The Kishwaukee College Foundation is pleased to announce the student scholarship recipients for the Spring 2023 semester. The Foundation awarded 280 scholarship awards totaling $181,845.
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.
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 & Kathryn Cornell Endowment — Ashlynn Grismer of Genoa, Emily Koeppen Tischer of Genoa, Madisen Miller of Genoa
Beulah & 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 & Kay Stocking Rochelle Rotary Endowment — Kaitlynn Ost of Rochelle
Charles & 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 & 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 & 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 & Robert Boey Endowment — Johnathan Nguyen of Rochelle, Parker Szelag of DeKalb
Doris V. & Suzanne K. Lewis Memorial Endowment — Ranzy Collins of DeKalb, Sherita Sims of DeKalb
Earl & 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 & 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 & 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 & Norma Wildenradt Scholarship — Samantha Koper of Oregon
Rollan Bonneau Memorial Endowment — Jason Pedraza of DeKalb
Rowland & 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 & 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 & 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 & Emiline Rood Family Scholarship — Cameron Russell of Waterman, Mary Todd of Shabbona
Students who wished to remain anonymous are omitted from this list.
The Kishwaukee College Foundation scholarships application period for the Fall 2023 semester will be open from Wednesday, March 15, to Monday, April 17. For more information on Foundation scholarships, contact the Kishwaukee College Foundation at 815-825-9803 or visit www.kish.edu/kcfscholarships.