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Lane Tech Engineers, Coonley Students Earn Scholarships from Two Foundations
Congratulations are in order to these students, who impressed local organizations enough to earn educational scholarships.
Two foundations are giving local students a helping hand with their education costs next fall.
More than 10 students received scholarships through the Gene and Rosemary Schulter Foundation, while two students earned $800 each from the Chicago Engineers Foundations.
Kelly Dugan and Joan Njei of Lane Tech College Prep earned the engineering scholarships after declaring the field as their desired career path. Dugan will be a 2013 graduate and plans to study Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University, according to an announcement from the school. Njei graduated in 2012 and is now a Biomedical Engineering major at Case Western Reserve.
High schoolers aren't the only ones earning financial awards. Former Ward 47 Ald. Gene Schulter's foundation selected the following students from local elementary and high schools as scholarship recipients:
- Hayley Pienton, Walter Payton College Prep
- Elena Bernstein, Lane Tech College Prep
- Joseph Calderone, St. Benedict Preparatory School
- Bob Miller, St. Benedict Preparatory School
- Cesellie Dabebseh, St. Benedict Preparatory School, 8th Grade
- Naomi Rienton, Lake View High School
- Kelly Nguyen, Lake View High School
- Mckeely Malas, Bell School
- Javier Zuniga, Coonley Elementary School
- Solomon Hobbs, Ravenswood Elementary School
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