Scholarship Donors

Caring Enough to Make a Difference

One person can make a difference...In 1975, a retired elementary school teacher from Peru, Illinois proved it.

Helen Taylor's lifelong belief that higher education can have a profound impact on an individual's life led her to make the $100,000 bequest that created the Illinois Valley Community College Foundation.

Taylor's generosity inspired other philanthropists such as Rhea Mae and J. Murray Crowder, Watson Barlett, Nora and Mennow P. Smith, Edward & Elizabeth DeZwarte, James Ponti, Georgia Fay, and most recently Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg, each of whom contributed over $100,000.

Their philanthropy has enabled hundreds of students to attend IVCC, through scholarships or program support. Their legacies will live on because they cared enough to make a difference.

The IVCC Foundation recognizes the many generous donors who have made it the strong institution it is today by supporting the college and our students through scholarships.

John N. Barron
Watson Bartlett
Larry & Barb Bianchi
James R. Blass
Blood, Sweat & Gears Car Club
Ola Louise Blouke
Matthew Boehm Family & Friends
Ralph & Barbara Bowermaster
Hazel Marie & W. Durley Boyle
Patrick Brester
Jason A. Brokaw Family
Loretta Byerly Estate
Sue Caley-Opsal
John L. & Kathy Cantlin / The Cantlin Law Firm
John Carpenter
Carus LLC
Robert & Barbara Castelli
Lori Cinotte
City of Peru
Compeer Financial
Constellation LaSalle County Generating Station
Dave & Deanne Conterio
Frank & Marion Costello and Family
J. Murray Crowder
Rhea Mae Crowder
Scott Curley
Mary V. Dagraedt Estate
Gary & Deborah Dahl
Dr. Amar Dave
Barbara Davis
Amy Decker
Lani Derossett
Edward & Elizabeth DeZwarte
Dieken Family Foundation
Kathleen Dobovsky
Richard H. Donnocker Estate
Norbert J. Dudek
Phillip & Janice Duffell
Friends of Scott Duguid & Scott Muhich
Dynamic Controls, Inc.
Connie Dzierzynski Skerston Family & Friends
Epsilyte LLC
Sandra K. Erwin Family
Eureka Savings Bank
Louis & Minnie Faletti
Albert & Terri Faull
Georgia Fay Estate
Bob Fisher, Jr. Family
Gerrard Family
Dr. Jean Goodnow
Goodwill Industries of Northern IL
Gary Grabowski
Henry L. Hackman
Henry A. & Deb Hackman
Dr. Jan Hackman
Debbie Hansen-Cleary Family
Carole Haas-Swanson
Heartland Bank & Trust
Hiltabrand Farms by Linda Hiltabrand & Marie Hiltabrand Taylor
Elma Hiltabrand
Hometown National Bank
Hoover Mfg. Company
David R. Hoover
Larry & Christine Huffman
Illini State Bank
Illinois Community College System Foundation
Illinois Manufacturers' Association Education Foundation
Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Valley Business & Professional Women's Club
Illinois Valley Girls Fastpitch Softball
Illinois Valley Leads Group
Illinois Valley Network User's Association
Illinois Valley Society for Human Resource Management
IVCC AFT Local #1810
IVCC Criminal Justice Association
Dr. Henry Jacobs
Richard & Carol Janko
Dr. C. Jasiek
Lambert Jones Family
Kamal Kishore, M.D.
Lester A. Klinefelter Estate
Kathleen Koscielski
Peggy J. Kramer
Wendy Lamboley
La Salle American Legion Post #426
La Salle Rotary Club
Giacomo R. Leone
Michael Mallick
Amy Maloy Family
Patricia Maloy
Helen & Joseph Marchesi and Family
Joe Marchiori Family
Marseilles Bank
Marseilles Masonic Lodge #417
Bud & Sandy Matthews
John McDonnell
Dr. Joan McGuire Family
Edna McManus Family
Douglas & Nichole McVey
Gail Ann Mertel Family
Michael & Susan Mertel with Meghan Ambolo
Miller Charitable Group
Joyce Muhlstadt-Lechner
North Central Regional Betterment Coalition
Kathy Lyn Notbohm
Nelson & Karen Nussbaum
Dan & Verene O'Connor
Oglesby Elks Lodge #2360
Nathan Pappas/McDonald's Restaurants
Dr. Rick Pearce
Peru Rotary Club
James Ponti
Frederick & Frances Rabenstein
Julie Ramza & Patricia Fester
C. Stephen Rhoades Family
Rosie Ricci
John Richards and Family
Taylor Richards
Caitlin Rinker, D.V.M.
Verlyn "Gus" Rinker & Dr. Kim Novak
George Robinson with Illinois Power
Thomas & Lorena Robinson
Henry & Hazel Roda and Family
Lucille & Ethel Rottner Estate
Helio Ruvalcaba
Honorable Howard C. Ryan
Richard Sarles
Clarence & Myrle Sapienza Family
Ted Sawicki
Ralph & Loraine Scriba
Joseph Segaert
Owen & Patricia Seibert
J. Davis & Mary G. Small
Nora & Mennow P. Smith
Dorothy Soeder Estate
Barbara St. Arnold
St. Mary's Hospital Auxiliary Streator
O.J. & Susie Stoutner
John Strell Family
Robert W. Strong
William Strong
Sunrise Rotary Club of Ottawa
Sandra J. Swanlund Family
Judy Swierkosz Family
Randy Swinford Family
Chuck Taliani
Helen Taylor Estate
William & Dian Taylor
Anna Dose Thorp Families
Lori Tipton Family & Friends
Town & Country Services with Bob and Vicki Goskusky
Tri-City Recreational Association
Earl & Florence Trobaugh
Utica Garden Club
Joanne I. Wacker
Marie R. Wagner Estate
Adrian Walker
Alan & Lynne Weber and David Kalil
Dr. Mary Margaret Weeg Estate
Trevor Melvin Wehner Foundation
Malcolm Whipple
Harry L. Wilmot Family
Dr. Alfred Wisgoski
Dan & Florence Witalka
John Witalka
Jacqueline & Steven Wright
Zonta Club of La Salle-Peru
Zonta Club of Streator