Iva Mae Blaum Trust Scholarship Available for Nursing and Agriculture students

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[February 05, 2025]  LINCOLN, IL – Heartland Bank and Trust Company has announced applications are being accepted for the 2025 Iva Mae Blaum Trust Scholarship. This scholarship is available to Logan County residents who are graduating high school seniors 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 designed 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, Champaign. The scholarship is paid directly to the student’s chosen institution of higher education and is renewable 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 GPA.

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 2025 Iva Mae Blaum Scholarship are available from local high school guidance at Lincoln Community High School, Mt. Pulaski High School, Hartsburg Emden High School and Olympia High School. Or students may request an application via email from Marty Orris at mjorris@hbtbank.com or by calling 309-664-8921.

Only electronic submissions will be accepted this year. The application deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025. Applications and essays must be submitted in PDF format and emailed to Marty Orris, vice president and senior wealth advisor.

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.

[Text received from Brian Buralli]

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