Consumers Cooperative Association Announces Winners of $60,000 in Scholarships
Consumers Cooperative Association awarded Twenty-six (26) scholarships totaling $60,000 in 2022. Twenty-five (25) of the selected high school seniors graduating in the class of 2022 will each be awarded a scholarship worth $2,000. One (1) high school senior graduating in the class of 2022 will be selected to receive the Bill Reidel Honorary Scholarship worth $10,000. Winners announced below.
“Consumers Cooperative Association is excited to announce our twenty-six scholarship winners,” according to Kathleen Crews, CCA Chairman. “We are thrilled to award these scholarships to support our young people in their educational and career goals. Encouraging their pursuit of higher education is the primary driver of our scholarship program. We’re confident these students will achieve their dreams as they transition from high school to college, and ultimately become the leaders of tomorrow.”
For more information about Consumers Cooperative Association’s scholarship program, please contact Kathleen Crews, CCA Chairman, by email at [email protected]
CCA Scholarship Recipients
City/state: Libertyville, IL.
High school: Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
My name Abby Moravek and i am an 18-year old senior committed to attend Amherst College this fall I am a traveled softball player and will continue to play at the colligate level at Amherst. I love to travel and play the piano and am interested in the field of neuroscience to conduct reasearch.
City/state: Lane New Braunfels, TX
High school: Texas Virtual Academy
I am a Senior at TVA-Hallsville High School and will attend the University of North Texas in Denton TX in the fall of 2022. I plan to major in Political Science/Pre-law, with the ultimate goal of becoming an attorney for the ACLU, advocating for equal rights for all I am currently an HR intern for Diversity & Inclusion with Cedar Fair Parks at Schiltterbahn Waterpark in my hometown of New Braunfels, Texas.
City/state: Carpentersville, IL
High school: Home school and Judson University for Dual Credit
I'm excited to begin the next chapter of my life at Purdue this coming fall in their engineering collage. I look forward to making a difference!
City/state: Crown Point, IN
High school: Crown Point
My goals include graduating with a Masters degree and using it toward a possible career in sports psychology. I would also love to be able to travel to as many places in the world as I can.
City/state: Lake Forest, IL
High school: Libertyville
After graduating UW Madison with a Biology degree, I plan to attend more school to become a physicians assistant. I would love to be an emergency medicine physician assistant in the future. I would also like to conduct research about genetics.
City/state: Volo, IL.
High school: Wauconda
I have a strong interest in math and space, so I want to carry those interests into studying astrophysics in University of Chicago. I hope to one day be able to help unlock and reveal the secrets of our universe.
City/state: Park Ridge, IL.
High school: Loyola Academy
I am a high school senior at Loyola Academy where I have won numerous awards, serve as Dumbach Scholars leader and am active in promoting children's literacy. I will attend Georgetown University in the fall where I plan to study economics. I hope to continue service to my community in a career in public policy.,
City/state: Cary, IL.
High school: Cary-Grove Community
I plan on graduating from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors of Science in biochemistry,. I am eager to research diseases and develop cures and treatments for them.
City/state: Waukegan, IL.
High school: Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
In the future, I hope to become a licensed clinical social worker. This would be after obtaining my Bachelors and Masters in social work. All in dreams of making my immigrant Hispanic parents proud while helping youth going through difficult situations.
City/state: Plano, TX
High school: Plano West Senior
I hope to pursue a future career in health law or healthcare management, exploring the intersection between economics, policy making and chronic illness rates.
City/state: Waukegan, IL.
High school: Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep
I am from Waukegan, IL and am going into nursing at Northern Illinois University., I aspire to become a traveling nurse and am drive to one day be able to give back to my community.
City/state: Barrington, IL.
High school: Barrington
I want to make a difference in the world by helping others. I also want to minor in music and hopefully become a music journalist. I want to be successful and pursue what I love to do.
City/state: Port Washington, WI
High school: Port Washington
My personal goal in life is to graduate college with honors in either physical training, computer science, education, or sport psychology while earning a national championship in wrestling. After college graduation, I would like to give back to a sport that has given me so much by coaching as well as starting my own business.
City/state: Hackettstown, NJ
High school: Mount Olive
My goal at this time in my life is to pursue a college education and pursue a career that I sincerely enjoy. I am currently undetermined in my area of study but I look forward to exploring different opportunities, studying abroad and leaving my mark on the world.
City/state: Beach Park, IL.
High school: Warren Township
I would like to develop my career in the medical field by studying medical laboratory sciences at Marquette University. Then, after becoming well versed in the biological and chemical backgrounds of medicine, I would like to go to physician assistant school, hopefully at Marquette.
City/state: Park Ridge, IL.
High school: Main South
I plan to attend engineering school in the fall, specifically for chemical engineering. In my college and professional career, I plan to participate in meaningful work and research that benefits the environment. I hope to work on projects that transform readily available resources into sustainable materials, eliminate waste and minimize environmental impact.
City/state: Huntsville, Al
High school: Huntsville
I aspire to bring about environmental consciousness as I work toward becoming an Environmental Engineer. Knowing there is a shortage of STEM graduates, is my main reason that I personally want to focus on being a part of the environmental changes as a solutionist.
City/state: Mount Prospect, IL.
High school: Prospect
I plan to attend University of Dayton and pursue a career in secondary education, I hope to no only educate students academically but also help them grow socially and emotionally.
City/state: Woodridge, IL.
High school: Naperville North
I hope to explore the interdisciplinary nature of real-life Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-driven computational systems. I look forward to ultimately pursuing a graduate degree where I can perform advanced research and become a pioneer in my field to further the advancement of technology towards the needs of individuals and society.
City/state: Waukegan, IL.
High school: Waukegan
My goals are to pursue my passion for nursing, I strive to expand my knowledge and enable my leadership skills in the healthcare environment. In addition, I would like to pursue a specialty in aesthetic nursing to help build the confidence and well-being of all patients in need.
City/state: Barrington, IL.
High school: Saint Viator
I am a senior at Saint Viator High school in Arlington Heights. In my free time i enjoy playing soccer, writing for the school newspaper and volunteering for hospice. In the future i plan on becoming a nurse practitioner specializing in oncology.
City/state: Grayslake, IL.
High school: Grayslake Central
I plan on majoring in environmental science but i would love to explore psychology as well. I hope to study abroad and continue to be involved in volunteer groups. After my undergraduate studies, I plan to continue my education in graduate school to be a physician assistant/associate.
City/state: Mount Prospect, IL.
High school: John Hersey
With hopes of being a clinical psychologist, I aspire to learn more about my community and provide my knowledge to help others with mental health issues. I hope to continue my academic success and grow in an out of the classroom as a leader. I plan on maintaining my determination and growth mindset to reach my greatest potential in college and during my career.
City/state: Burlington, WI.
High school: Westosha Central
City/state: Stuttgart, KS
High school: Phillipsburg
City/state: Racine, WI.
High school: Prairie
My future goals are to attend college and study business management. I would like to complete a business internship, conduct research at my university, and hopefully study abroad. Once I get a job in the business world I would hope to work my way up to upper management of a company.