Hopedale Medical Foundation Announces Scholarship Winners
Hopedale Medical
Foundation proudly announces its 2018 scholarship winners. Candidate selections were made by an
independent panel of judges who reviewed applications from graduating seniors from
Olympia, Hartsburg-Emden, Tremont, Dee-Mack, Midwest- Central and Delavan High
Schools.
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The $2,500
Founder’s Scholarship in honor of HMC’s founder, Dr. Lawrence Rossi, Sr., was
awarded to Dee-Mack High School’s Jessica Wyse, daughter of Ken and Jenny Wyse. Jessica plans to pursue a degree in nursing
at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois.
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The $1,000
Orville Augsburger Scholarship, named in honor of a founding Board member, was
awarded to Joshua Duane Goetze, son of Theodore and Melissa Goetze. Joshua, a student at Midwest Central High
School, has chosen a career in physical therapy. He will attend Bradley University in Peoria,
Illinois, in the fall.
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The $1,000
David Eckhardt Memorial Scholarship, in honor of a dedicated HMC employee who
passed away in 1974, was awarded to Reka Jean Jeckel, daughter of Scott and
Ravonda Jeckel. Reka is a student at
Delavan High School, and will pursue a degree in mental health therapy at the
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
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The $1,000
Neil Alford, Jr. (Agricultural) Memorial Scholarship in honor of Hopedale’s past
mayor and HMC board member, was awarded to Mary Figge. Mary is the daughter of Robert and Melinda
Figge of rural Green Valley. She is a student
at Midwest Central High School, and will be pursuing a career in veterinary
medicine at either Iowa State University or North Carolina State University.
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The $1,000
Phyllis Martin Memorial Nursing Scholarship which honors a long-time HMC nurse,
was awarded to Olympia High School senior Kristen Schuette, daughter of Brad
and Andie Schuette of Atlanta. Kristen
will be pursuing a career in nursing at St. Ambrose University in Davenport,
Iowa, in the fall.
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The
$2,000 John Rossi Memorial Nursing Scholarship was awarded to Tremont High
School’s Sydney Demirel Sumer, daughter of Volkan and Merry Sumer of
Tremont. Sydney plans to pursue a career
in nursing after attending Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington,
Illinois.
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The
$1,000 Dorene Oehler Scholarship which honors HMC’s first Activities Director, was
awarded to Lindsay Sweckard, daughter of Terri and Joe Sweckard of
Mackinaw. Lindsay, a student at Dee-Mack
High School, has chosen a career in orthopedic surgery. She plans to attend Northern Illinois
University in the fall.
The Hopedale Medical Foundation congratulates these outstanding students
and thanks the many applicants who participated this year. Since its inception in 1980, The Foundation
has awarded over $500,000 in healthcare and agricultural scholarships to local high
school seniors and college freshmen.
Donations from the public are appreciated and are tax deductible as a
charitable donation. For more information,
call Becky at (309) 449-4296.
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