Contacts: Rebecca McAllister, William Whitmer “Sweet Judy” Judith Ann Walker was born January 31st, 1941, in Hastings, Nebraska, the second daughter of Max Claude Walker, and Mildred Louella Johnson. She grew up with her sisters Mary and Claudia in Lincoln, Nebraska....

Contact: Dennis Hall OBITUARY THERESA ‘TERRIE’ E. HALL, 67 ROCKFORD – Terrie Hall, 67, passed away Thursday, October 30, 2014, after a courageous battle with ALS. Born August 8, 1947, in Rockford, the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Bernunzio) Gianquinto. She married...

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...

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President

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...

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...

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

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...

Contact: Mr. Robert Stenstrom, President

Contact: Travis Andersen, President & CEO of UW Health Northern Illinois UW Health is part of a long tradition of excellence and innovation in the health sciences in both Illinois and Wisconsin. Recognizing early a need for both healthcare education and patient care,...

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....

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...

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...

Contact: Willie Ellis This scholarship was established in 2023.

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...

Contact: Kody Braisted, Trust Officer of the Woodward Charitable Trust WOODWARD, INC. Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 in Loves Park, IL as the Woodward Governor Company after Amos Woodward invented and patented a better, faster, more efficient water wheel...

Contact: Kody Braisted, Trust Officer of the Woodward Charitable Trust WOODWARD, INC. Woodward, Inc. was founded in 1870 in Loves Park, IL as the Woodward Governor Company after Amos Woodward invented and patented a better, faster, more efficient water wheel...

Contact: Kody Braisted, Trust Officer of the Woodward Charitable Trust In 2007, understanding the need for more engineers in the Rockford area, Woodward partnered with the Rock Valley College Foundation to create this scholarship to encourage our community’s best and...