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The Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF) announced 39 winners of college scholarships for the 2019-20 school year. The total amount distributed to those recipients is $41,000.
The winner of the $2,000 2019 Morgan L. Fitch Scholarship is Dominique DiValerio, a student at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
The beneficiary of the $2,000 2019 Thomas F. Seay Scholarship is Jacob Tannenbaum, a student at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.
The recipients of the $1,000 REALTORS® 2019 Academic Scholarships are:
- Reda Hasan, DePaul University in Chicago; and
- Tiauna Hill,Illinois College in Jacksonville.
The winner of the $1,000 2019 Parker R. Oldenettel Scholarship is Hannah Voorhees, a student at College of Lake County in Grayslake.
The two beneficiaries of $1,000 2019 Daniel L. Goodwin Scholarships are:
- Jamel Adams, Western Illinois University in Macomb; and
- Gavin Shelton, Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey.
Nine students will receive $1,000 2019 Richard D. Wiegers Scholarships:
- Kevin Antony, University of California in Los Angeles, CA;
- Gilberto Arreola, Dominican University in River Forest;
- Zofia LaHew, Illinois State University in Normal;
- Natalie Lockett, DePaul University in Chicago;
- Cathal O’Connor, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign;
- Lauren Phillips, University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA;
- Grant Seniker, Illinois College in Jacksonville;
- Rylee Sjuts, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign;
- Jett Villanueva, Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
Twenty-three students will receive $1,000 2019 James Kinney Scholarships:
- Collin Ayres, University of Nebraska in Lincoln, NE;
- Cassidy Bagby, Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN;
- Tess Birlingmair, Illinois State University in Normal;
- Christine Curvey, Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO;
- Kelsey Davenport, Highland Community College in Freeport;
- Juliet DiPadova, DePaul University in Chicago;
- Kaylee Dumont, Kishwaukee Community College in Malta;
- Carlee Ernst, Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN;
- Madeline Fields, University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA;
- Bradley Fritts, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign;
- Katherine Gobber, Northern Michigan University in Marquette, MI;
- Rachel Hall, University of Illinois in Chicago;
- Mikaila House, Illinois State University in Normal;
- Carter Jansen, Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville;
- Kristen Layne, Illinois State University in Normal;
- Ryan Nevill, Illinois State University in Normal;
- Payton Raleigh, DePaul University in Chicago;
- Anthony Scardigli, College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn;
- Mary (Gracie) Sexton, University of Missouri in Columbia, MO;
- Collin Shaffer, Illinois Central College in Peoria;
- Thalassa Trickey, Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, AZ;
- Faith Wieland, Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville; and
- Kade Zanger, Millikin University in Decatur.
