(MATTOON, Illinois – June 14, 2025) Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the Daisy H. Mason Scholarship. Scholarships of $85,000 have been awarded to 73 graduates of Mattoon High School.
The recipients are Chase Armstrong, Sadie Armstrong, Ella Bahney, Zoe Barton, Evelyn Bell, Makalie Buxton, Nathaniel Carter, Miles Clapp, Savanah Cole, Joleigh Cougill, Sara Creel, Rease Daniels, Chloe Dodd, Josiah Donaldson, Mary Ashley Dotson, Ashley Earp, Ty Eastin, Ean Freeman, Mitchell Gergeni, Lillian Ghere, Avery Gill, Sarah Gonzalez, Allison Gouveia, Lily Gregory, Berit Haldorsen, Kayden Harminson, Hailey Hart, Owen Hawkins, Chloe Hettinger, Ashlee Higginbotham, Emily Hoene, Madeline Hurt, Andrew Karpus, Madeline Krost, Caley Lane, Abrienne Lee, Camryn Lee, Madison MacDonald, Lily Maninfior, Isabella Masse, Cadance McDaniel, Cheyenne McFarland, Chandler Melton, Diego Mendoza, Alexis Miller, Noah Noble, Sidney Paulson, Luke Perry, Blaine Powers, Blair Powers, Chloe Pruitt, William Pullen, Kaiden Rice, Karson Rice, Makayla Richey, Zealand Sanders, Paige Schwenke, Dalton Short, Isabella Smith, Colton Smith, John Sullivan, Aydin Tariq, Keira Thomas, Kailyn Tracy, Slater Trier, Marlana Von Hoveln, CeAzia Wade, Alexandra Walsh, Andrew Wetzel, Zachary Wetzel, Gracie Willingham, Callan Wilson, and Laney Wright.
The Daisy H. Mason Scholarship is made possible by the generous gift of farm ground from John and Daisy Mason of Mattoon, Illinois. It supports current seniors and graduates of Mattoon High School.
Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation manages more than 250 funds for the immediate and long-term benefit of communities in southeastern Illinois. For more information, contact Alex Pleasant, President/CEO of Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation, at 217.342.4988 or alex@southeasternillinois.org.
