MICHAEL D. MALONEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Dr. Michael & Jean Maloney
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...
MICHELLE HAWKINS MATH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Jane Hawkins-Hoff
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...
MIDLAND STATES BANK BRIGHTER TOGETHER BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP | Robert Opperman
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...
MIDLAND STATES BANK ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP | Robert Opperman
Contact: Robert Opperman, President
MYRLA BLOCK EDUCATIONAL TRUST SCHOLARSHIP | RVC Foundation Board of Directors
Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President
NANCY E. ANDERSON SCHOLARSHIP | RVC Foundation Board of Directors
Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President
NATHANIEL ROMERO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Rob & Lori Romero
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...
NATIONAL BOARD FOR RESPIRATORY CARE SCHOLARSHIP | Lori Tinkler
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...
NAVY CLUB OF ROCKFORD, SHIP #1 SCHOLARSHIP | Commander
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...
NORMA J. TROJAN SCHOLARSHIP FOR RESPIRATORY CARE | Bob Trojan
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...
NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION | Glen Turpoff
Contact: Glen Turpoff, Executive Director NIBCA, understanding the need for more engineers in the Rockford area, partnered with the Rock Valley College Foundation to create this scholarship to encourage our community’s best and brightest to remain in Rockford by...
OLSON ALUMINUM CASTINGS SCHOLARSHIP | Tad Olson
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...
OSF SAINT ATHONY MEDICAL CENTER ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP | Rose Rementer
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...
PARKER HANNIFIN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Heather Kline
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...
PAT INGOLD MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Linda Ingold
Contact: Linda Ingold The Pat Ingold Award was established December 1, 2020. The Pat Ingold Memorial Scholarship was established in February 2026. Linda Ingold is one of Pat’s daughters. OBITUARY Patricia Loree Ingold passed away peacefully at the age of 94 at home...
PATRICIA ANN KRAMER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Mr. & Mrs. James R. Kramer and Daniel Kramer
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...
PATRICIA TURRENTINE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN EDUATION | Mary Ellen Bartle
Contact: Mrs. Mary Ellen Bartle
PAUL & JUDITH LETOURNEAU SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Judy Letourneau
Contact: Judy Letourneau This scholarship was established in 2015. PAUL LETOURNEAU OBITUARY – August 17, 2022 Paul Letourneau, 88, died recently. He died at peace in his bed with his wife Judy nearby. Paul was raised and educated in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. He...
PAUL STAUFFER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY | Susan Stauffer
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...
PI GAMMA OMEGA TRAILBLAZER ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP | Gwyn Gulley
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.
POROD FAMILIES SCHOLARSHIP | Robert Porod
Contact: Mr. Robert J. Porod, Jr.
PROJECT FIRST RATE SCHOLARSHIP | Paul Nolley
Contact: Paul Nolley, Executive Director Project First Rate Mission & Values Statement Project First Rate (PFR) is a partnership between union contractors and tradespeople to promote and advance the values and principles that strengthen our community, members, and...
RANDY FARNEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY | Pat Farney
Contact: Pat Farney OBITUARY Randolph Richard Farney, 73, passed away Friday, February 21, 2025. He was born February 10, 1952, in Rockford, IL to Richard Alvin and LaVona Natalie (Peterson) Farney. He graduated from Guilford High School (1970) and from the...
RECV ROTARY CLUB VERNE JACOBSON SCHOLARSHIP | John Schuster
Contact: Mr. John Schuster, President Rockford East/Cherry Valley Rotary Club
RHONDA L. POTTINGER SCHOLARSHIP | R.C. Pottinger
Contact: R.C. Pottinger This scholarship was established to honor Rhonda Pottinger. Her family and friends want to perpetuate the giving spirit that exemplified Rhonda’s life. Rhonda graduated from Marengo High School and then began college to become a dental...
RICHARD K. ROLF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | RVC Foundation Board of Directors
Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President
RICHARD K. ROLF MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FOR TECHNOLOGY | RVC Foundation Board of Directors
Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President
RINGLAND-JOHNSON CONSTRUCTION SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Brent Johnson
Contact: Mr. Brent Johnson, Chairman & CEO Ringland-Johnson Construction is one of the top industrial and commercial construction firms in the Midwest with a history that dates back over 75 years. The company was founded in 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa and later moved to...
RINGLAND-JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP | Brent Johnson
Contact: Mr. Brent Johnson, Chairman & CEO Ringland-Johnson Construction is one of the top industrial and commercial construction firms in the Midwest with a history that dates back over 75 years. The company was founded in 1946 in Des Moines, Iowa and later moved to...
ROBERT AND NORMA TROJAN DOWNTOWN TRAINING CENTER SCHOLARSHIP | Bob Trojan
Contact: Mr. Bob Trojan Robert (Bob) Trojan was elected to the Rock Valley College Board of Trustees in April 2015. He graduated from Chicago Vocational High School, served in the U.S. Marines and completed his BS in Mechanical Engineering from U of Illinois, and an...