2018 Scholarships Awarded

Each year the Rotary Club of Schaumburg Hoffman-Estates awards more than $20,000 in scholarships to students in Schaumburg Township who are pursuing post-secondary education. On 25 May this year's scholarship winners were announced for four of the scholarship categories. These scholarships are in addition to our "Fishing Well" Scholarships described in another story on this home page. The recipients attended our regular club meeting and each one told us a littlie bit of their story. The scholarship committees worked diligently to select these recipients from among the many applications received this year.

Club President Cris Hinojosa with scholarship recipients Yemarian Eyob, U'Daria Smith, Bianca Aguiler, Brad Hostetler, Aman Patel, Leticia Buenas, Alice Borkenhagen, Dana Nicole Ong and Valeria Morena. (Not pictured here are Sharon Rice, Lesley Torres and Abbas Ali Khan)

The scholarship categories are listed below, along with the names of this year’s recipients. Each student receiving a scholarship this year has demonstrated outstanding citizenship in their school and their community. It was a pleasure for our club to host them and their guest on 25 May. Learning about their accomplishment and their aspirations was inspiring for all who saw and heard them.

Dr. James W. Moon Scholarship

These scholarships are for students with at least average academic performance during four years of high school, who have participated in extra-curricular activities and have work experience while attending high school.

Bianca Aguiler, Yemarian Eyob, U’Daria Smith and Lesley Torres

"Uncle Joe" Lesniak Service Above Self Scholarship

These scholarships are for students who have an above-average cumulative grade point averages, have participated in a variety of extracurricular activities, have an exceptional level of community service, and hasve demonstrated leadership potential while attending high school and/or college.

Alice Borkenhagen, Valeria Morena, Dana Nicloe Ong and Aman Patel Abbas Ali Khan

Vocational Scholarship

These scholarships are for students who are pursuing training beyond high school in a vocational area.

Leticia Duenas, Brad Hostetler and Sharon Rice

Transfer Scholarship

This scholarship is designed to assist one student each year who is transferring from a community college to a four-year college or university program after having completed 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) at a community college.

Abbas Ali Khan

Additional photos from the program are in the 2018 Scholarships Photo Album, which may be found on this hope page.