FREEPORT — The Highland Community College Foundation distributed approximately $200,000 to Highland students for the 2020-21 academic year with more than 1,284 applications. The students submitting applications came from 27 areas and three international high schools.
Scholarships were awarded to 198 individuals from 120 various scholarship funds. More than $8.5 million has been distributed to Highland students since the foundation was formed. The first scholarships were awarded in 1963 for a total of $4,000. Some scholarships are based on merit and financial need; others are awarded to students based on high school attendance and field of study.
The following scholarship recipients were recognized:
Lena-Winslow High School:
Alec Bennett, James A. Davis Memorial Scholarship; Gabrielle C. Brinkmeier, Harold D. Walkup Scholarship; Gabrielle Brinkmeier, Harold D. Walkup Scholarship; Gabrielle Brinkmeier, Harold D. Walkup Scholarship; Rebecca Edler, Charlotte A. Zartman Scholarship, Duke and Bev Herrling Scholarship; Grace Fox, CollegeNow (HCC Foundation); Krista Keene, Dr. and Mrs. Ozro Hill Scholarship; Megan Packard, Betty and Ray Stamm Scholarship; Felix Pontnack, Goodwill Industries Scholarship; Isabel Schoaf, Eduard Buss Business & Technology Scholarship, Philip Gordon Memorial Scholarship; Madilyn Schultz, Chris and JR Kuberski Scholarship; Stephanie Zimmerman, Betty and Ray Stamm Scholarship, Leonard C. Ferguson Memorial Scholarship
Monroe High School:
Jessica Klarer, Eduard Buss Natural Science & Health Scholarship, Women’s Education Fund Scholarship, Freeport Memorial Nursing Alumni; Macayla Quinn, Eduard Buss Natural Science & Health Scholarship
Orangeville High School:
Mathew Barr, Hubert Kepner Memorial Scholarship Fund; Raegan Bass, Margaret and Clarence Mitchell Scholarship; Christine Ceroni, Leonard C. Ferguson Memorial Scholarship, Todd Engelkens Memorial Scholarship; Madison Cahoon, Dr. and Mrs. Ozro Hill Scholarship; Megan Davis, Cristina Lambert/Wagner House Alumni Scholarship, Philip Gordon Memorial Scholarship; Hanna Diffenderfer, Ellen Stadermann Community Service Scholarship; Grace Edler, Della Mae Coppernoll; Alyssa Ostendorf, Dr. and Mrs. Ozro Hill Scholarship
Stockton High School: Tyler Bartch, Leonard C. Ferguson Memorial Scholarship, R.C. Miller Agriculture Scholarship, Haley Brudi, Ken and Marien Stein Scholarship, Becky Werner Memorial; Jamie Eden, Becky Werner MemorialNicholas Ege, Marjorie Kleckner Roberts Memorial Scholarship; Jennifer Hatfield, Cristina Lambert/Wagner House Alumni Scholarship, Raymond A. Klee Trustmark Scholarship; Rebecca Jacobs, Buss Natural Science Scholarship; Allison Kehl, Harlan and Jean Koberstein Scholarship, Leonard C. Ferguson Memorial Scholarship; Winston McPeek, Eduard Buss Business & Technology Scholarship; Zachary Newman, J. Rosemary Shockey Memorial Scholarship Fund; Cody Schultz, James A. Davis Memorial Scholarship; Rawley Schulz, H.G. Kable Memorial Scholarship; Hannah Smith, Dick and Irma Dittmar-Ames Memorial Scholarship, Leonard C. Ferguson Memorial Scholarship; Abigail Weber, Della Mae Coppernoll; Abigail Weber, Della Mae Coppernoll; Brendan Westphal, Gene Haas Foundation Scholarship
Warren High School:
Autumn Flynn, Betty and Ray Stamm Scholarship; Dylan Hallerman, Wid Hance Automotive Scholarship; Jennifer Miller, H.G.Kable Memorial Scholarship; Kimberlyn Raab, Eduard Buss Humanities/Social Science Scholarship
