The spirit of this scholarship is to provide incentive to students who are not necessarily top academic performers so that they will continue to strive for excellence in their studies. Students who exhibit attributes such as self-discipline, motivation, integrity,...

What is the HOPE Giving Circle? The acronym HOPE stands for Helping Others through the Power of Education. The HOPE Giving Circle brings together influential women of diverse backgrounds with a common goal of supporting women in achieving their educational goals and...

Ian was born suffering from mitochondrial myopathy, a genetic, progressive, incurable disease that caused organ failure and damage to his neurological system. As a result, he could never eat or drink. All liquids and nutrition came through ports in his chest and...

PURPOSE The Igniting Paths to Student Success scholarship aligns to Mackenzie Scott’s goal of “reaching students from communities that have been chronically underserved” and is tied directly to the College’s strategic goals around equity and student success. This...

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Born in Chicago in 1891, Olive “Polly” Paine was destined for a creative life guided by her mother, Geneva Carr Paine and her father, Lyman May Paine, a prominent Chicago attorney. My Great Aunt Polly’s life story shows her to be an exceptional woman and she would...

Phyllis E. Gustafson grew up on a farm in Nebraska and began her education in a one-room schoolhouse and graduated valedictorian of her high school class. Although she had a dream of becoming a history teacher, there was not money to go to college. Instead, Phyllis...

Spending time in the hospital during a health challenge can be unsettling. But Joe Marchiori knew he was in good hands during a recent stay at Northwest Community Hospital when Valerie Brown stopped by his room to say hello. This is not the first time Joe and...

Spending time in the hospital during a health challenge can be unsettling. But Joe Marchiori knew he was in good hands during a recent stay at Northwest Community Hospital when Valerie Brown stopped by his room to say hello. This is not the first time Joe and...

We award “Susan’s Scholarship” each year to a single parent who is pursuing a nursing degree at Harper College. Susan graduated with her nursing degree from Harper College in 1977 while raising three young boys. For Susan, nursing was not only a means of supporting...

The Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Rotary club was started in 1969, and the club is presently at 89 members. Rotary International is 1.2 million neighbors, friends, and community leaders who come together to create positive, lasting change in our communities and around...