The Moraine Valley Foundation awarded approximately 200 scholarships to local students attending Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hills during the 2020-21 academic year.
“This has been an unprecedented year, with students facing more challenges than ever. Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the Foundation has been able to support these deserving students through scholarships that allow them to continue their education,” said Kristy McGreal, executive director of the Foundation. “We are proud to help them pursue their dreams.”
The Moraine Valley Foundation awards scholarships throughout the year and applications can be completed anytime. For more information, visit the Foundation online or call McGreal at (708) 974-5335.
| Last Name | First Name | Scholarship | Donor | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins | Lauren | Moraine Valley Foundation Retention Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Alsip |
| Castillo | Melissa | Moraine Valley Foundation Board Volunteer Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation Board | Alsip |
| Lawson | Late | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust | Alsip |
| Quinlan | Nicholas | First Midwest Bank Scholarship | First Midwest Bank | Alsip |
| Severino-Hawil | Diann | Great Lakes Bank Scholarship | Great Lakes Bank | Alsip |
| Vallejo | Meghan | Raymond and Margaret Lehner Scholarship | Raymond and Dr. Margaret Lehner | Alsip |
| Vasquez | Genesis | Rotary Club of Moraine Valley Scholarship | Rotary Club of Moraine Valley | Alsip |
| Knox | Kenzia | William Opelka Scholarship | Beverly Opelka | Alsip |
| Ahmed | Olalekan | Illinois Community College System Foundation Healthcare Scholarship | Illinois Community College System Foundation | Blue Island |
| Castillo | Valeria | "Thank You Veteran" Scholarship | Nikki Payson and contributors | Blue Island |
| Dominguez | Gina | Fay Fischer Memorial Scholarship | Adam and Lucy Fischer | Blue Island |
| Figueroa-Ramirez | Donato | Kiwanis International Scholarship | Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Blue Island |
| Herrejon | Brenda | Sandra Broadbent Memorial Scholarship | Anonymous donor | Blue Island |
| McGee | Phillip | Moraine Valley Community College Executive Leadership Team Book Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Executive Leadership Team | Blue Island |
| Novick | Jamie | Lor-Izzo Scholarship and Moraine Valley Annuitant's Association Scholarship | Debbie Izzo and Moraine Valley Annuitant's Association | Blue Island |
| Perez | Bonny | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust | Blue Island |
| Perez | Julyssa | Erich Spengler Career Pathway Memorial Scholarship | Kristi Spengler | Blue Island |
| Rivas Alvarado | Irma | Moraine Valley Foundation Business Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation Board | Blue Island |
| Rodriguez | Victor | Carolina Vazquez Memorial Scholarship | Aurora Zwick and contributors | Blue Island |
| Sarabia | Bernadette | Kiwanis Club Scholarship | Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Blue Island |
| Soto | Sugueil | Carpe Diem Women's STEM Scholarship | Brittany Keith | Blue Island |
| Cruz | Yanira | Angelika Hadjimitsos Culinary Scholarship | Panos Hadjimitsos | Blue Island |
| Aguilera | Jennifer | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship and the Kiwanis International Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen | Bridgeview |
| ElShareif | Wafaa | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust | Bridgeview |
| Fowler | Vance | Sandra Broadbent Memorial Scholarship | Anonymous donor | Bridgeview |
| Zavala | Alberto | Carolina Vazquez Memorial Scholarship | Aurora Zwick and contributors | Bridgeview |
| Jimenez | Julia Frances | Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Bridgeview |
| George | Luis | Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Burbank |
| Hamdan | Amal | Great Lakes Bank Scholarship | Great Lakes Bank | Burbank |
| Ibrahim | Hana | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust | Burbank |
| Miranda | Candy | Beverly Keehn Scholarship and the Paul Simon Essay Scholarship | Holly Bartecki and Steve Pappageorge | Burbank |
| Moran | James | Dr. Patricia M. Bauhs Scholarship | Dr. Patricia Bauhs | Burbank |
| Ortega | Jessica | Brian A. Andersen Memorial Scholarship | Caryl Andersen and contributors | Burbank |
| Pantoja | Samuel | Gogolew Family Scholarship | Dan Gogolew and contributors | Burbank |
| Qatanani | Yaseen | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Burbank |
| Sedlacek | Valerie | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen | Burbank |
| Abusharkh | Areej | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust | Burbank |
| Bryant | Gabrielle | Riley Spreadbury Scholarship | Bruce and Deborah Pfaff | Burbank |
| Hamdan | Omar | Moraine Valley Foundation Retention Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Burbank |
| Heeter | Cassandra | First Midwest Bank Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | First Midwest Bank and Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Burbank |
| Smith | Alyssa | Kiwanis International Scholarship | Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Burbank |
| Cole | Kayla | Dr. Vernon O. Crawley Scholarship | Dr. Vernon and Betty Crawley and Alan Crawley | Calumet Park |
| Bridges | Niesha | Returning Women Diversity Scholarship | Marjorie Marlowe | Chicago |
| Gomez | Rebecca | "Thank You Veteran" Scholarship | Nikki Payson and contributors | Chicago |
| Wilson | Stefan | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Chicago |
| Alexander | Shaakira | "Thank You Veteran" Scholarship | Nikki Payson and contributors | Chicago |
| Jepsen | Rosemary | John and Patricia Coleman Scholarship | John and Patricia Coleman | Chicago |
| Stewart | Stephon | Jean M. Glockler Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Adjunct Faculty Association | Chicago |
| Abumeree | Maha | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust | Chicago Ridge |
| Almusa | Dena | Arab American Woman Scholarship | Omar and Barbara Najib | Chicago Ridge |
| Orourke | Kaitlin | Powers-King Book Scholarship | James McIntyre | Chicago Ridge |
| Price | Dawn | Anne Reagan Scholarship | Anonymous donor | Chicago Ridge |
| Davis | Nkosi | ComEd Scholarship | ComEd | Chicago ridge |
| Lurry | Javon | W.E.B. DuBois Scholarship | Individual contributors | Crest Hill |
| Churin | Victoria | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen | Crestwood |
| Beltran | Mariana | Selamah Chik Scholarship | Dr. Normah Salleh-Barone | Evergreen Park |
| Calderon | Eren | First Midwest Bank Scholarship | First Midwest Bank | Evergreen Park |
| Klocek | Jacob | Arab American Academic Excellence Scholarship and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Arab Student Union and Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Evergreen Park |
| Macdonald | Elizabeth | Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Evergreen Park |
| Quiros | Jessica | Anne Reagan Scholarship | Anonymous donor | Evergreen Park |
| Rowan | Melanie | Arlene Spiros Academic Scholarship | Luanne Spiros | Evergreen Park |
| Wang | Li Lisa | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust | Frankfort |
| Turner | Mechaune | Peter Garetto Culinary Scholarship and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Larry and Mary Jo Garetto | Hazel Crest |
| Abrutis | Deimante | Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Hickory Hills |
| Goluch | Victoria | Dr. Sylvia Jenkins Women's Leadership Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Women's Leadership Conference | Hickory Hills |
| Hamad | Kairia | Paul Simon Essay Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Hickory Hills |
| Koziol | Aleksandra | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen | Hickory Hills |
| Mohsen | Ibrahim | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Hickory Hills |
| Mushainish | Ashraf | Riley Spreadbury Scholarship | Bruce and Deborah Pfaff | Hickory Hills |
| Obeid | Jenna | FitRec Scholarship and Arab American Academic Excellence Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | FitRec and Halloween 5k proceeds, the Arab Student Union and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Hickory Hills |
| Sandaras | Ksenia | Illinois Community College System Foundation Health Trust Scholarship | Illinois Community College System Foundation | Hickory Hills |
| Hamilton | Tyrone | Automotive Technology Scholarship | Moraine Valley Foundation Car Show Proceeds | Homewood |
| Campana | Monica | Viva La Design Scholarship | Aaron Johnson | Justice |
| Carter | Tanderlon | Anne Reagan Scholarship | Anonymous donor | Justice |
| Jaime | Margie | Riley Spreadbury Scholarship | Bruce and Deborah Pfaff | Justice |
| Jones | Robert | "Thank You Veteran" Scholarship | Nikki Payson and contributors | Justice |
| Saeed | Najwa | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Justice |
| Wlodarski | Mateusz | Dennis Shannon Scholarship for Leadership and Excellence in Accounting | Dennis Shannon and the Illinois CPA Society-Chicago South Chapter | Justice |
| Wlodarski | Tomasz | Dr. Vernon O. Crawley Scholarship | Dr. Vernon and Betty Crawley and Alan Crawley | Justice |
| Zarebczan | Katarzyna | Valerie Rucinski Memorial Scholarship | Diane Rucinski | Justice |
| Ford | Kaeli | PepsiCo Scholarship | PepsiCo | Lockport |
| Schenk | Debora | Palos Heights Woman's Club Scholarship | Palos Heights Woman's Club | Lockport |
| Murray | Mennie | Anne Fuelling Memorial Culinary Scholarship | Dr. Sharon Fritz and Lenette Staudinger | Matteson |
| Smith | Grace | Moraine Valley Foundation Retention Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Matteson |
| Garcia | Jacquelene | Patricia McKeague Memorial Scholarship for Bilingual Students in Nursing and Health Sciences | The Estate of Katherine Schneegas | Merrionette Park |
| Garcia | Jocelyne | Patricia McKeague Memorial Scholarship for Bilingual Students in Nursing and Health Sciences Scholarship | The Estate of Katherine Schneegas | Merrionette Park |
| Allen | John | Jean M. Glockler Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Adjunct Faculty Association | Midlothian |
| Dudkowski | Sherri | Riley Spreadbury Scholarship | Bruce and Deborah Pfaff | Midlothian |
| Tran | Phuong | International Student Scholarship | Anonymous donor | Morris |
| Tadros | Vivian | Dennis Shannon Scholarship for Leadership and Excellence in Accounting | Dennis Shannon and the Illinois CPA Society-Chicago South Chapter | Oak forst |
| Addarrat | Ali | Riley Spreadbury Scholarship | Bruce and Deborah Pfaff | Oak Lawn |
| Alejandre | Carlos | Automotive Technology Academic Scholarship | Moraine Valley Foundation Car Show proceeds | Oak Lawn |
| Ali | Almaza | Mary P. Hickey Scholarship | Hickey Foundation | Oak Lawn |
| Arteaga | Melany | Carolina Vazquez Memorial Scholarship | Aurora Zwick and contributors | Oak Lawn |
| Barry | Emma | Moraine Valley Annuitant's Association Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | Moraine Valley Annuitant's Association and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Oak Lawn |
| Bello | Moises | Dr. James D. Koeller Foundation Scholarship | Ruth Koeller | Oak Lawn |
| Burch | Kristina | JTD Aspire Scholarship | Jim and Theresa Denton | Oak Lawn |
| Dunn | Angela | Arlene Spiros Academic Scholarship | Luanne Spiros | Oak Lawn |
| Glodo | Thomas | Kevin Pressley Memorial Scholarship | The Pressley Family and the Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Oak Lawn |
| Gutierrez | Victoria | "Thank You Veteran" Scholarship | Nikki Payson and contributors | Oak Lawn |
| Leonard | Fabio | First Midwest Bank Scholarship | First Midwest Bank | Oak Lawn |
| Meza | Lidia | Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Oak Lawn |
| Mohamed | Amr | Arab American Academic Excellence Scholarship and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Arab Student Union and the Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Oak Lawn |
| Pajor | Nicolas | Paul Simon Essay Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Oak Lawn |
| Patel | Viralben | Selamah Chik Scholarship | Dr. Normah Salleh-Barone | Oak Lawn |
| Rayford | Tennika | Suburban Service League Scholarship | Suburban Service League | Oak Lawn |
| Salgado | Lisley | Patricia McKeague Memorial Scholarship for Bilingual Students in Nursing and Health Sciences and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | The Estate of Katherine Schneegas, the Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Oak Lawn |
| Tara | Najam | Great Lakes Bank Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | Great Lakes Bank and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Oak Lawn |
| Tores | Jason | Orland-Palos VFW Scholarship of Excellence | Orland-Palos VFW Post 2604 | Oak Lawn |
| Vugrin | Luke | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship and State of Illinois High School Diploma Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Charitable Trust and the Moraine Valley Foundation | Oak Lawn |
| Alqaisi | Waleed | Patricia M. Weldon Memorial Scholarship | Bartholomew and Deborah Weldon | OakLawn |
| Payton | Tenesha | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | OakLawn |
| Quintero | Carlos | Richard and Sharon Fritz Scholarship | Richard and Dr. Sharon Fritz | OakLawn |
| Trend | Raelin | Moraine Valley Foundation Retention Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | OakLawn |
| Morrison | Emily | Matthew P. Walsh Scholarship | Matt Walsh | Orland Hills |
| Perillo | Nicole | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation and the Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Orland Hills |
| Abdulwahab | Ansam | Riley Spreadbury Scholarship | Bruce and Deborah Pfaff | Orland Park |
| Al Haj | Karmel | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust | Orland Park |
| Arundel | Katelyn | Dave and Karen Heide Volunteer Scholarship | Dave and Karen Heide | Orland Park |
| Bailye | Grant | Dave and Karen Heide Volunteer Scholarship | Dave and Karen Heide | Orland Park |
| Block | Rebecca | Suburban Service League Scholarship | Suburban Service League | Orland Park |
| Castaneda | Jasmin | Moraine Valley Foundation Board Business Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation Board | Orland Park |
| Green | Debra | Last Mile Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Orland Park |
| Joseph | Jecin | Returning Women Diversity Scholarship | Marjorie Marlowe | Orland Park |
| Jurincie | Nicole | Anne Reagan Scholarship | Anonymous donor | Orland Park |
| Kasji | Hadeel | Mathematics Scholarship | Joy Fett | Orland Park |
| Kolesnikov | Max | Gogolew Family Scholarship | Dan Gogolew and contributors | Orland Park |
| Moran | Kaley | Dennis Shannon Scholarship for Leadership and Excellence in Accounting | Dennis Shannon and the Illinois CPA Society-Chicago South Chapter | Orland Park |
| Perros | Effie | Moraine Valley Executive Leadership Team Book Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Executive Leadership Team | Orland Park |
| Sowa | Sandra | Rotary Club of Orland Park Scholarship | Rotary Club of Orland Park | Orland Park |
| Zougras | Dionysia | Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Orland Park |
| Decavitch | Beth | Moraine Valley Foundation Board Volunteer Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation Board | Orland Park |
| Grewal | Ravina | Usha and Swaran Scholarship | Kam and Netali Sanghvi | Orland Park |
| Jablonski | Sophia | Riley Spreadbury Scholarship | Bruce and Deborah Pfaff | Orland Park |
| Aggen | Angela | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Palos Heights |
| Demir | Haleema | Rotary Club of Moraine Valley Scholarship | Rotary Club of Moraine Valley | Palos Heights |
| Evers | Erendira | Palos Heights Woman's Club Art Scholarship | Palos Heights Woman's Club | Palos Heights |
| Lowe | Frederick | Matrix Scholarship, Jean M. Glockler Scholarship and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | FitRec and Halloween 5k proceeds and the Moraine Valley Community College Adjunct Faculty Association and the Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Palos Heights |
| Nagle | Frances | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Palos Heights |
| Schmidt | Joseph | Rotary Club of Orland Park Scholarship | Rotary Club of Orland Park | Palos Heights |
| Al-Ramahi | Farah | Kiwanis International Scholarship | Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Palos Hills |
| Bobak | Ewelina | Carolina Vazquez Scholarship and Selamah Chik Scholarship | Aurora Zwick and contributors and Dr. Normah Salleh-Barone | Palos Hills |
| Connery | Holly | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Palos Hills |
| Gao | Shiwei | Dr. Vernon O. Crawley Scholarship | Dr. Vernon and Betty Crawley and Alan Crawley | Palos Hills |
| Imm | Noah | Edward Walter McCormack Memorial Veteran's Scholarship | Raymond and Dr. Margaret Lehner, Nancy DesRault and contributors | Palos Hills |
| Kamencic | Sedina | Joann Karen Basick Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Palos Hills |
| Kebliene | Neringa | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Palos Hills |
| Mannion | Lisa | Orland-Palos VFW Scholarship of Excellence | Orland-Palos VFW Post 2604 | Palos Hills |
| Miller | Dazahna | Arlene Spiros Academic Scholarship | Luanne Spiros | Palos Hills |
| Mohamed | Shaima | Monocchio Family Scholarship | Joe and Jean Monocchio | Palos Hills |
| Nanoz | Ashley | Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Palos Hills |
| Plesniak | Monika | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Palos Hills |
| Sakar | Belle | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen | Palos Hills |
| Santoso | Sylvia | Patricia McKeague Memorial Scholarship for Bilingual Students in Nursing and Health Sciences and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | The Estate of Katherine Schneegas, the Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Palos Hills |
| Stronski | Anna | Rotary Club of Orland Park Scholarship | Rotary Club of Orland Park | Palos Hills |
| Velasco | Trevon | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen | Palos Hills |
| Costache | Ana | Great Lakes Bank Scholarship and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Great Lakes Bank and the Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Palos Park |
| Cross | Chelsea | PepsiCo Scholarship | PepsiCo | Plainfield |
| Dyson | Sharon | Rotary Club of Moraine Valley Scholarship | Rotary Club of Moraine Valley | Robbins |
| Fayyaz | Aisha | Suburban Service League Scholarship and Moraine Valley Faculty Association Scholarship | Suburban Service League and the Moraine Valley Community College Faculty Association | Summit |
| Abdallah | Anwar | Arab American Woman Scholarship | Omar and Barbara Najib | Tinley Park |
| Abdullah | Said | Student involvement Scholarship | Dr. Nancy Bentley | Tinley Park |
| Delos Reyes | Janilyn | Great Lakes Bank Scholarship | Great Lakes Bank | Tinley Park |
| Haj Ali | Kholoud | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust | Tinley Park |
| Ignatowicz | Victoria | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen | Tinley Park |
| Karopulos | William | Moraine Valley Foundation Retention Scholarship | Moraine Valley Community College Foundation | Tinley Park |
| Mohamed | Afraa | Atassi Foundation Scholarship | Dr. Bana Atassi, D.D.S. | Tinley Park |
| Kmetova | Miroslava | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust | Willow Springs |
| Munson | Alyssa | Steve and Alice Molo Nursing Scholarship and Kiwanis International Scholarship | Susan van Amerongen and the Kiwanis Club of Orland Park | Worth |
| Owaida | Majeda | American Association of University Women-Palos Orland Area Branch - Anita Ritzler Scholarship | AAUW - Palos Orland Area Branch | Worth |
| Saleh | Arwa | Arab American Academic Excellence Scholarship | Moraine Valley Arab Student Union | Worth |
| Salem | Assel | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation Career Programs Scholarship | Aileen S. Andrew Foundation | Worth |
| Salgado | Ilse | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust Basic Nurse Assistant Training Program Scholarship | Jack DeLoss Taylor Charitable Trust | Worth |
| Vargas | Juliet | Astro-to-Cyclone Scholarship | The Honorable Robert Freitag | Worth |
