Contact: David Anderzon OBITUARY Lora G. Anderzon, 85, of Rockford, passed away peacefully surrounded by her children on November 29, 2019 at Bickford of Aurora in Aurora, Illinois after a lengthy illness. She was born July 31, 1934, in Quincy, Massachusetts. Lora...

Contact: Division Chief Matthew Knott & Ms. LoRayne Logan Lt. Kelli Ingardona, will be remembered for her hard work as a Rockford firefighter and her devotion to being a wife and mother. Ingardona, 45, died of breast cancer. Ingardona, a 1983 West High School...

Contact: Mr. James Olstad

Contact: Amanda Kieper This scholarship was established in 2021 in honor of Amanda Kieper’s parents.

Contact: Jennifer Champion and Elizabeth Johnson Jennifer Champion and Elizabeth Johnson are the daughters of Marilynn Champion. OBITUARY Marilynn Louise Champion – 1945-2017 Marilynn Louise (Goodin) Champion, 72, of Roscoe passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December...

Contacts: Steve Kiley and Dana Kiley OBITUARY Martha Jane Kiley, 77, of Rockford, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Born May 12,1947, in Decatur, IL, the daughter of Samuel R. and Mary E. (Derr) Born. Graduate of Atwood High School, Class of 1965 and...

Contact: John Miles MARY ANN MILES – May 2, 1945-June 13, 2023 Mary Ann was born on May 2, 1945 daughter to Albin and Florence Melenas in Rockford, Illinois. She grew up with her brothers John and Paul. Mary Ann was a graduate of Muldoon High School in 1963 and...

Contact: Katie Peterson Mary’s mother was an educator and ensured Mary achieved the best she could be. The importance of education was passed on to Mary’s sister, Katie, who was inspired by the RVC’s RAISE* program to initiate a scholarship in Mary’s name. Each year...

Contact: Javon Bea, President and CEO Mercyhealth’s Mission Exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better. Every day, our partners take this mission to heart. Our providers, nurses and partners are committed to working together to make lives...

Contact: Patrick Murphy Patrick Murphy is a past member of the Rock Valley College (RVC) Board of Trustees and a past board member of Rockford MELD. Patrick, a former RVC student, worked as a programmer and machinist for Greco, a regional sales manager at Reinshaw,...

Contact: Dr. Michael & Jean Maloney The Michael D. Maloney Memorial Scholarship for Engineering OBITUARY Michael D. Maloney, 31, of Rockford, died on Thursday, May 21, 2020. He was born on May 20, 1989, in Rockford, Illinois, son of Dr. Michael B. and Mary Jean...

Contact: Jane Hawkins-Hoff OBITUARY MICHELLE LEIGH HAWKINS MATH – 1967-2015 Michelle was born on September 27, 1967 in Urbana, Illinois, a daughter of Robert Leo and Jane (Wilhelmus) Hawkins. Michelle was born in Urbana, Illinois but lived most of her life in...

Contact: Robert Opperman, Market President Midland States Bank CEO – Jeffrey Ludwig A strong and growing diversified financial services company, that takes heart in providing their clients with world-class service, their shareholders with ownership in a prosperous...

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President

Contact: Rob and Lori Romero This scholarship was established in 2023. MOTIVATION FOR CREATING THIS SCHOLARSHIP – LORI’S WORDS My husband, Rob and I wanted to grow our family after having our first son, Bobby. We were shocked when we struggled with infertility after...

Contact: Lori Tinkler, Chief Executive Officer ABOUT NCRC: With our mission of promoting excellence in respiratory care by awarding credentials based on high competency standards, The National Board for Respiratory Care shares your goal of protecting and enhancing...

Contact: Commander The Navy Club organization refers to our clubs as “Ships”. We welcome recipients, and/or their families, of our award, to contact us and/or come by and visit the Ship. We have regular Ship meetings the first Monday of each month. Times of the...

Contact: Mr. Bob Trojan Norma Trojan was born and raised in South Chicago, attended St. Michael’s High School and 2 years at St. Xavier’s College before marrying Bob in 1962. She raised three sons, finding time to volunteer at their school as well as being a Scout...

Contact: David Anspaugh, Executive Director of the Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association (NIBCA) NIBCA, understanding the need for more engineers in the Rockford area, partnered with the Rock Valley College Foundation to create this scholarship to...

Contact: Tad Olson, President About Olson Aluminum Castings Our foundry is an ISO 9001:2015 registered custom sand cast foundry, demonstrating our commitment to high industry standards in efficiency, operational controls and manufacturing processes. We produce...

Contact: Rose Rementer, Community Relations Coordinator MISSION In the spirit of Christ and the example of Francis of Assisi, the Mission of OSF HealthCare is to serve persons with the greatest care and love in a community that celebrates the Gift of...

Contact: Heather Kline, Division HR Manager Parker Hannifin Corporation Accumulator and Cooler – www.parker.com Thomas Williams, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Parker has defined its unique contribution to the world through a new purpose statement: Enabling...

Contact: Linda Ingold The Pat Ingold Award was established December 1, 2020. Linda Ingold is one of Pat’s daughters. OBITUARY Patricia Loree Ingold passed away peacefully at the age of 94 at home in Rockford, IL, on May 16, 2023. Pat was born on Veterans Day in 1928,...

Contact: Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kramer and Mr. Daniel R. Kramer With Pat Kramer’s love of Rock Valley College and her students, coupled with her passion for international travel, it only makes sense to our family to establish a memorial scholarship to honor the memory...

Contact: Mrs. Mary Ellen Bartle

Contact: Susan Stauffer The Paul Stauffer Memorial Scholarship was established in 2022 to help students looking for a career in Automotive Technology. PAUL STAUFFER OBITUARY Thursday October 28th, 2021, this world lost a wonderful man and Heaven gained an...

Contact: Gwyn Gulley Pi Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha The PGO Trailblazer Annual Scholarship was established February 3, 2020. The PGO Trailblazer Scholarship was established February 3, 2020.

Contact: Mr. Robert J. Porod, Jr.