MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 5, 2020) — Due to the uncertainty of recognition for high-school graduating seniors this year, The Moline Foundation created additional opportunities to acknowledge 29 scholars who received funding for further education. Thirty-four funds through their donors contributed $52,700 this year to further the educational dreams of local students.
“The events of this spring are unprecedented. We didn’t want the achievements and educational attainment of these hard-working students to go un-noticed. In developing this program, we hope to honor and celebrate these scholarship winners.” said Paul Plagenz, President/CEO, The Moline Foundation.
To recognize the students’ achievements, The Moline Foundation delivered a personalized yard sign, a letter of recognition, a brightly-colored mylar balloon, and an award certificate to the home of each of the individual scholarship recipients. The winners were asked to dress in their graduation cap and gown or a T-shirt or cap showing their post-secondary education choice for a photo opportunity. The photo’s, their background information and a quote from each student will be featured in a daily “Scholarship Winner” posting on the Moline Foundation Facebook Page and website (www.molinefoundation.org) starting Wednesday, June 10.
For the past week, Moline Foundation staff members delivered the special package of best wishes along with an invitation to attend a Zoom Celebration on Tuesday, June 9th at 2:00 p.m. The scholarship winners will be individually recognized during the Zoom call by invited guests including the Moline Foundation Board members, donors to scholarship funds, the Moline Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee, and their own school personnel (including superintendents, counselors, and principals). The short celebration will conclude with a Special Announcement of a gift from The Moline Foundation Board of Directors.
The Moline Foundation, founded in 1953, is a community foundation which provides assistance to benefit health, human services, education, community development, the arts, and other charitable organizations which help the citizens of Moline and the surrounding area, including the Quad Cities region. The Moline Foundation receives and administers charitable gifts in Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, and McDonough counties in Illinois. www.molinefoundation.org
2020 Scholarship Winners — The Moline Foundation
1. Deborah Arul, Moline High School
Chris "Spey" VanSpeybroeck Memorial Scholarship — $1,000
Moline High School Class of ’59 Scholarship — $1,000
2. Manuela Chavez, Moline High School
Moline Kiwanis Charitable Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
Clement T. Hanson Scholarship — $6,000
3. Steven Christensen, Moline High School
DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Scholarship — $1,000
4. Guadalupe Cuellar, Moline High School
Clement T. Hanson Scholarship — $6,000
5. Tristan Edwards, Moline High School
Clement T. Hanson Scholarship — $6,000
6. Alexis Golden, Black Hawk College(current student)
Srikanth Yerra Memorial Scholarship — $1,000
7. Laila Haley, Sherrard High School
Sherrard Academic Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
8. Grace Hoffpauir, Sherrard High School
Sherrard Academic Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
9. Emily Howard, Moline High School
Lee McAllister Memorial Scholarship — $1,000
Lee Womack Scholarship — $1,000
10. Samuel Jenkins, Moline High School
Jack Dye Scholarship — $1,000
11. Gabriel Lareau, Moline High School
Hazel Van Arsdale Memorial Scholarship — $1,000
12. John Melton, Moline High School
Moline High School Class of ’65 Scholarship — $1,000
13. Sofía Mojica, Moline High School
Moline Kiwanis Charitable Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
14. Elexus Mowery, Monmouth College(current student)
Ina Duncan Banks Memorial Scholarship — $1,000
15. Perla Peralta-Flores, Black Hawk College (current student)
Clement T Hanson Scholarship — $3,000
16. Maddie Peterson, Moline High School
DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Scholarship — $1,000
17. Maggie Pope, Sherrard High School
Sherrard Academic Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
18. Taylor Puglisi, Moline High School
Dolores A Hulse-DiIulio Scholarship — $1,000
Maggie Webb Scholarship — $1,000
19. Jarod Raber, Moline High School
Moline HS Class of 1962 Michael J. Warren Memorial Scholarship — $1,000
20. Makayla Rangel, Moline High School
Moline Kiwanis Charitable Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
21. Chloe Rouse, Moline High School
Class of ’59 Scholarship — $1,000
Stan Woods Scholarship — $1,000
22. Kate Schaechter, Moline High School
DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Scholarship — $1,000
23. Joan Selhost, Black Hawk College
Clement T Hanson Scholarship — $3,000
24. Sarah Sorrell, Sherrard High School
Sherrard Academic Foundation Scholarship — $750
25. Jesus Villegas Carranza, Moline High School
Class of ’59 Scholarship — $1,000
26. Carley Whitsell, Sherrard High School
Sherrard Academic Foundation Scholarship — $750
27. Taylor Williams, Sherrard High School
Sherrard Academic Foundation Scholarship — $1,000
28. Dede Barrigah, United Township High School
Doug Reynolds Rotary Scholarship — $1,000
29. Arron Kristof, Black Hawk College (current student)
Vietnam Veterans Scholarship/Assistance for Veterans Chapter 299 — $1,200
