $700
• Brendan Mills of Plainfield: $500
• Simone Robinson-Stevens of Morris: $700
• Carmen Trillo of Bolingbrook: $500
ª Brighid Zelko of Minooka: $700
The union has been awarding scholarships annually since 1996. For more information, visit jjc.edu.