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. Lorraine Gibas, Anna Hurban District of Chicago President, reported that for the 2016-2017 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 twenty-six Chicago District scholarship winners received a total of $29,000 and the breakdown of the winners is as follows: three elementary, six high school, fourteen college students, and three graduate students. The twenty-six scholarship winners are: Aiden Jurcenko (J96), Jeanette Arlene Kuban (J96), Mary E. Braun (J106), Sarah Kuznetzow (J174), Samantha Ann Wargo (J175), Luke S. Zolna (J322), Elijah Kwesi Moscinski (J339), Haylee C. Starzyk (J339), Cassandra S. Duck (S46), Jillian A. Miksanek (S181), Albert Martinez, Jr. (S181), Anne Marie Lotko (S225), Sean C. Casey (S248), Jack T. Daugherty (S248), Erica Frances Fant (S248), Julie Javorka (S258), Ryan D. Swift (S258), Abigail Kobilarcik (S287), Lauren N. Saffran (S352), Dana R. Dejacimo (S421), Courtney Kinnane (S421), Cory Majdecki (S421), Emily Ann Sliazas (S421), Abby Darlene Kudia (S485), Tatiana Lehocky (S485), and Tara M. Prasek (S485).
As the awardees in attendance were called up to receive their certificate from the District, a short family and scholastical biography of each 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.
