2016-2017 Scholarship Fest
There's no doubt that a scholarship can change the trajectory of a student's life. We are delighted to host an annual reception where our scholarship recipients and Foundation contributors can meet one another.
For the 2016-2017 academic year, the Waubonsee Community College Foundation provided 292 scholarship awards totaling over $256,000.
| Scholarship Award | Recipient | Location |
|---|---|---|
| John Acksel Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Christian Mueller | Hinckley |
| Akerlow Memorial Scholarship | Maria Hernandez-Zenteno | Aurora |
| Altrusa Scholarships | Cherin Dettman | Plano |
| Altrusa Scholarships | Sabrina Szigeti | Geneva |
| Aurora Business and Professional Women - Francis McKnight Memorial Scholarship | Patricia Botello | Aurora |
| Aurora Elks Lodge 705 Scholarship | Jessica Dominguez | Aurora |
| Aurora Elks Lodge 705 Scholarship | Armando Rodriguez | Aurora |
| Aurora Noon Lions Club Scholarship | Samantha West | Sandwich |
| Aurora Republican Women's Club Scholarship | Maria Serna | Aurora |
| Aurora Residents Scholarships | Estevan Acevedo | Aurora |
| Aurora Residents Scholarships | Maryia Bahdanovich | Aurora |
| Aurora Residents Scholarships | Michelle Jaramillo | Aurora |
| Aurora Residents Scholarships | Ixya Rios | Aurora |
| Aurora Residents Scholarships | Sarai Vargas | Aurora |
| Roy & Hilda Baker Scholarship | Rachael Bentel | Elburn |
| Ball Horticultural Company Endowed Scholarship | Chad Wehrli | Sandwich |
| Banking Industry Scholarships | Carmen Fernandez | Aurora |
| Banking Industry Scholarships | Travis Hoffman | Montgomery |
| Banking Industry Scholarships | Michelle Ward | Aurora |
| Janet Bodie Memorial Scholarship | Renee Rutherford-Sobol | Sandwich |
| Chuck Brieschke Memorial Scholarship | Angel Huitron | Aurora |
| Emma Brighman Endowed Scholarship | Odette Uwamahoro | Aurora |
| Emma Brighman Endowed Scholarship | Laud Williams | Aurora |
| Lyle Burrichter and Sharon Burrichter-Votaw Endowed Memorial Nursing Scholarship | Ashley Leach | Sandwich |
| Penelope (Penny) Cameron Endowed Scholarship | Katherine Staffeldt | Sandwich |
| Career Development Internship Scholarship | Stephanie Olson | Sandwich |
| Cari Carter Memorial Scholarship | Marcus Holland | Saint Charles |
| Caterpillar Inc. Scholarships | Gerardo Caballero | Aurora |
| Caterpillar Inc. Scholarships | Joseph Resko | North Aurora |
| Lucille M. Clark Memorial Scholarships | Shannon Barrett | Aurora |
| Lucille M. Clark Memorial Scholarships | Tenna Christensen | Aurora |
| Lucille M. Clark Memorial Scholarships | Samra Raza | Aurora |
| Lucille M. Clark Memorial Scholarships | Kyle Smola | Geneva |
| Cordogan Clark Architects Scholarships | Jose Guerrero | Aurora |
| Cordogan Clark Architects Scholarships | Adrianna Valle | Aurora |
| Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Scholarships | Rebecca Galasso | Batavia |
| Cosmopolitan Club of Aurora Scholarships | Loretta Hughes | Aurora |
| Harry L. Crisp Scholarships | David Aguilar | Aurora |
| Harry L. Crisp Scholarships | Leah Erb | Montgomery |
| Harry L. Crisp Scholarships | Valerie Johnson | Somonauk |
| Harry L. Crisp Scholarships | Jessica Larson | Sandwich |
| Harry L. Crisp Scholarships | Holly Saelens | Oswego |
| Harry L. Crisp Scholarships | Jacob Smutzer | Oswego |
| Harry L. Crisp Scholarships | Evan Tollios | Batavia |
| Dempsey Family Endowed Scholarship | William Sitton | Aurora |
| Anita Dickson Memorial Scholarships | Hector Cardenas-Zepeda | Montgomery |
| Anita Dickson Memorial Scholarships | Brandi Oswood | Yorkville |
| Daniel D. Dolan Family Scholarship | Daniel Mumaw | Sandwich |
| Bobbie Jean Douglas Memorial Endowed Scholarships | Samantha Beard | North Aurora |
| Bobbie Jean Douglas Memorial Endowed Scholarships | Cherin Dettman | Plano |
| Dreyer Community Health Fund Scholarship | Rosa Arriaga | Aurora |
| Martha and Ralph Egeland Scholarship | Michael Bermes | Aurora |
| El Corazon Scholarship | Adriana Perez | Aurora |
| Elburn NAPA Automotive Program Scholarship | Steven Pruitt | Aurora |
| Elburn NAPA Automotive Program Scholarship | Christian Rodriguez | Oswego |
| Evar Erickson Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Savannah Vajgert | Maple Park |
| Ivy Erickson Memorial Endowed Scholarship | Christopher Settles | Aurora |
| Faville Family Endowed Scholarship | Eric Peterson | Aurora |
| Richard J. Feltes Family Endowed Scholarships | Michel Jimenez | Aurora |
| Richard J. Feltes Family Endowed Scholarships | John Morice | Aurora |
| First National Bank Endowed Scholarship | Paola Ballines | Aurora |
| First National Bank Endowed Scholarship | Jaclyn Zielke | Sandwich |
| Vern Florence Family Scholarship | Christian Paquin | Batavia |
| Forty and Eight Nursing Scholarship | Faith Burmania | Aurora |
| Fox Valley Heart Fund Scholarships | Iresha Jayarathna | Naperville |
| Fox Valley Heart Fund Scholarships | Denise Ramos | Geneva |
| Geneva Lions Club Scholarships | Marchet Harts | Sterling |
| Geneva Lions Club Scholarship | Melissa Varacalli | Oswego |
| Gil Law Group Scholarships | Hugo Armenta | Aurora |
| Gil Law Group Scholarships | Veronica Diaz Vazquez | Aurora |
| Gil Law Group Scholarships | Lorena Gonzalez | Aurora |
| Gil Law Group Scholarships | Adriana Perez | Aurora |
| Gil Law Group Scholarships | Annette Soto | Aurora |
| Gil Law Group Scholarships | Briseida Valles | Sandwich |
| Gil Law Group Single Mother Scholarship | Veronica Bonilla | Aurora |
| Goetz Family Engineering Scholarship | Filiberto Medina | Aurora |
| Goetz Family Nursing Scholarships | Brittany DeBruin | Oswego |
| Goetz Family Nursing Scholarships | Shannon O'Neil | Sandwich |
| Muriel and Stanley R. Groh Jr. Memorial Scholarship | Janet Jaramillo | Elgin |
| Jane Whinfrey Harris Scholarship | Dora Mendez | Aurora |
| Arlene S. Hawks Fine Arts Scholarships | Are'Anna Brown | Aurora |
| Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Award Scholarships | Kelsie Dalton | Aurora |
| Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Award Scholarships | Angelique Franks | Sugar Grove |
| Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Award Scholarships | Ginger Ingram | Aurora |
| Heartland Bank Community Enhancement Award Scholarships | Laura Martyniuk | Montgomery |
| Henning Endowed Scholarships | Caleb Ahmed | Yorkville |
| Henning Endowed Scholarships | Mikayla Cummings | Plainfield |
| Henning Endowed Scholarships | Frank Dobner | Yorkville |
| Henning Endowed Scholarships | Cassie Dodd | Plano |
| Henning Endowed Scholarships | Oscar Flores | Plano |
| Human Services Faculty Scholarship | Kaitlyn Kellogg | Yorkville |
| I-55 Auto Salvage Automotive Program Scholarship | Nick Kuntzi | North Aurora |
| ICCSF-Health Trust Scholarship | Sandra Esquivel | Aurora |
| ICCSF-Illinois Healthcare Scholarships | Holly Anderson | Oswego |
| ICCSF-Illinois Healthcare Scholarships | Michelle Luna | Aurora |
| IMA Education Foundation Endowed Scholarship | Izac Gomez | Aurora |
| Willa "Sweet" Johnson Memorial Scholarship | Jocelyn Gonzales | Oswego |
| Myrtle Belle Jones Scholarships | Hannah Alvis-Bastida | Montgomery |
| Myrtle Belle Jones Scholarships | Shannon Barrett | Aurora |
| Kane County Cougars Ozzie's Scholars Scholarship | Rachael Bentel | Elburn |
| Kazanova McDonald's Scholarship | Erika Fonseca-Sanchez | Aurora |
| Edward A. Kelley Memorial Scholarships | Omar Mata | Aurora |
| Edward A. Kelley Memorial Scholarships | Ivan Santos | Aurora |
| Constantine and Jamie Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship | Tereza Janouskova | Yorkville |
| Constantine and Jamie Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship | Rachel Skonning | Montgomery |
| Constantine and Jamie Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship | Shaun Staunton | Yorkville |
| Cynthia L. Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship | Jacob Cook | Yorkville |
| Cynthia L. Kleronomos Endowed Scholarship | Jason Gruben | Yorkville |
| Rex C. Knapp Memorial Award | James Walker | Aurora |
| Jami Knowles Memorial Scholarship | Cindy Saavedra | Aurora |
| Land Development and Construction Industry Endowed Scholarships | Isabel Fernandez | Plano |
| Land Development and Construction Industry Endowed Scholarships | Antonio Hernandez | Aurora |
| Land Development and Construction Industry Endowed Scholarships | Jeff Smith | Aurora |
| Lawyers' Scholarship | Melinda Ray | Oswego |
| John M. Leatherbury Memorial Scholarship | Kevin Billenstein | Aurora |
| Marion M. and Les Lester Endowed Scholarships | Britney Daniels | Aurora |
| Marion M. and Les Lester Endowed Scholarships | Connie Duran | Montgomery |
| Marion M. and Les Lester Endowed Scholarships | Kati Sibenaller | Yorkville |
| Marion M. and Les Lester Endowed Scholarships | Sarah Snyder | Maple Park |
| Marion M. and Les Lester Endowed Scholarships | Ashley Spitzzeri | Elburn |
| Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarships | Melissa Cruz | Aurora |
| Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarships | Kelsie Dalton | Aurora |
| Lifelong Learning Institute Scholarships | Jacob Robitske | Elburn |
| Lifelong Learning Institute Founders Scholarship | Amarilis Herrera | Aurora |
| Literacy Achievement Endowed Scholarships | Samantha Beard | North Aurora |
| Literacy Achievement Endowed Scholarships | Ochgerel Perenlei | Batavia |
| LKQ Automotive Recycling Program Scholarship | Victor Avila | Aurora |
| Florence Lorenz Trust Scholarship | Filiberto Medina | Aurora |
| Mayes/McLean Scholarship | Michael Dominique | Aurora |
| Ernest McFall Memorial Award | Jason Gruben | Yorkville |
| James E. Meier Memorial Award | Jacob Goldsboro | Sheridan |
| James E. Meier Memorial Award | Whitney Ostrom | Shabbona |
| Mary Frances Mulcrone Endowed Scholarships in Interpreter Training | Grace Boshell | Montgomery |
| Mary Frances Mulcrone Endowed Scholarships in Interpreter Training | Marivel Leal | Aurora |
| Louise Murphy Memorial Scholarships | Holly Saelens | Oswego |
| Mary Jean Murphy Memorial Scholarships | Cassandra Robitske | Elburn |
| Mary Lou Murphy Memorial Scholarships | Ebonee Redmon | Aurora |
| Mary Lou Murphy Memorial Scholarships | Adrianna Valle | Aurora |
| National Latino Peace Officers Association-Aurora Chapter Scholarship | Gicelle Camacho | Oswego |
| National Latino Peace Officers Association-Aurora Chapter Scholarship | Michael Dominique | Aurora |
| North Aurora Lions Club Scholarships | Noah Bauch | North Aurora |
| North Aurora Lions Club Scholarships | Joseph Garlando | North Aurora |
| North Aurora Lions Club Scholarships | Alissa Johnsen | North Aurora |
| North Aurora Lions Club Scholarships | Cynthia Lopez | North Aurora |
| Dona O'Keefe Tucholski Endowed Scholarships | Tiffany Brown | Aurora |
| Dona O'Keefe Tucholski Endowed Scholarships | Nallely Nino | Aurora |
| Dona O'Keefe Tucholski Endowed Scholarships | Lashun Van | Naperville |
| Dona O'Keefe Tucholski Endowed Scholarships | Zachary Weiss | Batavia |
| Old Second Bank Endowed Scholarship | Michelle Horn | Waterman |
| Old Second Bank Endowed Scholarship | Alondra Morales | Aurora |
| Anna M. Oleson Memorial Scholarship | David Aguilar | Aurora |
| Anna M. Oleson Memorial Scholarship | Dylan Norton | Oswego |
| Norm Paul Memorial Scholarship | Natalia Guzman | Elburn |
| Pulver Family Scholarship | Melissa Hallbeck | Sugar Grove |
| Quad County Urban League Scholarships | Marcus Holland | Saint Charles |
| Quad County Urban League Scholarships | Kevalyn Moore | Aurora |
| Quad County Urban League Scholarships | River Woodson | Newark |
| Real Estate Brokers Developers and Realtors Scholarship | Denise Horn | Waterman |
| Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown Scholarships | Deborah Boedeker | Joliet |
| Rotary Club of Naperville Downtown Scholarships | Alexander McKay | Sugar Grove |
| Rotary Club of Oswego Scholarship | Katera Amann | Montgomery |
| Rush-Copley President's Scholarships | Amy Smith | Oswego |
| Rush-Copley President's Scholarships | Rose Ann Whiteside | Oswego |
| Dr. Gina Santori Nursing Scholarships | Jelena Lazic | Aurora |
| Dr. Gina Santori Nursing Scholarships | Devin Thomas | Yorkville |
| Larry Scranton Memorial Scholarship | Jacob Volk | Geneva |
| Shodeen Family Foundation Scholarships | Hugo Armenta | Aurora |
| Shodeen Family Foundation Scholarships | Morelia Delgado | Aurora |
| Shodeen Family Foundation Scholarships | Rebecca Galasso | Batavia |
| Shodeen Family Foundation Scholarships | Eric Woodham | Oswego |
| Jennifer Shook Student Athlete Scholarships | Brett Becker | Aurora |
| Jennifer Shook Student Athlete Scholarships | Mallory Jones | Aurora |
| John Austin Sizer Fine Arts Scholarship | Kelley Siler | North Aurora |
| Robert M. Sohol Endowed Scholarship | Jacob Clarke | Batavia |
| Robert M. Sohol Endowed Scholarship | Lilian Soto | Elburn |
| Ashley R. Souba Memorial Scholarship | Rose Ann Whiteside | Oswego |
| Speedway Auto Parts Automotive Recycling Program Scholarship | Yovani Alcantar | Aurora |
| Steiner-Kerman Educational Foundation Scholarships | Emily Adkins | Sandwich |
| Steiner-Kerman Educational Foundation Scholarships | Diane Kellett | Aurora |
| Karen J. and David S. Stewart Scholarship | Alanna Hoffman | Montgomery |
| Wayne and Corrine Stone Endowed Career Scholarship | Hector Cardenas-Zepeda | Montgomery |
| Study Abroad Scholarship | Amelia Cintula | Batavia |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Deborah Boedeker | Joliet |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Erin Carmack | Batavia |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Tracie Coleman | Aurora |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Kristina Creasey | Oswego |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Xiuzhen Fang | Aurora |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Samantha Garcia | Montgomery |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Julie Graziano | Yorkville |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Elvia Lee | Montgomery |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Danielle McCormack | Sugar Grove |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Carrie McCoy | Yorkville |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Mario Rodriguez | Aurora |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Cindy Saavedra | Aurora |
| John J. Swalec Jr. President's Achievement Awards | Christopher Settles | Aurora |
| John J. Swalec Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarships | Melissa Hallbeck | Sugar Grove |
| John J. Swalec Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarships | Christine Schrama | Yorkville |
| John J. Swalec Sr. Memorial Endowed Scholarships | Celsea Taylor | Oswego |
| Mary Ann Thompson Memorial Science Scholarship | Joseph Zubek | Yorkville |
| Three Brothers Scholarship | Giovanni Gutierrez | Aurora |
| Margaret Tobin Memorial Scholarship | Shannon O'Neil | Sandwich |
| Valley Emergency Care Southern Fox Valley Paramedic Scholarships | Kevin Billenstein | Aurora |
| Valley Emergency Care Southern Fox Valley Paramedic Scholarships | Josh Buenrostro | Batavia |
| Valley Emergency Care Southern Fox Valley Paramedic Scholarships | Anthony Farinella | Aurora |
| Valley Emergency Care Southern Fox Valley Paramedic Scholarships | Jameson Horn | Sugar Grove |
| Douglas Arthur Vest Scholarship | Alissa Johnsen | North Aurora |
| Marie Von Ohlen Memorial Scholarship | Faith Burmania | Aurora |
| Marie Von Ohlen Memorial Scholarship | Conor Snedeker | Hinckley |
| Vanessa Skeens Ward Memorial Scholarship | Jamie Pozezinski | Hinckley |
| Waubonsee Student Nurse Association Scholarship | Maria Serna | Aurora |
| WCC Automotive Technology Scholarship | Ignacio Toscano | Montgomery |
| WCC Early Childhood Education Scholarship | Samantha Garcia | Montgomery |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - General | Theresa Eberhardt | Yorkville |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - General | Matthew Grogan | Plano |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - General | Denise Horn | Waterman |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - General | Christine Michaud | Sandwich |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - General | Ashley Pickett | Yorkville |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - General | Amy Renner | North Aurora |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - General | Holly VanScoit | Aurora |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - Minority Student | Angel Huitron | Aurora |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - Minority Student | Annette Soto | Aurora |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - Single Parent | Laura Muniz | oswego |
| WCC Employee Scholarships - Single Parent | Maria Vazquez | Sycamore |
| WCC Faculty Council Awards Endowed Academic Scholarship | Kesha Henderson | Yorkville |
| WCC Faculty Council Awards | Erin Carmack | Batavia |
| WCC Faculty Council Awards | Norbert Koput | Aurora |
| WCC Faculty Council Awards | Dorothy Pryor | Aurora |
| WCC Faculty Council Awards | Samra Raza | Aurora |
| WCC Faculty Council Award - Union | Julie Graziano | Yorkville |
| WCC Faculty Council Student Needs Awards | Yesenia Cereceres | Aurora |
| WCC Faculty Council Student Needs Awards | Luis Granados | Aurora |
| WCC Faculty Council Student Needs Awards | Ashley Pickett | Yorkville |
| WCC Faculty Council Student Needs Awards | Samantha Rivera | North Aurora |
| WCC Faculty Council Student Needs Awards | Armando Rodriguez | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Jasmin Bello | Plano |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Eric Biegalski | Montgomery |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Mark Biegalski | Montgomery |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Alison Brackett | Montgomery |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Teresa Braden | Batavia |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Jovanis Cain | Montgomery |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Hesed Dianne Campanano | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Maricruz Cervantes | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Tenna Christensen | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Jacob Cichorski | Geneva |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Tarsis Cintron Buitrago | Montgomery |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Autumn Clark | Sandwich |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Christian Diaz | Sandwich |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Brooke Ekstrom | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Itzel Flores | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Lesly Fountain | Montgomery |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Ruben Franco | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Angelique Franks | Sugar Grove |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Jocelyn Gonzales | Oswego |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Alejandro Gonzalez | Aurora |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Abigail Herwaldt | Sugar Grove |
| WCC Foundation Directors Scholarships | Amy Hosey | Yorkville |
Contact
Advancement Office
Sugar Grove Campus
Dickson Center, 2nd Floor
(630) 466-2316
foundation@waubonsee.edu
