{"id":9439,"date":"2025-05-12T09:18:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=9439"},"modified":"2025-05-12T09:18:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:18:54","slug":"chamber-2025-scholarship-recognition-luncheon-set-for-june-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/9439-chamber-2025-scholarship-recognition-luncheon-set-for-june-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber 2025 Scholarship Recognition Luncheon Set for June 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The Effingham County Chamber will host its 2025 Scholarship Recognition Luncheon on Friday, June 6 at the Holiday Inn Effingham, celebrating 12 outstanding high school seniors and adult learners who have earned Chamber Foundation Scholarships. The luncheon will feature a short program recognizing each recipient, along with remarks highlighting the Chamber Foundation\u2019s continued commitment to education and workforce development in the region.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s recipients have demonstrated academic excellence, community involvement, and a strong dedication to continuing their education. Fields of study include healthcare, engineering, agriculture, and more\u2014reflecting the diversity and ambition of tomorrow\u2019s workforce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 Scholarship Recipients<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Addie Cutright | Dieterich | Indiana State University \u2013 Optometry<\/li>\n<li>Elle Hohenbary | Effingham | Murray State University \u2013 Communication Sciences &amp; Disorders<\/li>\n<li>Paul Huber | Teutopolis | Indiana State University \u2013 Civil Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Addison Krouse | St. Anthony | Illinois Wesleyan \u2013 Nursing<\/li>\n<li>Rachel Metcalf | Effingham | University of Illinois \u2013 Environmental Science<\/li>\n<li>Sydney Nelson | Effingham | University of North Carolina-Wilmington \u2013 Biological Science<\/li>\n<li>Harsh Patel | Effingham | University of Illinois \u2013 Aerospace Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Maria Poston | former St. Anthony | SIU-Edwardsville \u2013 Biomedical, transferring to Dental School in Fall 2026<\/li>\n<li>Grace Schumacher | former Teutopolis | Indiana State University \u2013 Occupational Therapy<\/li>\n<li>Breanna Shull | former Dieterich | SIU-Carbondale \u2013 Agriculture Business<\/li>\n<li>Sara Zumbahlen | Teutopolis | Eastern Illinois University \u2013 Nursing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jack Graham Scholarship Recipient<\/strong>: Morgan Hagler | former Effingham\u00a0| Missouri State University \u2013 Occupational Therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This annual scholarship program is made possible through the generous support of Koerner Distributor Inc., Siemer Milling Company, Agracel, Effingham Asphalt, and Nuxoll Photography.<\/p>\n<p>The luncheon will take place on Friday, June 6 at the Holiday Inn Effingham. Tickets are $20 for Chamber members and recipient families, and $30 for non-members. Register online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/effinghamcountychamber.com\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/effinghamcountychamber.com\/events\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747142607021000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3drgT3IXDD2GE2xTdHqZbR\">EffinghamCountyChamber.com\/<wbr \/>events<\/a>\u00a0or call the Chamber office at (217) 342-4147.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about the Chamber Foundation and its impact at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/effinghamcountychamber.com\/chamber-foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/effinghamcountychamber.com\/chamber-foundation&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1747142607021000&amp;usg=AOvVaw06RPrzg-s9iKn0BRBVhKzw\">EffinghamCountyChamber.com\/<wbr \/>Chamber-Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Effingham County Chamber will host its 2025 Scholarship Recognition Luncheon on Friday, June 6 at the Holiday Inn Effingham, celebrating 12 outstanding high school seniors and adult learners who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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