Four Logan County seniors awarded Ivan Mae Blaum Scholarships

 

[May 03, 2024] 

 Four Logan County high school seniors have been selected as new scholarship recipients from the Iva Mae Blaum Trust. They are Elaine Hyde, Joseph Dahmm, Porter Schwantz and Scout Tschantz. They will begin their nursing or agriculture studies in the fall.

Elaine Hyde is the daughter of Jeff and Amy Hyde of Lincoln. Elaine has already started her studies at Heartland Community College and plans to transfer to Methodist College in Peoria to obtain her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

Joseph Dahmm is the son of Andy and Joan Dahmm of Beason. Joseph will begin the CDL program at Lincoln Land Community College in May and intends to receive a general agriculture degree in the semesters to follow.

Porter Schwantz is the son of Herman and Sara Schwantz of Lincoln. Porter intends to study animal science at Lincoln Land Community College and hopes to compete on the LLCC livestock judging team.

Scout Tschantz is the daughter of Rex and Bethany Tschantz of Mt. Pulaski. Scout is also headed to Lincoln Land Community College this fall to prepare for a career as an agricultural instructor at the high school level.

The scholarship, given in memory of Arthur B. Blaum and Iva Mae Blaum, is earmarked for Logan County students who are majoring in nursing or agriculture. It may be renewed up to eight undergraduate semesters if the student completes at least 12 credit hours per semester and maintains a B cumulative grade point average and remains committed to his or her initial field of study.

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 as a surgery supervisor and director of nursing. Her husband was a lifelong farmer in the New Holland area.

Mrs. Blaum passed away in August 2015 and the first scholarship was presented in 2016. Since then, Kameron Aylesworth, Lukas Aylesworth, Cierra Crowell, Jacob Kirgan, Maggie Anderson, Molly Schempp, Madison Thomas, Madeline Cook, Ruthie Ruhl, Cole Kindred, Clay Aylesworth, Bailey Billington, Evan Cooper and Tyler Sasse have received scholarships for agriculture studies.

Emma O’Donoghue, Grace Skelton, Lauren Turner, Claire Hill, Brooke Kitner, Brooke Montcalm, Ashley Schmidt, Madison Orebaugh, Maura Gowin, Zadie Laubenstein, Alaina Taylor and Shelbi Lund have received scholarships for nursing.

Per the terms of Mrs. Blaum’s will, the trust should continue to award scholarships until 2035. Heartland Bank and Trust Company is the trustee of the Iva Mae Blaum Trust.
 

[Martha Jo “Marty” Orris, MBA, AFIM®, CTFA
VP & Senior Wealth Advisor
Heartland Bank & Trust]