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RVC STRONG ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP | Dr. Howard Spearman

RVC STRONG ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP | Dr. Howard Spearman

Contact: Dr. Howard Spearman, President The RVC Strong Advanced Technology Scholarship is part of the RVC Strong Campaign, a campaign to raise $1 million dollars to fund scholarships for student success. Donors who just wanted to support students in advanced...

RVC STRONG HEALTH CAREERS SCHOLARSHIP | Dr. Howard Spearman

RVC STRONG HEALTH CAREERS SCHOLARSHIP | Dr. Howard Spearman

Contact: Dr. Howard Spearman, President, Rock Valley College The RVC Strong Health Careers Scholarship is part of the RVC Strong Campaign, a campaign to raise $1 million dollars to fund scholarships for student success. Donors who just wanted to support students in...

RVC SUPPORT STAFF ASSOCIATION | Nick Korneski

RVC SUPPORT STAFF ASSOCIATION | Nick Korneski

Contact: Nick Korneski RVC Support Staff Association is an employee group for those who are designated as hourly workers. The group includes the maintenance staff, administrative assistants, grounds keepers, coordinators, and others. In 2012, the president of the SSA...

STANLEY MEYERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY | Scott Meyers & Steve Meyers

STANLEY MEYERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNOLOGY | Scott Meyers & Steve Meyers

Contact: Scott Meyers and Steve Meyers OBITUARY STANLEY L. ‘STAN’ MEYERS, 89 WINNEBAGO – Stanley L. “Stan” Meyers, 89, of Winnebago, died Friday, December 18, 2015, in Rockford Memorial Hospital, following a short illness. Born August 13, 1926, in Rockford, the son...

STARLIGHT THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP | Edward Ortciger

STARLIGHT THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP | Edward Ortciger

Contact: Mr. Edward Ortciger Born December 31, 1942 in Rockford, Illinois, Marjorie Brookman Marlowe was the daughter of Byron C. “Barney” and Jane Dolbear (Smith) Marlowe. She married Thomas William Ortciger in November of 1964 and had one son, Edward. Marjorie was...

STAY RAD SCHOLARSHIP | Jarrod Hennis

STAY RAD SCHOLARSHIP | Jarrod Hennis

Contact: Jarrod Hennis Rockford Art Deli established this scholarship in 2019. ABOUT ROCKFORD ART DELI Aside from touting the most adorable shop dog thine eyes have ever seen, Rockford Art Deli is and will always be a print shop. However, as with any business, human,...

STENSTROM FOUNDATION BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP | Robert Stenstrom

STENSTROM FOUNDATION BOYS & GIRLS CLUB SCHOLARSHIP | Robert Stenstrom

Contact: Robert Stenstrom The Stenstrom Foundation was established in 1984. The Stenstrom Family has a heart for the Boys & Girls Club and wants to assist in helping further their education so they established this scholarship in 2022.

STENSTROM FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Robert Stenstrom

STENSTROM FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Robert Stenstrom

Contact: Robert and Jan Stenstrom The Stenstrom Foundation was established in 1984. This scholarship was created because Mr. Stenstrom sees the needs for engineering people in the work force.

THE MORSE GROUP, INC. SCHOLARSHIP | Brian Scott

THE MORSE GROUP, INC. SCHOLARSHIP | Brian Scott

Contact: Mr. Brian Scott, CFO THE MORSE GROUP originated with the founding of Morse Electric, Inc. in 1944. Since its inception Morse Electric has continued to grow through the continuous investment in both technology and personnel to always meet changing customer...

THOMAS A. BULLEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS | RVC Foundation Board of Directors

THOMAS A. BULLEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS | RVC Foundation Board of Directors

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President

THOMAS LACK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

THOMAS LACK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Contact: Grace Zhou Grace Zhou, Tom’s widow, chose to establish this scholarship (in 2023) in his name to remember Tom’s love, perseverance and compassion and to support students at Rock Valley College who experienced challenges due to a learning disability. Thomas...

THOMAS SCHWINDAMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Barbara Schwindaman and Gordy Germany

THOMAS SCHWINDAMAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Barbara Schwindaman and Gordy Germany

Contact: Barbara Schwindaman and Gordy Germany Gordy Germany was Tom’s close friend and was instrumental in establishing the Thomas Schwindaman Memorial Scholarship. A major donor to the scholarship fund, Gordy worked with Barb, Tom’s widow, to set criteria that...

T. WARD MEMORIAL AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP | Rebecca Hines

T. WARD MEMORIAL AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP | Rebecca Hines

Contact: Rebecca Hines The T. Ward Memorial Aviation Scholarship was established December 1, 2020.

TWILIGHT FLYERS CLUB ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP | Howard Randall

TWILIGHT FLYERS CLUB ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP | Howard Randall

Contact: Howard Randall Howard Randall is the President of the Twilight Flyers Club which established this annual scholarship in 2018 to aid students enrolled in the Rock Valley College Aviation Maintenance Program. TWILIGHT FLYERS CLUB The Twilight Flyers Club is a...

UPSTATE ILLINOIS PUBLIC RELATIONS SCHOLARSHIP | RVC Foundation Board of Directors

UPSTATE ILLINOIS PUBLIC RELATIONS SCHOLARSHIP | RVC Foundation Board of Directors

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President

VICTORIA PURNELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP |  John Purnell

VICTORIA PURNELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | John Purnell

Contact: John W. Purnell This scholarship was established in 2005. The motivation for creating this scholarship was to help students who face challenges being able to afford the cost of continuing their education. Vicky Purnell loved working for RVC from 1985-2003....

WILLIAM DOLAK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Mary Dolak

WILLIAM DOLAK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Mary Dolak

Contact: Mary Dolak Mary created this scholarship in memory of her husband, a former Biology professor at Rock Valley College, to honor his many years teaching at RVC. William started teaching in the biology department in 1967. William also served for some time as...

WILLIAM WETZBARGER ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP | William Wetzbarger

WILLIAM WETZBARGER ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP | William Wetzbarger

Contact: William Wetzbarger The William Wetzbarger Annual Scholarship was established February 1, 2021. William highly values the time he spent at RVC. He loved the education he received and credits much of his career success to RVC. He was a graduate of RVC’s...

WILLIE ELLIS SCHOLARSHIP | Willie Ellis

WILLIE ELLIS SCHOLARSHIP | Willie Ellis

Contact: Willie Ellis This scholarship was established in 2023.

WINNEBAGO 9/11 EMERGENCY RESPONDERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Will Pederson

WINNEBAGO 9/11 EMERGENCY RESPONDERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP | Will Pederson

Contact: Will Pederson, President, Winnebago County 9/11 Memorial Board This organization was formed to fund a monument to honor the citizens and emergency responders who died that tragic day. It is their ongoing mission to embrace the spirit of 9/11 and to honor the...

WOODWARD ANNUAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP FOR CNC MACHINING | Woodward Charitable Trust

WOODWARD ANNUAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP FOR CNC MACHINING | Woodward Charitable Trust

Contact: Bryan Dunn, Secretary of the Woodward Charitable Trust Thomas Gendron, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Woodward Inc. WOODWARD, INC. Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 in Loves Park, IL as the Woodward Governor Company after...

WOODWARD ANNUAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP FOR MECHATRONICS | Woodward Charitable Trust

WOODWARD ANNUAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP FOR MECHATRONICS | Woodward Charitable Trust

Contact: Bryan Dunn, Secretary of the Woodward Charitable Trust Thomas Gendron, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Woodward, Inc. WOODWARD, INC. Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 in Loves Park, IL as the Woodward Governor Company after...

WOODWARD SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Woodward Charitable Trust

WOODWARD SCHOLARSHIP FOR ENGINEERING | Woodward Charitable Trust

Contact: Bryan Dunn, Secretary of the Woodward Charitable Trust Thomas Gendron, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of Woodward, Inc. In 2007, understanding the need for more engineers in the Rockford area, Woodward partnered with the Rock...