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LINCOLN, IL – Heartland Bank and Trust
Company is accepting applications for the 2026 Iva Mae Blaum Trust
Scholarship. This scholarship is available to graduating high school
seniors located in Logan County pursuing a bachelor’s degree in
agriculture or nursing.
The scholarship, given in memory of Arthur B. Blaum and Iva Mae
Blaum, is a renewable award intended to fill the gap between billed
tuition and any other scholarships or grants awarded to the student.
Each semester’s award may not exceed the base tuition rate at the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The scholarship is paid directly to the student’s chosen university
and is renewable for up to eight semesters if the student continues
to pursue an agriculture or nursing degree, completes 12 or more
credit hours per semester and maintains at least a 3.0 grade-point
average.

Iva Mae Blaum was a graduate of
Deaconess Hospital of Lincoln and retired from Abraham Lincoln
Memorial Hospital in 1985 after 46 years of service.
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Applications for
the 2026 Iva Mae Blaum Trust Scholarship are available from
local high school guidance counselors or by contacting Dylan
Sisler at dmsisler@hbtbank.com or 309-664-4593.
The application deadline is 5 p.m. Friday, March 6, 2026.
Applications must be submitted by email to Laura Dunton at
ljdunton@hbtbank.com.
Heartland Bank and Trust Company is a community bank with total
assets of $5 billion. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois,
the bank has branches throughout Illinois, as well as eastern
Iowa, offering a complete line of financial services to
commercial and retail customers and municipal entities. For more
information, visit
www.hbtbank.com. |