
Awards worth more than $136,200 were presented Sunday, May 19 to members of Kewanee High School’s Class of 2024 during commencement exercises held in the Brockman Gymnasium.

NOAH BANEY
THE FRANK AND FANNIE LAY KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD
GEOFFREY R. SCHMIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
STEPHANIE ESPINOZA
THE FRANK AND FANNIE LAY KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL AWARD
THE KIWANIS CUP
LIONS CLUB PLAQUE

ELEANOR BURKHART
DOCTOR SMITH LOYALTY AWARD
DAR GOOD CITIZEN AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLARS AWARD
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP
REESER FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
MARY (BEYER) KEIM MATH/ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP

BRADEN CLARK
THE ELKS TROPHY
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARD
THE DAVID HEPNER FOOTBALL MEMORIAL AWARD
TOM BLAKE BASKETBALL MEMORIAL AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLARS AWARD
JERRY NELL MEMORIAL AWARD
MATTINGLY STUDENT COUNCIL LEADERSHIP AWARD
SHAUNE LEWIS MEMORIAL BASKETBALL/FOOTBALL SCHOLARSHIP
REGIONAL MEDIA ATHELETE OF THE YEAR AWARD
JILLIAN BENNISON
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
ROTARY SCHOLARS AWARD
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE PARK DISTRICT SCHOLARSHIP
DR. ROBERT BREEDLOVE SCHOLARSHIP
THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AWARD
VICTORIA DENNISON
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
ROTARY SCHOLARS AWARD
ROBERT L. PETERSEN MEMORIAL AWARD
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
P.A. HINDERLITER SCHOLARSHIP

LARYN CONLEY
THE MARY LEE AND H.T. MERCER FINE ARTS AWARD
DR. RONALD THOMPSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
RUTH AND EDMOND BEAUPREZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE MUSIC BOOSTER SCHOLARSHIP
CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY HEALTHCARE SCHOLARSHIP
JOAN L. KEMPIN NOSAL “TENDER HEART, GENTLE HANDS” NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
COOPER BATES
THE MARY LEE AND H.T. MERCER FINE ARTS AWARD
LOUIS ARMSTRONG JAZZ AWARD
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
NORMA BARTO MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
BLAKE/ZARVELL MEMORIAL MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
ALEXANDER HAGER
THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD – BAND
BARRY LEE ENSLEY MEMORIAL AWARD
BELLE ALEXANDER DENNIS SCHOLARSHIP
ROTARY SCHOLARS AWARD
THE HARRIET McCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
WILLOW MARSHALL
THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD – BAND
KEVIN L. YEPSEN EXCELLENCE IN MATH SCHOLARSHIP
ISAAC LYNES
THE NATIONAL ARION FOUNDATION AWARD – CHOIR
KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER SCHOLARSHIP
RICHARD SCHIELER PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP
RACHEL DERYCKE
THE AGRICULTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL
RUMBOLD VALLEY FARMS AWARD
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
DANIEL BOSWELL
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION AWARD AND GALEN AND MARY LANDIS PLAQUE
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
GARDEN CLUB OF KEWANEE SCHOLARSHIP
ABBIE BARTELL
PAULINE SCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD

JACKSON HAWKINS
THE JOE HILL MEMORIAL AWARD
ROBERT E. BREEDLOVE SCHOLARSHIP
JERSIE DUYTSCHAVER
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
ROTARY SCHOLARS AWARD
NATIONAL SCHOOL CHORAL AWARD
THE BERNIE VANWASSENHOVE-JOHNSON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
PATRICIA (SNIDER) SULLENS CHEERLEADING AWARD
THE HENRY HILL MEMORIAL AWARD
HEIDI HEINRICH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
JESUS ZEPEDA
THE MARTIN RAPCZAK AND RODNEY ROGERS MEMORIAL PATRIOTISM AWARD
AVERY YEPSEN
THE LIONS CLUB PLAQUE
MARGARET RIRIE MEMORIAL AWARD
THE GRACE HEPNER MEMORIAL AWARD
ROTARY SCHOLARS AWARD
GLIDDEN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
BETHANY VANWASSENHOVE
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA BAND AWARD
THE CHRIS R. KETRIDGE MEMORIAL JOURNALISM AWARD
ADELA WESEBAUM AWARD
MARVIN DAMRON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
THE LAURENCE HORLER SCHOLARSHIP
ABIGAIL DESCHEPPER
THE BRADLEY WESSELS MEMORIAL AWARD
WOODY HERMAN JAZZ AWARD
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
AMERICAN LEGION POST #31 SCHOLARSHIP
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
THE DEKALB AGRICULTURAL ACCOMPLISHMENT AWARD
GOLD STAR FS SCHOLARSHIP
AMY ENTAS
THE SUSAN SMITH MEMORIAL PLAQUE
ELENA JACKSON
RODNEY ROGERS MEMORIAL MEDICAL ARTS AWARD
P.A. HINDERLITER SCHOLARSHIP
ALISON BARTELL
ETHEL C. TILLMAN SCHOLARSHIP
HANNAH INCE
ROTARY OUSTANDING VOCATIONAL AWARD
FFA ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIP
GARDEN CLUB OF KEWANEE SCHOLARSHIP
JACKSON SILVIS
KATHRYN L. .KIRLEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
CHRISTIAN FAMILY EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
TYLER GORDEN
RICHARD MAUTINO MEMORIAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE LEARNING AWARD
ASHLYNN BROSE
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
NOLAN-BRUNING AGRICULTURE SCHOLARSHIP
HANNAH TISKA
HILDING BECK SCHOLARSHIP
BLAISE LEWIS
MATTHEW SCOTT MEMORIAL AWARD
GEORGE CERNOVICH AUTO SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP
MELISSA FRAGOSO
JERRY NELL MEMORIAL AWARD
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
NATALEE MARTIN
LEO A. SAEY MEMORIAL AWARD
RICHARD A. RUZAS, JR. MEMORIAL TRACK AWARD
THE HARRIET McCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
P.A. HINDERLITER SCHOLARSHIP
ASHLEY VANWASSENHOVE
DEAN L. BATES SCHOLARSHIP
THE CARING SPIRIT AWARD
P.A. HINDERLITER SCHOLARSHIP
JOAN L. KEMPIN NOSAL “TENDER HEART, GENTLE HANDS” NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
LONDYN WASHBURN
THE KATIE WOODS CREATIVE SPIRIT AWARD
JOSHUA OGORZALEK
EDWIN F. PETERSON FREE ENTERPRISE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
THE HARRIET McCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
HEIDI L. GOODBAR MEMORIAL ART SCHOLARSHIP
JUDY HUGGINS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
KEWANEE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION VIDEO SCHOLARSHIP
RAIFE HAMMONS
THE HARRIET McCARTHY MATH SCHOLARSHIP
DEREK HODGE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
ANDREA LANG
WAYNE AND HAZEL ZANG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
BLAKE JOHNSTON
THE BRADLEY & JOANNE WAUGH FAMILY MEMORIAL AWARD
LANDON MASON
GARY L. ZARVELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
NOELIA MARTINEZ
BRIAN P. MURPHY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
HOPE PEED
R. LYNN SAEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
KEN FRISTAD MEMORIAL GOLF SCHOLARSHIP
ANNA L. SHEAHAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
CORBYN POWERS
JAMES L. GOLBY – KENNETH W. SULLENS SCHOLARSHIP
JIM AND ALICE GOLBY EMPATHY AWARD
CRUZ PAREDES
GEOFFREY R. SCHMIDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
CAMRON SMITH
ROBERT A. GRABBE MEMORIAL AWARD
MAKAYLA ROESNER
ROBERT A. GRABBE MEMORIAL AWARD
CHLOIE MILLER
KEWANEE REBEKAH LODGE #512 SCHOLARSHIP
JOHN JAGERS MEMORIAL AWARD
PRESTIN HAMRICK
JOHN B. HEARTT MEMORIAL BHE MECHANICS SCHOLARSHIP
HANNAH MOORE
NOLAN-BRUNING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
ADDISON GERARD
KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1957 SCHOLARSHIP
ESTRELLA MORADO
KHS CLASS OF 1972 SCHOLARSHIP
DOROTHEA LUTZ
TYANDA THOMAS KINDNESS AWARD
CRISTIAN CAZARES
KEWANEE HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SCHOLARSHIP