For the upcoming 2020-2021 academic year, the Waubonsee Community College Foundation awarded 365 scholarships to 325 recipients. The total amount of awards is more than $326,000. The scholarships and recipients are (grouped by hometown):
Aurora:
Altrusa Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Andrea Lynn Baker Memorial Criminal Justice Scholarship: Astrid Martinez
Anna M. Oleson Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Alyx Ptak
Arlene S. Hawks Fine Arts Scholarship: Janet Hernandez, Elsa Martinez
Ashley R. Souba Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Ports
Aurora Residents Endowed Scholarship: Agustina Arocho Rodriguez, Anabella Catania, Esteban Cervantes, Kayla Papacek, Leslie Rodriguez, Diana Torres
Ball Horticultural Company Endowed Scholarship: Elsa Hernandez
Banking Industry Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Beth Ann Barto, RN Memorial Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Boudreau Leadership Scholarship: Dianna Zepeda
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Tiffany Hicks, Senia Lopez, Adrian Michel, Priya Pershad, Assel Ryskulova, Maria Lourdes Stevens, Durga Thapa, Angel Zepeda
Claudia J. Wennmacher Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Ports
Cordogan Clark Architects Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient, Gisselle Valdez
Cornerstone Young Women's Learning Center Endowed Scholarship: Daniela Rangel
Cynthia L. Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship: Rachel Prinz
Daniel D. Dolan Family Scholarship: Brenda Gallegos
Dona O'Keefe Tucholski Endowed Scholarship: Meliza Montiel, Omar Salazar, Angel Zepeda
Dr. Bill and Mary Marzano Endowed Scholarship: Jaqueline Padilla, Jennifer Rojas
Dr. Gina Santori Nursing Scholarship: Alexsia Tijerina
Dreyer Community Health Fund Scholarship: Maria Montoya Gonzalez
Edward A. Kelley Memorial Scholarship: Daniel Avitia, Jose Ruiz
El Corazón Scholarship: Jonathan Verdin
Elburn NAPA Automotive Program Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Emma Brigham Endowed Scholarship: Clever Kabene, Tommika Lewis
Faville Family Endowed Scholarship: Adam Pauley
First National Bank Endowed Scholarship: Ana Reyes, Jose Ruiz
Florence Lorenz Trust Scholarship: Muna Al Haj Ali
Forty and Eight Nursing Scholarship: Yessica Reyes Ramirez
Francisco and Juanita Carreno Memorial Scholarship: Gonzalo Magana
Geneva Lions Club Scholarship: Meliza Montiel
Gil Law Group Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient (3), Jesus Cano Garcia, Maria Castro, Andrea Duran, Cristian Lopez, Denise Mora, Yarery Perez
Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Award Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient, Bindu Adhikari
Henrikson Proctor Scholarship: Julio Rodriguez, Shannon Stark
Human Services Faculty Scholarship: Maria Lourdes Stevens
ICCSF-Health Trust Scholarship: Freda Ohene-Asah
ICCSF-Illinois Healthcare Scholarship: Benjamin Tennant
IMA Education Foundation Endowed Scholarship: Angela Tripp-Pruneda
Ivy Erickson Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Christopher Strnad
Jane Whinfrey Harris Scholarship: Glendaly Swartz
Jennifer Shook Student Athlete Scholarship: Halima Osman
John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Award: Anonymous Recipient, Sandra Asante, Mumba Kabemba, Alyx Ptak
John J. Swalec Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Alexis Mendoza, Barbara Ruiz Smith
John M. Murphy and Daniel V. Murphy Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Audree Yang
Land Development and Construction Industry Endowed Scholarship: Jerome Bizimana, Maria Rosas, Rocio Rosas
Lawyers' Scholarship: Jessica Barrios
Lifelong Learning Institute Founders Scholarship: Nancy Carrizales
Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarship: Alexander Bass
Lucille M. Clark Memorial Scholarship: Perla Anaya, Kristopher Miller, Timothy Shafer
Marie E. Von Ohlen Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Megan Gillogly
Marion M. and Les Lester Endowed Scholarship: Freda Ohene-Asah, Yessica Reyes Ramirez, Emily Stuber, Sonja Velkoski
Mike & Sharon Erickson Nursing Scholarship: Isaiah Santiago
Old Second Bank Endowed Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient, Nathalia Santiago
Performing Arts Scholarship: Andie Luangrath, Elsa Martinez
Pulver Family Scholarship: Tearra Washington
Quad County Urban League Scholarship: Therese Solgos
Real Estate Brokers, Developers and Realtors Scholarship: Andie Luangrath
Rich Family Endowed Scholarship: Concepcion Sosa
Robert M. Sohol Endowed Scholarship: Christiana Guthrie
Rush-Copley President's Scholarship: Ashly Martinez Sandoval
Shodeen Family Foundation Scholarship: Cristian Lopez, Brenda Rivera, Josey Virgen
Steiner-Kerman Educational Foundation Scholarship: Abigail Jacome, Oluwatomiwa Olugbamila
Three Brothers Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Vanessa Skeens Ward Memorial Scholarship: Temitope Abejide
Vern Florence Memorial Scholarship: Angela Tripp-Pruneda
W. William Luxion Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Citlali Velazquez
Waubonsee Community College Lions Club Scholarship: Omar Salazar
Waubonsee Student Nurse Association Scholarship: Flor Valdez
Wayne and Corrine Stone Endowed Career Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Waubonsee Community College Automotive Technology Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient, Jose Gallegos
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Madeleine Bradford
Waubonsee Community College Employee Minority Student Scholarship: Adrianna Combas
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Awards Endowed Scholarship: Robin Allred
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Awards Endowed Scholarship for Early Childhood Education: Flordelis Liz
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Student Needs Awards Endowed Scholarship: Giancarlo De Filippo, Mohammed Farooqui, Islam Matar Alhaj Ali, Susana Reyes Ramirez, Edgar Rodriguez, Marion Rogoula
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient, Lilian Mae Brooks, Angeleeza Esparza, Anora Puangmaly, Daniel Ramos Herrera, Marcus Roberts, Abigail Rodriguez, Alondra Salmeron, Chloe Scovill, Yasmeen Vazquez, Alexis Witherspoon
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Founders Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient, Selemani Kamarindo, Juan Rivera, Natalia Toro Rojas
West Towns Community Resource Team Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Waubonsee Health Information Technology Student Association (WHITSA) Scholarship: Priya Pershad
Willa "Sweet" Johnson Memorial Scholarship: Alexandra Jurado
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation Endowed Scholarship: Lalit Bhattarai, Jocelyn Meza
Woman's Club of Aurora Nursing Scholarship: Kassandra Diaz
Batavia:
Bobbie Jean Douglas Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Alexandra Daunheimer
Cari Carter Memorial Scholarship: Joshua Smoot
Jason Saccone Memorial Scholarship: Kyle Peplansky
John Austin Sizer Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship: Theresa Daunheimer
John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Award: Jessica Bollman
Kane County Cougars "Ozzie's Scholars" Scholarship: Michelle Sliczniak
Literacy Achievement Endowed Scholarship: Veronika Glosky
Oswego Junior Woman's Club Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Robert M. Sohol Endowed Scholarship: Brandon Thilges
VIA Manufacturing & Technology Endowed Scholarship: Isaac Freitag
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Eliana Zagoren
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Awards Endowed Scholarship: Veronika Glosky
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Mariah Gonzalez, Katelyn Meyer, Olivia Shouse
Woman's Club of Aurora General Scholarship: Haley Moulton
Bristol:
Anita Memorial and Richard "Shorty" Dickson Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Awards Endowed Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Ashleigh McCallum
Chicago:
Quad County Urban League Scholarship: Aina Ojeleye
DeKalb:
Dona O'Keefe Tucholski Endowed Scholarship: Barbara Napolitano
Roy & Hilda Baker Scholarship: Barbara Napolitano
Elburn:
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Anna Schulz
Evar Erickson Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Mike & Sharon Erickson Fire Science/Paramedic Scholarship: Charles Shaw
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Awards Endowed Scholarship: Savannah Anderson
Geneva:
Banking Industry Scholarship: Kaushal Patel
David & Velda Tremain Endowed Engineering Scholarship: Hunter Venditti
Geneva Lions Club Scholarship: Amanda Beigel
Goetz Family Nursing Scholarship: Oxana Viktorovna Izvekova
Hand-in-Hand Scholarship: Emily White
ICCSF-Health Trust Scholarship: Oxana Viktorovna Izvekova
Mike & Sharon Erickson Fire Science/Paramedic Scholarship: Samuel Ferris
Rex C. Knapp Memorial Award: Gracyn Gabriel
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Michael Capobianco, Sam Provencher, Karla Velazquez, Lauren Walter
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Founders Scholarship: Danielle Kohorst
Hinckley:
Douglas Arthur Vest Scholarship: Mary Burnham
John Acksel Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Matthew Davis
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Kelsey Phillips
Weldstar Annual Scholarship: McKenzie Nier
Leland:
Barbara A. Fetzer Business Scholarship: Romi Stralka
Boudreau Leadership Scholarship: Drew Stralka
Mary Jean Murphy Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Hallowell
Robert & Helen Nanzer Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Sabrina Slaughter
Maple Park:
Andrea Lynn Baker Memorial Humanities Scholarship: Ryan Lambert
Dona O'Keefe Tucholski Endowed Scholarship: Benjamin Martin
Harry L. Crisp Scholarship: Ethan Feiza
Land Development and Construction Industry Endowed Scholarship: Alejandra Ponce
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Brooke Johnson
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Gabrielle Selenis
Millbrook:
Harry L. Crisp Scholarship: Ezra Robertson
Montgomery:
Akerlow Memorial Scholarship: Josiah Diaz
Anna M. Oleson Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Vanessa Bello
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Angela Nwalie
Chuck Brieschke Memorial Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Cornerstone Young Women's Learning Center Endowed Scholarship: Emily Vallejo
Doreen and Ed Keating Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Gerry & Robyn Dempsey Family Endowed Veterans Scholarship: Alyssa Ohlau
Gibby Monokoski Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship: Dylan Jahnke
Goetz Family Engineering Science Scholarship: Darrius Pointer
Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Vanessa Bello
Greater Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Jasmine Rogers
Harry L. Crisp Scholarship: Braedon Wickham
Justin "The Tank" Speer Scholarship: Parker Rippinger
Karen J. and David S. Stewart Scholarship: Urszula Bumbul
Katharine S. Richards Memorial Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Lucille M. Clark Memorial Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Lyle & Jean Burrichter and Sharon Burrichter-Votaw Memorial Nursing Scholarship: Jennifer Raethz
Martha and Ralph Egeland Endowed Scholarship: Darrius Pointer
Midas of Naperville Scholarship: Parker Rippinger
Mike & Sharon Erickson Nursing Scholarship: Angela Valadez
Mr. Paul H. Haberle, Founder, HFR Precision Machining, Inc. Endowed Scholarship: Kristyna Mathews-Ashman
Myrtle Belle Jones Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Penelope (Penny) Cameron Endowed Scholarship: Elizabeth Lueck
Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown Scholarship: Samantha Ruckman
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Nathaniel Morawiec, Caleb Patsch
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Awards Endowed Scholarship: Danielle Dixon
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Morgan Kiefer, Jennifer Mayer, Bianca Morales, Ricardo Perez, Adam Tupper, William Victory
Woman's Club of Aurora Nursing Scholarship: Jennifer Raethz
Mooseheart:
Banking Industry Scholarship: Elyse Sizeli
John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Award: Rodrgue Makindu
Naperville:
Moms and More Oswego Area Scholarship: Cynthia Evans
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Student Needs Awards Endowed Scholarship: Wafa Sarwar
Newark:
Robert M. Sohol Endowed Scholarship: Alyssa Gittins
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Cheyanne Lowery
North Aurora:
Aurora Strong First Responders Scholarship: Carlos Romero
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Binderiya Boroldoi, Arlene Castaneda
Donald and Betty Brownson Endowed Scholarship: Nicole Molleur
Dr. Gina Santori Nursing Scholarship: Brittany Smith
Education Matters Endowed Scholarship: Jayden Vento
Harry L. Crisp Scholarship: Claire Sweeney
John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Award: Anonymous Recipient
John M. Leatherbury Memorial Scholarship: Leonardo Rivas
Mary Jean Murphy Memorial Scholarship: Yesenia Hernandez
North Aurora Lions Club Scholarship: Bradley Janicek, Kobe Nguyen, Daniel O'Brien, Carlos Solis
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Student Needs Awards Endowed Scholarship: Anahi Hernandez, Yesenia Hernandez
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Founders Scholarship: Sujey Garcia
Oswego:
Anita Memorial and Richard "Shorty" Dickson Scholarship: Jersey Lefaver
Aurora Elks Lodge 705 Endowed Scholarship: Kimberly Coffey
Aurora Noon Lions Club Scholarship: Hannah Woltman
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Natalie Hanna, Cassandra Styczynski
Constantine and Jamie Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship: Jatniel Morales Gomez
Ernest McFall Memorial Scholarship: Gavin Kaluf
Gibby Monokoski Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship: Michael Sharp
Harry L. Crisp Scholarship: Jersey Lefaver, Olivia Ross
Henning Endowed Scholarship: Vincent Terracciano, Connor Winn
James E. Meier Memorial Award: Lauren Weber
Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarship: Mahnoor Muhammad
Mary Frances Mulcrone Endowed Scholarship in Interpreter Training: Hannah Woltman
Optimist Scholarship: Valerie Romero
Oswego Chamber of Commerce Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Richard J. Feltes Family Endowed Scholarship: Katie Schwanz
Rotary Club of Oswego Scholarship: Valerie Romero
Waubonsee Community College Employee Single Parent Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Justine Emmanuel Nunez, Nathan Smykal, Jaxon Vogel
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Founders Scholarship: Haley Maves
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company Foundation Endowed Scholarship: Aderinsola Kowobari
Woman's Club of Aurora General Scholarship: Viviana Proaps
Plainfield:
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Janel Venegas
Dr. William J. and Jane G. Weigel Memorial Scholarship: Janel Venegas
Optimist Scholarship: Jackeline Contreras
Quad County Urban League Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Shodeen Family Foundation Scholarship: Jackeline Contreras
Plano:
Bobbie Jean Douglas Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Ivana Maisonet
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Karissa Stoltz
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Scholarship: Karissa Stoltz
Dubajic Family Scholarship: Roxana Garcia
Henning Endowed Scholarship: Hannah West
James E. Meier Memorial Award: Hailey Ruhl
John J. Swalec Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Amber Ortiz
Muriel and Stanley R. Groh Jr. Memorial Scholarship: Maira Salgado
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Ronald Johnson, Peter Schmit, Alexis Tipescu
Saint Charles:
Mary Frances Mulcrone Endowed Scholarship in Interpreter Training: Anonymous Recipient
Sandwich:
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Mary Doyle
Elburn NAPA Automotive Program Scholarship: Jackson Shafer
Gil Law Group Scholarship: Daniela Garcia Nunez, Stephany Quinones
Janet Bodie Memorial Scholarship: Karley Wolfe
John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Award: Kara Deckelman
Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarship: Kayla Baldridge
Mary Ann Thompson Memorial Science Scholarship: Grace Morganegg
Richard J. Feltes Family Endowed Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Jason Demes
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Student Needs Awards Endowed Scholarship: Lizbeth Hernandez Gonzalez
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Julia Black, Aleah Tocheck
Sheridan:
Aurora Elks Lodge 705 Endowed Scholarship: Sarahjean Brown
Somonauk:
Harry L. Crisp Scholarship: Rylee Thomas
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Keelin Day
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Yllzana Rushani
Sugar Grove:
Accurate Color & Compounding, Inc. Endowed Scholarship: Jackson Heinzer
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Jackson Clark
Dempsey Family Endowed Scholarship: Blake Phillips
Harry L. Crisp Scholarship: Matthew Punter, Payton Runyan
Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Award Scholarship: Katilyn Hill
I-55 Auto Salvage Automotive Program Scholarship: Cristian Girolamo
Kazanova McDonald's Scholarship: Summer Wallace
Larry Scranton Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Jackson Clark
Norm Paul Memorial Scholarship: Michaela Gibbons
Speedway Auto Parts Automotive Recycling Program Scholarship: Cristian Girolamo
Waubonsee Community College Employee General Scholarship: Mason Stloukal, Lauren Swiech
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Veronica Latka, Halena Leber, Katelyn Schultz
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Founders Scholarship: Trena Tribby
Sycamore:
Floyd and Ruth Hill Memorial Scholarship: Lesly Martinez
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Mary Rivera
Yorkville:
Angelo & Marjorie Kleronomos Family Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient, Scott Stevens
Career and Technical Education Scholarship: Cori Barnes, Stephanie Kaegebein
Constantine and Jamie Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship: Brandy Selders
Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Scholarship: Victoria Lints
Cynthia L. Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship: Francis Quinn
Edward and Frances Fauth Endowed Scholarship: Brandon Nguyen
Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Award Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Henning Endowed Scholarship: Nicole Lorenzini, Bianca Rojas
Henrikson Proctor Scholarship: Christine Schrama, Lauren Selvey
Jami Knowles Memorial Scholarship: Catherine Klein
Kiwanis Club of Yorkville, Illinois Scholarship: Ethan Irvine
Marie E. Von Ohlen Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Anonymous Recipient
Marion M. and Les Lester Endowed Scholarship: Victoria Lints
Rush-Copley President's Scholarship: Bianca Rojas
Waubonsee Community College Employee Single Parent Scholarship: Cori Barnes
Waubonsee Community College Faculty Council Awards Endowed Academic Scholarship: Heidi Kidd
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Directors Scholarship: Megan Merkel, Dallas Pulvermacher, Ainsley Reynolds, Emily Welu
Waubonsee Community College Foundation Founders Scholarship: Delanie Krantz, Marika Lodi
Weblinx, Inc. Scholarship: Gabriel Abad
