(Mattoon, Illinois – June 17, 2025) Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the William, Agnes, and Elizabeth Burgess Osborne Memorial Scholarship. Scholarships totaling $74,000 have been awarded to graduates from Mattoon High School.
The recipients are Brie Armstrong, Chase Armstrong, Sadie Armstrong, Ella Bahney, Zoe Barton, Evelyn Bell, Makalie Buxton, Nathaniel Carter, Miles Clapp, Savanna Cole, Joleigh Cougill, Sarah 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, Colton Smith, Isabella Smith, John Sullivan, Aydin Tariq, Keira Thomas, Kailyn Tracy, Slater Trier, Marlana Van Hoveln, CeAzia Wade, Alexandra Walsh, Andrew Wetzel, Zachary Wetzel, Gracie Willingham, Callan Wilson, Laney Wright
The William, Agnes, and Elizabeth Burgess Osborne Memorial Scholarship is made possible by the generous gift of farm ground from Elizabeth Burgess Osborne and her parents, William and Agnes Burgess. This scholarship supports current seniors and graduates of Mattoon High School in Mattoon, Illinois.
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.
