Oak Park River Forest High School Grads to Receive $40,000 in Scholarships
Each year, the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association awards four Oak Park River Forest High School graduating seniors $10,000 in scholarships during their college careers. For the 2025-2026 school year, $40,000 in total scholarships will be awarded to 16 Scholars.
Meet the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association 2025- 2026 Founders’ Memorial Scholarship Recipients
2025 – 2026 Founders’ Memorial Scholars (left to right):
Hugh Vanek– University of Dayton (Ohio)
Isiah Thomas– University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
Jessica Li- Brown University
Elisabeth Drobot- University of Iowa
About the Founders’ Memorial Scholarship
In 1951, the Founders’ Memorial Scholarship was established, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the founding of Nineteenth Century Charitable Association. In 1953, the first $500 scholarship was awarded to a young woman, an Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate. As the program grew, additional scholarships were given, the amounts awarded were increased, and the scholarships were made renewable throughout the student’s four years of college.
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