The Chicago Anna Hurban District hosted its annual scholarship awards luncheon for its nineteen Chicago District Scholarship winners and their guests on Saturday, June 20, 2015 at the Garden Chalet in Worth, Illinois. The District and Branch Officers and members congratulated the scholarship winners on their scholastic achievements.
Mary Therese Tylus, Anna Hurban District of Chicago President, reported that for the 2015-2016 Scholarship Program, the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association awarded to its members from first grade through and including graduate school a total amount of $248,250. The nineteen Chicago District scholarship winners received a total of $22,000, and the breakdown of the winners is as follows: five elementary, one high school, eleven college students ranging from freshman to junior year, and two graduate students. The nineteen scholarship winners are: Anna M. Sako (J039), Luke A. Braun (J106), Aiden Paul Bugner (J174), Christina A. Javorka (J174), Laura M. Lucas (J175), Grace Olivia Zolna (J322), Christian Miksanek (S181), Calli M. Eichhorn (S225), Mitchell “E. Lotko (S225), Jenna Lynn Kolberg (S258), Sarah R. Saffran (S352), Corey T. Kinnane (S421), Elizabeth Lattyak (S421), Logan G. Dolehide (S485), Dylan R. Kudia (S485), Alina M. Lehocky (S485), Vincent L. LoCascio (S485), Daniel James Sblendorio (S485) and Erin E. Walz (S485).
As the awardees in attendance were called up to receive their certificate from the District, a short family and scholastic biography informing the attendees of their school, grade/year, favorite subjects and other information of interest was read aloud. The Chicago District is proud of all our scholarship winners and wishes them continued success in their studies.
To view photos from this event, visit the Photo Gallery on the Chicago District Web site.
