Students receive $76,400 in BHC QC Foundation scholarships

MOLINE, Ill. – The Black Hawk College Quad-Cities Foundation has distributed more than $76,400 in scholarships to more than 100 Quad-Cities Campus students for the 2017-18 school year.

“On behalf of the foundation’s Scholarship Committee, we congratulate the 2017-18 scholarship recipients and wish you tremendous success at Black Hawk College,” said Maureen Dickinson, executive director of the BHC QC Foundation.

“Thank you to all the donors who established scholarships and provided resources for the foundation. Clearly you value education and understand the importance of supporting students’ decisions to pursue their dreams at Black Hawk College,” she said.

“By helping meet educational needs for these students, you alleviate the stress that comes from financial worries and enable them to concentrate on getting the most out of their Black Hawk College experience. We are ever so grateful,” Dickinson said.

The 2017-18 BHC QC Foundation scholarship recipients, listed by state and hometown, are:

ILLINOIS

Aledo – Grace Debacker — EALgreen Scholarship

Annawan –

• Jennifer Celus — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and Kylie Blickem Scholarship
• Claudine Davis — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Arenzville – Bethany Fischer — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship

Cambridge – Raymond Castellano — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and Sheet Metal Workers Scholarship

Carbon Cliff – Ibeeth Garza — Quad Cities Alumni Scholarship

Colona – Derek Conduff — Arthur B. Conelly Scholarship, John Kidwell IMPACT Scholarship and Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship

Cordova – Katie Young — The Sedona Group Scholarship

Dunlap – Abigail Young — The Villas at Black Hawk Scholarship

East Moline –

• Sarah Anderson — John R. Cioe Memorial Scholarship
• Shelby Boggs — Dr. Robert & Dorothy White Scholarship
• Monica Cabrales — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship
• Chelsey Dorsey — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship and Vickie L. Anderson Scholarship
• Dolores Garza — Nursing Faculty Endowed Scholarship and Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship
• Isaiah Gonzalez — Lucy Brandicon-Leon Dombrock-Donna Figle O’Meara Memorial Music Scholarship
• Bryce Humphrey — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Josie Koueviakoe – Woman’s Club of East Moline Scholarship
• Johanna Lopez — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship
• Cole Lueders — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship
• Alejo Ortega — Dr. Norbert Barwasser Memorial Scholarship
• Raymond Terronez — Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship

Galva – Amanda Smith — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Geneseo –

• Olivia Carroll — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Payton Conard — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and Quad City’s Vintage Rods Scholarship
• Kiah VanWynsberghe — Dr. Robert & Dorothy White Scholarship and Elaine K. Saffield Memorial Scholarship

Hampton – Jessica Harris — Lane Evans Memorial Scholarship

Kewanee – Payton VanWassenhove — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship

Kirkwood – Kelsey Crain — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship

Milan –

• Carol Axline — Cummings Family Memorial Scholarship
• Madelyn DeYoung — Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Scholarship and Milan Area Rotary Scholarship
• Andrea Fullerton — Quad Cities Alumni Scholarship
• Ashley Hanson — Dorothy Beck Scholarship, Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and The Sedona Group Scholarship
• Brandy Ploog — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Miranda Vavrosky — Grant W. Brissman and Virginia M. Brissman Scholarship

Moline –

• Guadalupe Belmontes — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship
• Kaitlyn Cameron — Quad City’s Vintage Rods Scholarship
• Kerridwyn Clark — Henry County Independent Insurance Agents Association Scholarship
• Elizabeth Cunningham — ICCSF Health Trust Scholarship
• Dylan Freeman — Paula Cravero Memorial Scholarship
• Easton Glynn — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and Natural Science & Engineering Scholarship
• Pape Gning — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Oscar Gutierrez — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and Quad Cities Alumni Scholarship
• Krista Lootens — Burton C. and Anna L. Foster Scholarship
• Micaela Martinez — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship
• Dieynaba Ndiaye — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Amadou Ndiaye — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Rachel Ness — Marian Walters Health Occupations Scholarship
• Nicholas Nolte — EALgreen Scholarship
• Kendra Percak-Dennett — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship
• Gabriella Perez — Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship
• Salena Pizano — Bradley D. Padakis Memorial Scholarship and Todd C. Harold Johnson Memorial Scholarship
• Elsa Portillo — Carol and Esther Kalin Scholarship and Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship
• Isaac Raymond — Douglas L. Mitton Memorial Law Enforcement Scholarship and Todd C. Harold Johnson Memorial Scholarship
• Sage Roberson — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and Quad Cities Alumni Scholarship
• Alondra Rosas — Barbra E. Garst Memorial Scholarship and Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship
• Cammie Ruhl – King’s Daughters Nursing Scholarship and Quad City’s Vintage Rods Scholarship
• Michelle Santiago — Gertrude West Scholarship and Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship
• Adjovi Sedjro — Bahnks/Decker/M. Grotzinger Memorial Scholarship
• Nicole Stoddard – Hawk’s Hub Textbook Scholarship
• Jamison Turk — The Villas at Black Hawk Scholarship
• Mackenzie Wayne — Gertrude West Scholarship and Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Sarah York — Franklin Foundation Scholarship and Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Brittany Young — Cummings Family Memorial Scholarship

Orion – Brittany Davis — Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 299 Scholarship

Port Byron –

• Lindsey Berge — Dr. Norbert Barwasser Memorial Scholarship
• Mackenzie Haskins — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Madison Haskins — Quad City’s Vintage Rods Scholarship
• Kara Thurman — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship

Prophetstown – Jill Calderone — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship and Burton C. and Anna L. Foster Scholarship

Quincy – Evan Hurst — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship

Rapids City – Kayleen Mercer — Bettie and Joe Truitt III Scholarship in memory of Joseph W. Truitt

Rock Island –

• Shelby Boysen-Ledbetter — Quad Cities Alumni Scholarship
• Karen Costilla — Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship
• Crystyna Davidson — State Representative Rich and Dean Betsey Morthland Scholarship
• Colin Frye — Gertrude West Scholarship
• Ruben Garcia — Dr. Barbara and Wayne Shellhouse Scholarship
• Amber Harrison — Doris E. Braner Memorial Scholarship
• Brett Kerno — Sandie K. Cockerill Scholarship
• Janette Mashimango — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship
• Judith Mencia — Dr. Robert & Dorothy White Scholarship and Earl H. Beling Memorial Scholarship
• Jacob Naab — Dr. Keith Miller Honorary IMPACT Scholarship
• Taylor Neyens — Dr. Norbert Barwasser Memorial Scholarship
• Christina Poston — Dr. Norbert Barwasser Memorial Scholarship and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 299 Scholarship
• Kayla Schanfish — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship and Cummings Family Memorial Scholarship
• Erica Sunken — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and P.J. and Molly Foley Rock Island Scholarship
• Queonna Watkins — Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship and Robert J. Perkins Memorial Scholarship

Savanna – Marie Marheine — Quad City’s Vintage Rods Scholarship

Sherrard – Leslie Hallstrom — ICCSF Healthcare Scholarship

Silvis –

• Bernado Awoudi – King’s Daughters Textbook Scholarship and Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Kristal Caudillo — Cummings Family Memorial Scholarship and King’s Daughters Nursing Scholarship
• Kirsten Montgomery — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship, Doris E. Braner Memorial Scholarship and Lowell N. Johnson Charitable Foundation Scholarship
• Reese Peterson — Puffer/Reid Scholarship

Sterling – Heather Phillips — Black Hawk College Foundation Scholarship and Quad City’s Vintage Rods Scholarship

Toulon – Jessica Loudenburg — Erwin Johnson Memorial Scholarship and Martin E. Hayes Physics/Engineering Scholarship

Viola – Kyle Mack — Jules Mueller Westmer Scholarship

 

IOWA

Bettendorf – Anna Black — Gertrude West Scholarship

Davenport –

• Chloe Aguirre — Gertrude West Scholarship and Robert & Blenda Ontiveros Family Foundation Scholarship
• Jennifer Hayes — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship
• James Herzog — National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) Scholarship
• Brittany Lichty — Leaders Under 40 Alumni Scholarship
• Megan Peterson — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship
• John Schilder — Roger A. Perley Memorial Scholarship
• Aliza Tandukar — Cristina Greene Memorial Scholarship for International Students and Quad City’s Vintage Rods Scholarship

Eldridge – Reagan Adkisson — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship

LeClaire – Michelle Smith — Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Scholarship

Muscatine – Hanna Dipple — E.S. (Bert) Metcalf Memorial Scholarship