Contact: Shirley and Jim Waddell Jim and Shirley began funding scholarships and grants in 1989 with the first scholarship being named for Jim’s parents. The Orville H. and Freda M. Waddell Scholarship at the University of Illinois is given annually to transferring...

Contact: Robert and Barbara Rehnberg BRIAN REHNBERG OBITUARY Brian Robert Rehnberg, 50, Rockford, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 25, 2022. He was born in Rockford on August 11, 1972, the son of Robert and Barbara (Peaslee) Rehnberg. Brian was graduate...

Contact: Chief Joel Hallstrom and Firefighter Martin Quirk BRIAN REHNBERG OBITUARY Brian Robert Rehnberg, 50, Rockford, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 25, 2022. He was born in Rockford on August 11, 1972, the son of Robert and Barbara (Peaslee)...

Contact: Ryan Adleman, VP, Treasury Management Officer Manager III ABOUT: First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (“First Mid”) is the parent company of First Mid Bank & Trust, N.A., First Mid Insurance Group, and First Mid Wealth Management Company. First Mid is a $9.2 billion...

Contact: Sharon Biliunas, Director of Human Resources ABOUT Established in 2004, Flightcheck Commercial Aviation Services took off as a dedicated aircraft maintenance provider, officially launching operations at Chicago O’Hare International Airport in April 2006....

Contact: Ms. Jessica Greenberg, Senior Advisor As the ‘great big small bank,’ our purpose is to improve the financial wellbeing of our customers and ensure the success of all the communities we call home. We firmly believe that for a community to be strong, every...

Contact: Jeffrey Hultman, President and Chief Banking Officer Foresight Financial Group, Inc. Mission Statement We are a market driven, people oriented community banking organization dedicated to enhancing shareholder value by providing our customers with diversified...

Contact: Mr. James Warren This scholarship was established by the Forging Foundation and Estwing to award scholarships to students that are interested in the following programs: Electronic Engineering Technology A.A.S. Degree, Manufacturing Engineering Technology...

Contact: Anna Wandtke This scholarship was established in 2023 by Anna Wandtke. Anna is the Grant Coordinator for the Perkins Grant at Rock Valley College. ANNA’S WORDS: Many of the Perkins Special Populations have scholarships for which they were eligible to apply,...

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President Early aviator Fred Machesney fulfilled his dream in 1927 when his private airport opened in Winnebago county near Rockford, Illinois. Through the housing boom of the 1950s, the rural riverside area took on a more urban...

Contact: Ms. Toni Neary, Director of Education, Gene Haas Foundation GENE HAAS FOUNDATION Providing funds to community colleges and vocational schools for students entering CNC machinist-based certificate and degree programs is of particular interest to the Gene Haas...

Contact: RVC Foundation and the Board of Directors

Contact: Ms. Ann L. Oswald

Contact: Debbie Larson Debbie Larson is the daughter of George Church. GEORGE CHURCH OBITUARY: Peacefully and surrounded by family, George Colvin Church, 94, of Rockford, died on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 4:44pm. Born August 27, 1927, in the back bedroom of his...

Contact: Mrs. Linda Goldstein GEORGE E. SEIDLER 1883-1954 A longtime distinguish resident of Rockford, IL.

Contact: Tracy Svanda OBITUARY Gloria Jean Svanda died early in the morning on Friday, June 4, 2021, aged 70. She was at home, her sanctuary. Private gatherings to celebrate her will follow later this summer, in Rockford, IL and in Marquette, MI. Gloria was a farm...

Contact: Noah Goellner and the Goellner Family Foundation

Contact: Mr. Benjamin Bernsten, President GOODWILL CUSTOMERS RAISE $11,000 FOR LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS ROCKFORD, IL – Goodwill Industries of Northern Illinois is proud to announce that it has awarded Rock Valley College $11,000 in scholarship funds that are targeted to...

Contact: Ms. Helen Wubbena, Sr. HR Business Partner HISTORY The Greenlee Brother’s story starts in Pennsylvania. Their father, Edmund Greenlee had developed a machine for wood barrel-making in their hometown of Crawford County in western Pennsylvania. The ink on...

Contact: Amanda Kieper, Professor at Rock Valley College since 2000 HAPPY AMY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Each spring Professor Kieper requires her speech class to undertake a community service project. One class decided to create a scholarship in tribute to Amy Feliciano,...

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, president

Contact: Mr. Pat Peterson This scholarship is named for Harold Peterson, Coordinator and Associate Professor of Police Science at Rock Valley College. Formerly, a Captain with the Rockford Police Department.

Contact: Mr. Wendell Halderson

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President RVC Volleyball Coach (1993-1999), NJCAA Division III National Champions (1996, 1997) Women’s Basketball Coach (1993-1996) Heidi Hutchison began her career at Rock Valley College in 1993 and spent time leading three Rock...

Contact: Ms. Connie Heins

Contact: Arles Hendershott Love There are many reasons for establishing this scholarship, the main one being my husband and I firmly believe in reaching and giving back. We both worked hard during our lives and have been blessed and feel we have a responsibility to...

Contact: Mr. Noah Goellner, President Hennig helps create and maintain a safe and efficient workplace for manufacturers, safety facilities, stand-by power systems, and maintenance facilities around the globe. Since 1950, Hennig Worldwide has been defining excellence...

Contact: Mrs. Doris Johnson

Contact: Nancy Sylvester and Holly Sylvester Nancy and Jim Sylvester established the Holly Sylvester Scholarship for Students with Disabilities in 2017 and named it in honor of their daughter, Holly, who completed an Associate’s degree of at Rock Valley...