Lauren Brown Memorial Scholarship awards in Barrington

The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce awarded $4,000 in scholarships to seven local high school students during its recent fashion show and scholarship luncheon. The Lauren Brown Memorial Scholarship event was held last week at The Garlands of Barrington. The annual scholarships help with higher education expenses for students who will be attending universities, community colleges, vocational or trade school programs. The scholarship is named after Lauren Brown, a young woman who worked for the chamber for several years and lost her battle with cancer at the age 29.

This year's winners are Maggie Horak, planning to study business at the University of Illinois; Jacob Horcher, planning to study engineering at the University of Michigan; Mary Horcher, planning to study nursing at Illinois State University; Sarah Messerschmidt, planning to study German, international economics and cultural affairs at Valparaiso University; Payton Muhs, planning to study criminal justice and accounting at Western Illinois University; Tucker Priola, planning to study petroleum engineering at the University of Wyoming; and Eleanore van Marwijk Kooy, planning to study data science, economics and environmental sustainability at Duke University.