MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 10, 2020) — Nothing about Spring, 2020 has been usual for graduating seniors and college students. So, when 29 scholarship recipients were asked to participate in a Zoom conference call today, they didn’t know what to expect. However, excited cheers and applause broke out as the students found out during the call that the celebration included a $1,000 scholarship award from The Moline Foundation. In announcing the unprecedented awards, Board Chairman Steve Kruse said, “I’m sure you agree with me that it’s been a long and difficult spring. But it has also given us the chance to find new ways to recognize and celebrate with each other.”
In addition to today’s awards, The Moline Foundation delivered a personalized yard sign, letter of recognition, brightly-colored mylar balloon, and an award certificate to the home of each of the individual scholarship recipients in the past few days. 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. Their photos, their background information, and a quote from each student will be featured in a daily “Scholarship Winner Spotlight” posting on the Moline Foundation Facebook Page and website (www.molinefoundation.org) starting Wednesday, June 10.
The scholarship winners were individually recognized during the Zoom conference call by 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).
Information about The Moline Foundation
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 (All of the following students will receive an additional $1,000 scholarship from 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
