BETTENDORF, IA - The Carl D. Schillig Memorial Fund, Inc. has announced Claire Schwarz, Pleasant Valley High School, and Andrew Sass, Bettendorf High School, as the recipients of its 2015 Scholarship. Ms. Schwarz plans to Missouri State University in Springfield, MO and Mr. Sass will attend University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA.
The scholarship grants a $4,000 educational awarded to one Bettendorf and one Pleasant Valley High School student, each with at least a 2.3 grade point average and who exemplifies Carl's spirit through participation in a variety of school, community and church-related activities. To date, the Carl D. Schillig Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded 30 Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley High School students with educational scholarships.
About the recipients:
Ms. Schwarz has been a member of PV Cross Country and Track & Field for four years. She is a member of National Honor Society and an honor student all four years of high school. She is active in youth ministry at St. John Vianney Church and an active member of Young Life She will study Speech and Language Pathology at Missouri State University.
Mr. Sass has been a member of Bett Football, Wrestling & Soccer Teams for four years. He is a member of National Honor Society and an honor student all four years of high school. He has participated in volunteers projects at his church and was a student leader for the National Catholic Youth Conference. He plans to attend U of Northern Iowa and major in Physical Therapy.
About the Carl D. Schillig Memorial Fund, Inc.:
The Carl D. Schillig Memorial Fund was established in 1995 by surviving members of Carl Schillig, who was killed at the age of 15 in a car-pedestrian accident. The scholarship was first awarded in 1998 to graduates of Pleasant Valley High School. In 2002, it was extended to graduates of Bettendorf High School. The fund provides a $4000 college scholarship to graduates of Pleasant Valley High School - which Carl attended - and Bettendorf High School graduates. With Carl's philanthropy as its inspiration, the nonprofit also distributes proceeds from the run to organizations in which Carl was active, including Bettendorf/Pleasant Valley Acquatics, Cornbelt Running Club, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
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The scholarship grants a $4,000 educational awarded to one Bettendorf and one Pleasant Valley High School student, each with at least a 2.3 grade point average and who exemplifies Carl's spirit through participation in a variety of school, community and church-related activities. To date, the Carl D. Schillig Memorial Scholarship Fund has awarded 30 Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley High School students with educational scholarships.
About the recipients:
Ms. Schwarz has been a member of PV Cross Country and Track & Field for four years. She is a member of National Honor Society and an honor student all four years of high school. She is active in youth ministry at St. John Vianney Church and an active member of Young Life She will study Speech and Language Pathology at Missouri State University.
Mr. Sass has been a member of Bett Football, Wrestling & Soccer Teams for four years. He is a member of National Honor Society and an honor student all four years of high school. He has participated in volunteers projects at his church and was a student leader for the National Catholic Youth Conference. He plans to attend U of Northern Iowa and major in Physical Therapy.
About the Carl D. Schillig Memorial Fund, Inc.:
The Carl D. Schillig Memorial Fund was established in 1995 by surviving members of Carl Schillig, who was killed at the age of 15 in a car-pedestrian accident. The scholarship was first awarded in 1998 to graduates of Pleasant Valley High School. In 2002, it was extended to graduates of Bettendorf High School. The fund provides a $4000 college scholarship to graduates of Pleasant Valley High School - which Carl attended - and Bettendorf High School graduates. With Carl's philanthropy as its inspiration, the nonprofit also distributes proceeds from the run to organizations in which Carl was active, including Bettendorf/Pleasant Valley Acquatics, Cornbelt Running Club, and Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
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