Walk, Run & WIN: Waubonsee Foundation 5K/10K and Golf Outing
4th Annual Trail Races
On June 1, 2024, a record 298 participants gathered to Walk, Run, and WIN with the Waubonsee Foundation 5K and 10K, despite the rainy weather. After the race, the event attendees enjoyed delicious offerings from Foxy's Ice Cream, Tamales+, and Santiago's Taco's Mobile Kitchen. Thanks to the generous support of our donors and participants we raised over $10,000 for student scholarships.
37th Annual Golf Outing
The Foundation 37th annual Golf Outing was sold out with 144 golfers participating, raising nearly $63,000.
Creating Opportunities: Scholarships Funded by Donor Support
Fundraising is but one function of the Waubonsee Community College Foundation, and the distribution of student scholarships saw equally impressive gains this year.
Facts
- The Waubonsee Community College Foundation received 598 scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 scholarship cycle.
- With the help of a 22-member selection committee made up of members of the Foundation Board of Directors, Waubonsee faculty and staff, volunteers donated their time to review 598 scholarship applications.
- The Foundation was able to provide 380 scholarship awards totaling $373,225 for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Foundation scholarship recipients are nearly 2.25 times more likely to graduate than non-recipients.
- To recognize the generosity of the scholarship donors and the hard work of the scholarship recipients, the annual Scholarship Fest celebration saw approximately 230 attendees gather to be recognized.
2024-2025 New Waubonsee Foundation Scholarships
As part of the Foundation’s ongoing efforts to raise sufficient financial resources to provide meaningful scholarship assistance to students, 15 new scholarships were awarded for the first time as part of the 2024-2025 scholarship cycle.
- Alumni Legacy Scholarship
- Angelo & Marjorie Kleronomos Family Endowed Scholarship
- Black ERG Student Scholarship
- Connor Family Scholarship
- Cultivando El Futuro Scholarship
- Dean Hernandez Memorial Scholarship
- Dr. Gina Santori Endowed Nursing Scholarship
- Dr. Helen Baker and Kimberly Baker Nickels Endowed Scholarship for Nursing and Accounting
- Emma M. Grzesik Memorial Scholarship
- Harding Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship
- Holly D. Haberle Memorial Endowed Scholarship
- Kathleen Randall Education Scholarship
- Kathleen W. Cassie Endowed Nursing Scholarship
- Ray and Diana Vickery Scholarship
- Timothy F. and Timothy M. Hill Memorial Scholarship
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Foundation Board
The Waubonsee Community College Foundation was chartered in 1978 as a 501(c)3 tax exempt, nonprofit organization to advance the educational and charitable purposes of Waubonsee Community College. The mission of the Waubonsee Community College Foundation is to cultivate philanthropic donors, to responsibly steward its assets and to equitably award scholarships to students to help them achieve their educational goals. The Waubonsee Community College Foundation raised more than $432,000 during fiscal year 2024.
Officers
Edward Keating
President
Michael Williams
Vice President
W. Richard Hoster III
Secretary/Treasurer
Directors
- Marcia Ayala
- Dale Berman
- Carl Dekker
- Matthew Dennison
- Brian Dolan
- Jim Eccher
- Yonas Hagos
- Diane Homan, M.D.
- Thomas Huberty, M.D.
- Jessica Medrano
- Kaleshia Page
- Kevin Pennington
- Stacey Ries
- Wamecca Rodriguez
- Brian Schmidt
- Tim Tremain
- Kris Wano
- Matthew Winkle
Waubonsee Board of Trustees Liaison: Stacey Ries, BSN, JD, CHC
Waubonsee College President: Brian Knetl, Ed.D.
Waubonsee Interim Vice President of Finance and Administration: John Bryant
Waubonsee Vice President of Community Engagement and Executive Director of the Foundation: Melinda Tejada, Ed.D.
Waubonsee Assistant Vice President of Finance and Foundation Executive Treasurer: John Bryant
