Student grants

The Foundation proudly offers memorial scholarship grants for students in early childhood through seventh grade, which are funded, in part, through contributions received in honor of individuals who have passed away. This grant will be offered to the children of School District 54 to cultivate an academic, cultural or athletic interest to enrich student educational opportunities. Memorial grants will be limited to a maximum of $100 per recipient. The grants are intended for children from families facing extenuating financial circumstances.

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2019 Grant Applications

Timeline

Applications must be completed by the student, signed by a parent or guardian and submitted to the child’s school social worker. Applicants will be notified by letter whether they will receive a grant, so that the grants can be used to fund programs occurring in late spring or during the summer. In spring 2018 the Foundation was pleased to award more than $29,000 in grants to 331 students.

Our honorees

We thank those of you who have honored your family and friends with a donation in their name to the District 54 Foundation Memorial Grant Fund. A list of individuals who has been honored is below.

2002

  • Stacey Colgrove
  • Maria Diaz
  • Bryon Drennan
  • Martha Drennan
  • Marion Eisenmann
  • Roland Eisenmann
  • Sibyl Elliott
  • Mary L. Haack
  • William Harper
  • Charles Heck
  • Richard Heneghan
  • Helen Polach
  • Alan J. Quinn
  • Gilbert B. Stewart
  • Marjory O. Stewart
  • Kathleen Thomassen
  • Mary Whelihan
  • Marilyn Yetter

2003

  • Helen Cull
  • Murle E. Dolen
  • Bernard Fimoff
  • Mark Franck
  • Annette Garnick
  • Norma Genovese
  • Rose A. Hayes
  • Hildegard Jenota
  • Jan Jenota
  • Barbara Patterson
  • Lorraine Ryder
  • Ruth Sutton
  • Faye Ayers Taenzer
  • Ted Tenbusch
  • Betty White

2004

  • Josephine Colosky
  • Gul M. Dada
  • Carol Sandilla
  • Susan T. Thomas

2005

  • Ernie Callaghan
  • Cleon Doty
  • Margaret J. Dwyer
  • Dinh Ngoc Nguyen
  • Janet Stewart
  • Vivian Wislow

2006

  • Mary Crovetti-Nizzi
  • Rae Delman
  • Theodore Erbach
  • Adolph J. Gaska
  • Geraldine Johnson
  • Ellen Kilbridge
  • Mary Kilbridge
  • William J. Rogers
  • Lauro Schwengber
  • Estella Seaton
  • Alvin Wisniewski

2007

  • Perle J. Dumse
  • Samuel J. Grassa
  • Marilyn Hengels
  • John Hermansen
  • Kimberly Hoffman
  • Aurelia Kramer
  • Jerome Krupa
  • Royann Morley
  • Elizabeth Null
  • Rose Rolence
  • Phillip C. Stewart
  • George Weinzierl
  • Archie Wilson
  • Stanley Zielinski

2008

  • Louis Both
  • Patrick Botterman
  • Ethel Briza
  • Roger Keith Chase
  • Kenneth Hageman
  • Connor Hollingsworth
  • Charles Keesee
  • Thomas S. Morley
  • Refugio J. Romo
  • Carole Schmitt
  • Jeff Small
  • Carl Speckman
  • Sol Wernick
  • Charlotte Whitaker
  • Mary Ann Wisniewski

2009

  • Maryl C. Anderson
  • Stephen Cieslak
  • Gary Clements
  • Marian Meeks
  • Lester Overright

2010

  • Verna Anderson
  • Detlef “Pete” Dierks
  • Peter Diestl
  • Mary Felten
  • Jean Helsper
  • Janet Jedlowski
  • Shirley Prentice
  • Imelda Resner
  • Lillian Stachula

2011

  • Rich Ancona
  • Virginia Hindman
  • Thomas Kein
  • Terry Knox
  • Michael J. Mostacci
  • Ron Ruble
  • Mirta Valdes
  • Thomas E. Williams
  • Eileen Marie Wilms

2012

  • Sam Bongiorno
  • Frances Herman
  • John Rauch

2013

  • Dean L. Armstrong
  • Carlton Chase
  • Eileen Clifford
  • Sylvia Ericksen
  • Grant Freeding
  • Leonard F. Govednik, Sr.
  • Carol Higgins
  • Alexander N. Petropoulos
  • Jerome Remien
  • Joan Saunders
  • William Frank Taylor
  • Annette Wisniewski

2014

  • William Buchmiller
  • John Brugos
  • Yonghi Chun
  • Marvin Essex
  • Robert J. Glod, Sr.
  • Nancy Gluff
  • Barbara Hefferin
  • Michael Huck
  • Sylvia Kessaris
  • Darlene Kessling
  • Janet Law
  • Irving J. Mandley
  • Charlene Mondul
  • Louis Perez
  • Dennis P. Quinn
  • Daniel Rodriguez
  • Jenny Rogers
  • Patricia K. Smith
  • Marlene Swig
  • Vern Winklehake
  • John Zydlo

2015

  • Ruth Boehmer
  • Shirley Bouchard
  • Stuart B. Brosh, Sr.
  • Eugene Galka
  • Charlotte Gluff
  • William Higgins II
  • Nancy Kirchner
  • Bea Landers
  • Richard Littfin
  • Jacqueline Mostacci
  • Roman Prokopij
  • Mark F. Rork
  • Angeline Samp
  • Dee Dee Terry
  • Dale Wicherts

2016

  • Patrick Costello
  • George Erickson
  • Stephanie Twardy
  • Dorothy Schmidt
  • Sushila Tulsidas Bavisi
  • Mary F. Pauley
  • Irving Garnick
  • Jean Morris
  • Brett Blecha

2017

  • Joyce Callaghan
  • Harriet Anderson
  • Annette McCollough
  • Barb Gomberg

2018

  • Robert Mossey
  • Gloria Phee
  • Neva Krueger

2019

  • Ken Papenbrok
  • Richard Irwin
  • Vincent Campagna
  • Echo Genevieve Bogart Moulder