For Immediate Release – August 6, 2021
Michael Alan Fuller II Memorial Scholarship awarded to seventeen Mattoon High School graduates
(MATTOON, Illinois – August 6, 2021) The Michael Alan Fuller II Memorial Scholarship committee recently awarded 17 Mattoon High School graduating seniors with scholarships. The students who received the scholarship are:
Sydney Allee who plans to attend Illinois State University to study Middle School Education.
Canyn Borntrager who will be attending Indiana State University.
Abigail Carter will attend Northern Illinois University and study Visual Communications.
Lilliana Carter will attend the University of Illinois pursuing East Asian Cultures and Languages.
Andrew Coffey who plans to attend Eastern Illinois University to study Visual and Performing Arts.
Kyndall Croft who will study Nursing at Lake Land College.
Ellie Gass who will be attending Lake Land College to study Business.
Callan Haldorson will be attending Eastern Illinois University.
Ryleigh Hawkins plans to attend Lake Land College to pursue Elementary Education.
Logan Niemeyer will study Automotive Technology at Lake Land College.
Macy Overton who plans to attend University of Missouri to study Mathematics Education.
Tinley Risinger who will be attending Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville to study Biology.
Madeline Sharp will attend Eastern Illinois University to pursue a Health Profession studies.
Gabrielle Smith will attend Lake Land College to pursue Health Profession studies.
Jesse Taylor study at Lake Land College to pursue a degree in Biology.
Richard Wright will attending Southern Illinois University to study Computer Science.
Maggie Uphoff will attend the University of Illinois to study Agriculture Science.
The Michael Alan Fuller II Memorial Scholarship established in 2004 in memory of Alan Fuller who was killed in a single-car accident . This memorial scholarship is one of several scholarship funds managed by Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation. Alan’s family, Mike and Carol Fuller and Rachelle Fuller, organized the Big Al Golf Classic for 11 years to raise money for the scholarship fund.
Michael Alan Fuller II Memorial Scholarship Fund is a fund with Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation. For more information, visit www.enrichingourcommunity.org or call 217.342.4988.
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation was established in 2009 as a result of a merger between Effingham County Community Foundation (est. 1999) and Mattoon Area Community Foundation (est. 1980). Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization managing permanent and non-permanent assets for the long-term benefit of communities in southeastern Illinois.
