Scholarship Awards Based on College Major

Accounting/Business

Estelle Ellison Gold Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Ellison Family
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Curtis & Phyllis Gripp Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Gripp family and friends
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Art, Architecture or Humanities

Drummer Family Scholarship
Sponsor: Michael and Dr. Carlee Drummer
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered, community service preferred.

Automotive Technology

Bryan Lee Coyle Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Coyle family, Stephen and Sarah Church
Full- or part-time student, six or more credit hours completed, college community service required.

Robert R. Duncan Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Carolyn H. Duncan/Kenneth A. Shinsako
Student who completed eight or more semester hours of automotive technology (ATA) or engineering (ASE) course work.

Zollie S. Frank & Armund J. Schoen Scholarship
Sponsor: Wheels Inc.
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA in ATA courses, overall GPA of at least 2.5.

Business

Horwitz Business Award Scholarship
Sponsor: Horwitz & Associates, Inc.
Full- or part-time business/finance student, community service considered, pursuing a career in business/finance.

International Air Cargo Association of Chicago Scholarship
Sponsor: International Air Cargo Association of Chicago
Full- or part-time student, studying international trade, 3.0 GPA.

Women In Management — Lake-Cook Chapter Scholarship
Full- or part-time returning female student, 3.0 GPA, pursuing a career in management.

Computer Applications for Business
Hollis L. Chalem Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. Hollis Chalem
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered. Must be a single parent.

Desktop Publishing/Journalism

Norman F. Hirsh Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Des Plaines Publishing Company
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

James A. Linen IV Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Des Plaines Publishing Company
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Engineering/Manufacturing

Lowell F. & Elaine S. Beertema Scholarship
Sponsor: Elaine S. Beertema
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Irving M. & Sylvia Footlik Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Irving M. & Sylvia Footlik
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, enrolled in CAD/automation/CNC, manufacturing engineering curriculum.

Clifford D. and Genevieve L. Seidler Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Seidler family and Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Full- or part-time student, U.S. citizen, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints and college/community service considered.

Wadhwa Scholarship
Sponsor: Wadhwa family
Full-time student, 3.0 GPA.

English

Gail Albracht Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Albracht family and friends
Full- or part-time student with major in language, humanities or arts, 2.5 GPA. Must submit writing sample to the English department chairperson.

Fine Arts, Performing Arts, or Modern Languages

Oakton Performing Arts Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Performing Arts Center
Full- or part-time student, 3.25 GPA.

Rolana Tankus Fox Scholarship
Sponsor: Lila & Harry Tankus
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA. Preference given to student enrolled in French.

Marjorie Whitman Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Marjorie Whitman family, friends, and colleagues
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, college and community service considered.

Fire Science

Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois Community College System Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA. Student must show proof of firefighter eligibility and employment by a member of the Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts.

Graphic Design, Photography

J. Dawn Mercedes Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. Lauren Vitek
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA. Must submit samples to the art department chairperson.

Michael Spiers Memorial Scholarships
Sponsor: Blanche G. Keno and family
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA.

Health and Nursing

American Legion Auxiliary Nurses Scholarship
Sponsor: Skokie Post No. 320 and Auxiliary, American Legion
Full- or part-time student, U.S. citizen, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Butler Family Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: Butler Family Foundation/Lynne B. Adams and Rhett W. Butler
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Marilyn Casey Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois Community College System Foundation
Full- or part-time scholarship, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered.

June Garland Scholarship
Sponsor: Geraldine Laff Foundation
Full- or part-time nursing student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Morris Goldberg Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Bobbie & Gerald Horwitz
Full- or part-time nursing student, 2.0 GPA.

Health Information Technology Scholarship
Sponsor: Health Information Technology Professional Organizations
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, open only to students enrolled in the Associate in Applied Science Health Information Technology program.

Illinois Health Improvement Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Illinois Health Improvement Association
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered. Must be an Illinois resident planning to practice in Illinois.

Joyce Kernan Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: A-Abiding Care/ Valerie Trausch
Full- or part-time female student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered, enrolled in the certified nursing assistant program. Preference given to single mothers.

Mike Mabley Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Jack & Fran Mabley
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

North Shore Visiting Nurse Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: North Shore Visiting Nurse Foundation
First- or second-year student who agrees to practice nursing in North Suburban Chicagoland area.

Birdell Eck Provus Scholarship
Sponsor: Dr. Linda Provus McElroy
Full- or part-time student, 2.0 GPA, enrolled in the certified nursing assistant program. Preference given to student who has been in U.S. less than five years.

Singer Family Nursing Scholarship
Sponsor: Howard and Alisa Singer
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, Illinois high school graduate.

William E. Spaulding Scholarship
Sponsor: William E. Spaulding family and friends
Full- or part-time nursing student, 3.0 GPA.

Barbara H. Steffey Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Barbara H. Steffey family and friends
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, enrolled in the High Risk Nursing Program, financial constraints considered.

Marilou Wasseluk Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Student Nurses Club
Full- or part-time nursing student, 3.0 GPA.

History

James R. Williams Scholarship
Sponsor: Des Plaines Historical Society
Full- or part-time student, enrolled in a 200 level history class, 3.25 GPA, financial constraints and college or community service considered.

International Studies for Semester Study Abroad

Illinois Consortium for International Studies Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 2.75 GPA, completed 15 credit hours. Student must be enrolled in a study abroad program through the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs. Applicants contact Foreign Language/International Studies Department chairperson.

Sister Cities International Endowment
Sponsor: Sister Cities Association of Des Plaines
Full-time student, 2.5 GPA, enrolled in a study abroad program through the Illinois Consortium for International Studies.

Law Enforcement

Niecy Freeman Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Freeman family and friends
Full- or part-time female student, 3.0 GPA.

Music

Neustadtl Family Scholarship
Sponsor: Bob Goldbert, Dodie Weinstein and Frances Gendlin
Full- or part-time student studying music.

Political Science

Frank J. Chulay Scholarship
Sponsor: Frank J. Chulay family and friends
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, financial constraints considered. Must be a member of BSA in an elected position and/or pursuing political science.

Village of Skokie/Excellence in Professional Government Management Scholarship
Sponsor: Village of Skokie
Full-time student interested in a career in government administration, 3.0 GPA. Must be a Skokie resident.

Psychology

Fisher Family Psychology Scholarship
Sponsor: Donald and June Fisher
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, planning for an advanced degree in psychology.

Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology

William Frick and Company RFID Technology Scholarship
Sponsor: William Frick and Company
Full- or part-time student enrolled in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) courses, 2.5 GPA. Personal meeting required.

James and Ann LaPalermo Scholarship
Sponsor: Ann and Jim LaPalermo
Full- or part-time student, enrolled in Radio Frequency Identification, (RFID) 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered.

Chilton Family Scholarship
Sponsor: Joan Richards/Chilton family
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Dr. Mark Walter Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton employees and friends
Full- or part-time student, 2.5 GPA, financial constraints considered. Preference for student enrolled in the undergraduate research program in science.

Social Science or Performing Arts

The Charles N. Goodnow Chicago Bar Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Oakton Community College Educational Foundation
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA.

Social Science, Psychology or Music

Eugene & Marcy Abrams Scholarship
Sponsor: Abrams family, friends, and colleagues
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA, college or community service considered.

Technical, Health or Vocational Major

Rotary Club of Glenview-Sunrise Vocational Scholarship
Sponsor: Rotary Club of Glenview-Sunrise
Full- or part-time nontraditional student, 2.0 GPA, financial constraints considered. Must be a Glenview resident and attend one rotary meeting.

Rotary Club of Skokie Valley Vocational Scholarship
Sponsor: Skokie Valley Rotary Club
Full- or part-time student, 3.0 GPA. Must be a Skokie resident.

For information about establishing a scholarship, please contact the Educational Foundation Office at 847-635-2544, Room 1510,
Des Plaines campus or visit the Web site at www.oakton.edu/resource/edfound.

Further information is available at the Office of Student Financial Assistance,
Des Plaines campus, Room 1250, 847-635-1708
Ray Hartstein Campus, Room 100, 847-635-1250.

E-mail the Office of Student Financial Assistance at: jpeterse@oakton.edu

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