Heartland Community College's 'Celebration of Excellence'

[November 03, 2008]  NORMAL -- More than 60 students were recognized recently at Heartland Community College's "Celebration of Excellence" -- an annual reception that acknowledges the college's most recent scholarship recipients and in many cases offers recipients an opportunity to meet their scholarship donor or sponsorship organization.

Dianne Lerman, first vice chair for the Heartland Foundation and assistant vice president of claims for State Farm Insurance Company, emceed the event and congratulated the scholarship recipients for their commitment to education and to their community.

"The Heartland Foundation is very proud of these students and their many accomplishments," she said. "Contributing to their success today will shape their future achievements and continue to positively impact the community we share."

Foundation scholarships at Heartland are awarded based on several different criteria, including academic performance, community service, career field affiliation or county residency. Since 1992, the Heartland Foundation has committed more than $700,000 to deserving students, and the foundation expects to award its 1,000th scholarship in 2009.

March 1, 2009, marks the deadline for students wanting to submit a scholarship application to the Heartland Foundation for the 2009-10 academic year. For more information about the foundation, such as the scholarship application process or how to become a scholarship sponsor, call Chris Downing, director of resource development and community relations, at 309-268-8109; e-mail [e-mail]; or visit www.hccfoundation.org.

[Text from file received from Heartland Community College]