Hopedale Medical Foundation proudly announces its 2014 scholarship winners.  Candidate selections are made by an independent panel of judges who review applications from graduating seniors from Olympia, Hartsburg-Emden, Tremont, Dee-Mack, Midwest- Central and Delavan High Schools.  College freshmen from these same schools are also eligible.

·  The $5,000 Founder’s Scholarship, the largest scholarship, went to Tremont High School’s Travis Pflederer, son of Tim and Georgia Pflederer of Tremont.  Travis plans to pursue a degree in biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Urbana, Illinois.   

·  The $4,000 Family Farm Scholarship went to Deer Creek – Mackinaw High School’s Ian Kilby, son of Craig and Lori Kilby of Mackinaw.  Ian plans to attend the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, this fall, and has chosen a career in Agriculture Business.

·  The $3,000 Dorene Oehler Scholarship was awarded to Deer Creek-Mackinaw High School’s Samantha Vique, daughter of Rachel and Wyatt Pace of Mackinaw.  Samantha plans to pursue a career in pediatric medicine.   She will be attending Eureka College in Eureka, Illinois, in the fall. 

· The $2,000 Orville Augsburger Scholarship, named in honor of a founding Board member, was awarded to Emma Sauder, daughter of Sean and Jill Sauder of Tremont.  Emma, a student at Deer Creek – Mackinaw High School, has chosen a career in nursing.  She will be attending the Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing, in Peoria, Illinois.

· The $2,000 David Eckhardt Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Elizabeth Rush, daughter of Jerry and Jill Rush of Hopedale.  Elizabeth is a student at Olympia High School, and she will be pursuing a career in nursing.  She will be attending the Lincoln Christian University in Lincoln, Illinois.

·  The $1,000 Neil Alford, Jr. Memorial Scholarships was awarded to Gabriele Meissner of Minier.  Gabriele is the daughter of Manfred and Rebecca Meissner of Minier.  She is a student at Olympia High School, and will be pursuing a career in neuroscience/psychology at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

·  The $1,000 Phyllis Martin Memorial Nursing Scholarship was awarded to Brooke Bolliger, daughter of Dean and Trudy Bolliger of Tremont.  Brooke is pursuing a career in nursing.  She will be attending Illinois Central College in East Peoria, Illinois.

 The Hopedale Medical Foundation congratulates these outstanding students and thanks all who participated this year.  The Foundation has awarded over $500,000 in healthcare and agricultural scholarships to local high school seniors and college freshmen since 1980.  Donations from the public are appreciated. For more information, call Becky at (309) 449-4296.