Our Mission

“Strive For 5”: To recognize kids who possess an attitude of hard work, determination and kindness, and encourage them to have a positive impact on the lives of others.

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Scholarship Fund Gallery

Strive For 5

  • Determination
  • Sportsmanship
  • Hard Work
  • Friend to Everyone
  • Do Your Best

2024  Scholarship Recipients

  • Kyle Crabtree
  • Shae Eggert
  • Conner Darkin
  • Breanna Kowalewicz

2023  Scholarship Recipients

  • Chester Bumaa
  • Ann Ebrahim
  • Katelyn Decero
  • Madison Rogers
  • Evan Sparenberg

2022  Scholarship Recipients

  • Kayla Crabtree
  • Zoey Arroyo
  • Tommy Cheney
  • Ben Beutler

2021 Scholarship Recipients

  • Dominic Lee
  • Jacob Shalabi
  • Asher David
  • Carys Haberkorn

2020 Scholarship Recipients

  • Daniel DeCero
  • Madalynn O’Neil
  • Aiden Pleckaitis
  • Allie Reis

2019 Scholarship Recipients

  • Gage Palmer
  • Alexis Storen
  • Tyler Keuch
  • Maggie Alexa

2018 Scholarship Recipients

  • Grace Babcock
  • Chris Gromnicki
  • Thomas Huguelet
  • Kelly Prusak

2017 Scholarship Recipients

  • Charles Labaj
  • Nicholas Puinti
  • Nicholas Conces
  • Dylan Murphy

2016 Scholarship Recipients

  • Jack Huizinga, Missouri Baptist University
  • Sarah Carli, Joliet Junior College
  • Justin Erdmann, Joliet Junior College
  • Stephanie Aker, Northern Illinois University
  • Ian Carrier, Belmont University

2015 Scholarship Recipients

  • Eric Mueller, University of Alabama
  • Brooke Morell, Central Michigan University
  • Emily Heerde, University of Illinois
  • Benjamin Walczak, Marquette University
  • Brad Brown, Joliet Junior College
  • Jack Riley, Tulane University

2014 Scholarship Recipients

  • Mary Rosenberger, Indiana University – Bloomington
  • Andrew Haberman, Loyola University – Chicago
  • Conor Hughes, Illinois State University – Southern
  • Austin Winkler, University of Illinois – Champaign
  • Nelson Eisenmann, University of Illinois – School of Business – Urbana

2013 Scholarship Recipients

  • Kayley Smetana, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Jorgianna Calombaris, Valparaiso University
  • Deanna Barre, Western Michigan University
  • Gregory Jennrich, University of Oklahoma
  • Anthony Kaplin, University of Iowa

2012 Scholarship Recipients

  • Kaycee Hart, Western Illinois University
  • Jamie Riley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Masayoshi Haynie, University of Missouri
  • Michael Martin, University of Missouri
  • Ryan Smetana, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
  • Kyle White, Lewis University