Black Hawk College recently honored 15 East Campus students for their academic excellence with the 39th Annual Founders’ Scholars Awards.
The award is named after the East Campus founders – Dr. Glenn Case, James Golby, Gust “Brick” Lundberg, Theodore “Ted” Vlahos and Robert White – and presented by the East Campus faculty.
The award criteria are:
- Achieved a minimum 3.80 cumulative GPA at the end of the fall semester.
- Completed 30 credit hours at Black Hawk College, of which 12 credit hours are taken at the East Campus.
- Completed an Associate in Arts or Associate in Science (transfer) degree as the declared program per the grad app.
- Applied for graduation by March 17, 2023.
The 2023 Founders’ Scholars by hometown are:
- Bradford – Carli Wright
- Brownsburg, IN – Haley Beaman
- Freedom, WI – Grace Angotti
- Galva – Laura Endress
- Glencoe, KY – Chevy-Lynn Vaske
- Kewanee – Adriana Contreras, Maya Davis, Bryanna Delgado, Yuki Li, Te’a Olmsted and Lauren Sheets
- Laura – Chase Howell
- Maple Park – Samantha Lind
- Maquon – Ethan Emken
- Washington – Haley Bucher
Pictured at the awards ceremony are:
- Front row – Laura Endress, Haley Beaman, Yuki Li, Lauren Sheets, Chevy-Lynn Vaske and Carli Wright
- Back row – Chase Howell, Adriana Contreras, Maya Davis, Bryanna Delgado and Ethan Emken