BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 1, 2022) — The Quad-City and Engineering Council, or QCESC, held the 60th annual STEM Celebration on February 24, 2022.

The event celebrates and showcases the region's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) professionals, educators, and next generation of STEM professionals.

At the event, held during National Engineers Week, 19 scholarships valued at $32,000 were awarded.

This was the 29th year that the QCESC has awarded STEM scholarships to encourage students to pursue STEM careers. Including this year, 200 scholarships have been awarded.

The full scholarship announcements are on the website qcesc.org.

Keval Wagher, Pleasant Valley High School

$2,500 American Society of Civil Engineers

Peyton Sanderson — Pleasant Valley High School

$1,000 Iowa State University

Tyson Spicer, Central DeWitt High School

$2,500 American Society of Civil Engineers

Andrew Crocker, Bettendorf High School

$1,000 University of Iowa

Kyle Balk, Davenport Central High School

$1,000 University of Iowa

Brady Wolf, Morrison High School

$2,500 University of Wisconsin — Platteville

Sarah Eckert, Cornerstone Academy

$2,500 Quad City Engineering and Science Council

Rachel Aird, West Liberty High School

$2,500 National Defense Industrial Association

Silas Hoffman, Muscatine High School

$2,500 Jeffrey Richland Memorial Scholarship

Erik Shoesmith, United Township High School

$2000 Exelon Corporation

Margaret Nedved, Orion High School

$2,500 Quad City Engineering and Science Council

Isabelle Smith, Sterling High School

$1,000 Quad City Engineering and Science Council Community College

Emma Miller, Central DeWitt High School

$2,000 Society of American Military Engineers

Aubrie Kruse, Northeast Community School District

$1,000 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

Keagan Hicks, Rock Falls High School

$1,000 Morrison Tech

Andruw Jones, Amboy High School

$1,000 St Ambrose University

Natalie Stanfield, ROWVA Jr/Sr High School

$1,000 Augustana College

Emma Porter, Bettendorf High School

$1,500 Leadership Iowa

James Steele, Moline High School

$1,000 IEEE Iowa Illinois Chapter

Scholarship Announcements

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