Hoffman chamber honors 2012 scholarship winners
The Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce recently awarded area outstanding students with academic scholarships.
Recognizing that today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders, Hoffman Estates Chamber members have committed to investing in the future through a series of scholarships offered to graduating high school seniors, current college students and/or graduate students. This year, thanks to a generous donation from Ambria College of Nursing, the chamber added an additional $1,000 nursing student scholarship.
The chamber was pleased to recognize three excellent students at a reception on Tuesday, April 24, hosted by Ambria College of Nursing.
Students applying for the scholarships submitted their entries in February and met the following guidelines: at least 17 years old and an employee or immediate family member of an employee who is a Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce member. Applicants also submitted current transcripts and an essay, which were evaluated and graded on a point system.
This year’s scholarship award winners are:
Shannon Norris, $500 Scholarship sponsored by Hoffman Estates Community Bank. Norris will graduate from William Fremd High School in June. She applied to the University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota and the University of Missouri. Her designated course of study is biology/pre-medicine. Norris maintained a 3.73 GPA while balancing a busy schedule which included participating in high school soccer, serving with the Holy Family Catholic Parish Peer Ministry, completing 25 hours of service with the National Honor Society and working with a Spanish Foreign Exchange student. She has been on her high school’s honor roll for the past three years.
Mallory O’Donnell, $500 Scholarship Sponsored by Massage Envy. O’Donnell is currently attending W. Rainey Harper College pursing a liberal arts degree and is carrying a 4.0 GPA. Her extracurricular activities include working with the Mobile Library Project, serving with the Volunteer Optometric Services for Humanity and assisting with an environmentally sustainable construction program. O’Donnell is putting herself through college by working as a server at Claim Jumpers.
Mercedes Adams-Kloepfer, Nursing Student $1,000 Scholarship sponsored by St. Alexius Medical Center.
Adams-Kloepfer will attend the University of Missouri-Columbia to purse a degree in nursing. Adams-Kloepfer earned a 3.79 GPA from McHenry East High School where she served as the National Honor Society president for the last two years. She was also on the student council, Warrior Nation, Operation Click, a Junior Varsity Cheerleader, and captain of the Junior Varsity Tennis team.
A special awards presentation was held at Ambria College of Nursing April 24 to congratulate these extremely talented students.
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