Lincoln Community High School Class of 1992 Announces Debra L. Bree Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship designed to honor local graduate’s professional legacy

 

[November 12, 2020] 

The Lincoln Community High School Class of 1992 has established the Debra L. Bree Memorial Scholarship.

The annual award will provide financial aid to graduating LCHS seniors who demonstrate a desire to help victims of child abuse and neglect. The scholarship honors the memory and professional legacy of Lincoln native Debra (Debbie) Bree, who died in August 2020 after a courageous two-year battle with colon cancer.

Bree was the daughter of Bill and Pat Bree of Lincoln. She attended Chester-East Lincoln School and graduated from Lincoln Community High School in 1992. She continued her education at Illinois State University and earned her Juris Doctor from DePaul University College of Law. In 2000, Bree joined the Kane County State’s Attorney’s Office and in 2012 was named the executive director of the Kane County Child Advocacy Center. She devoted her entire career to protecting, defending and advocating for children and victims’ rights.

The Debra L. Bree Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to a Lincoln Community High School graduating senior of high moral character and in the upper one-half of the graduating class.

The recipient must demonstrate a strong desire to advocate for children who have been neglected, mistreated and/or abused. The $1,000 scholarship shall be used toward tuition at a college or university that offers programs related to law and law enforcement, counseling, social work, psychology, etc. Applications for the scholarship will be available through the Lincoln Community High School Foundation.

Tax-deductible donations to the scholarship fund can be mailed directly to the LCHS Foundation located at 1000 Railer Way, Lincoln, IL 62656. Donations can also be made via the mobile payment service Venmo at @Kara-Washam. Donors should indicate that the donation is designated for the Debra L. Bree Memorial Scholarship.

[Angela Stoltzenburg]