The annual Galesburg High School awards night was held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, celebrating the achievements of the graduating seniors. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of scholarship donors, a total of $70,000 was distributed to the Class of 2026. These impactful community contributions will directly support the graduates as they pursue their future academic and career goals.
The Bernoulli Fund: Carter Bohm
Christie Ferguson Cirone Memorial Scholarship: Keeaira Williams
DAR Good Citizen Award: Carter Bohm
Daves Auto Body Scholarship: Alfred Ayala
Dolores M. Ryner Business Scholarship: Olivia Springer
Dustin Frazier/Quinn Dombrow Scholarship: Rylyn Shipp
Euler Fund Scholarship: Liam Dilley
Galesburg Sunrise Rotary Scholarship: Olivia Mason
GHS Class of 1959: Sophia Kistler & Jackson Warren
Helen H. Wetherbee Nursing Scholarship: Aila Worby
Helen Scharfenberg Peters Scholarship: Jayden Kunkle
Hispanic Latino Resource Group:
Adam Justin Perez Memorial Scholarship: Alfred Ayala
Erica Hunter Memorial Scholarship: Elizabeth Hilligoss
Greg Medina Memorial Scholarship: Mia Lopez
Jason Maulden Memorial Scholarship: Rylyn Shipp
Lupe Vasquez Memorial Scholarship: Keean Dean
Luz Nuncio Schick Memorial Scholarship: Carmen Peterson
HLRG Scholarship Honoring Lupe Higareda: Zakary Warfield
HLRG Scholarship Honoring Juan Davila: Luiz Nicolas Ojeda
Irma Gale Girls Service League Scholarship: Tavia Dickerson
John Aitchison Scholarship: Liam Dilley
Louis A. Lakis Memorial Scholarship: Neave Frisque & Chace Parcel
Marjorie Preston Sargeant Memorial Scholarship: Riley Kantorowicz
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee Scholarship: Jorgiana Donald, Makenna Tomety, Demetrius Watson, & Dai’Driana Willford
Maury Beck Scholarship: Silas Descalzo
Max Wine Memorial Scholarship: Caroline Baxter
NAACP National Association of the Advancement of Colored People: Joy Basosa Nzumba, Jorgiana Donald, Leairah Harrison, Vainqueur Mulata, Praise Nwagbo, Chace Parcel, Amaya Savage, Demetrius Watson, & Dai’Driana Willford
PEO Chapter Scholarships:
PEO Chapter AN Scholarship: Mia Lazarz & Dai’Driana Willford
PEO Chapter HO Scholarship: Keeaira Williams
PEO Chapter MG Scholarship: Joy Basosa Nzumba, Neave Frisque, & Olivia Mason
PEO Chapter W Scholarship: Sophia Kisler
Red Cross Blood Drive Scholarship: Carter Bohm
Robert D. Hepburn Performing Arts Scholarship: Jorgiana Donald
Roy F. Damberg Honors Scholarship: Payton Potaczek
Scholastic Bowl Scholarship: Liam Dilley
Stephen Michael Flanagan Scholarship: Sophia Kisler
Student Action for Education Scholarship: Noah Crawford
Verna May Sargent Vocal Scholarship: Charlie Ament & Emma Bowton
Wanda B. Sargent Memorial Art Scholarship: Keearia Williams
Galesburg Elks Lodge #894 Memorial Scholarship: Carter Bohm, Liam Dilley, Addison Dulcie, Megan Erickson, Sophia Kisler, Madalyn Lardi, & Alex Ritchie
GROWMARK Foundation Scholarship: Sophia Kistler
PBPA Hobart “Curly” Rogers Scholarship: Sophia Kistler
Quad City Science & Engineering Council Scholarship: Carter Bohm
US JCI Youth Senate Scholarship: Carter Bohm
Congratulations to all the scholarship winners!