Top L: Emma Beckman R: Macy Moran Bottom L: Jack McClain
(Effingham, Illinois – June 23, 2025) Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation is honored to announce the 2025 Elizabeth Ann Weidner Memorial Scholarship awardees.
Emma Beckman is a 2025 graduate of Dieterich High School. Emma has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship and plans to attend Lake Land College to study agriculture/communications.
Jack McClain is a 2025 graduate of Shelbyville High School. Jack has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship and will be attending Taylorville University to begin pursuing a physician assistant degree.
Macy Moran is a 2025 graduate of Neoga High School. Macy plans to attend Lake Land College to study agriculture/education.
Applicants of the Elizabeth Ann Weidner Memorial Scholarship must be high school seniors pursuing a Secondary Education preferably in the areas of health, agriculture, or the arts but not limited to those areas. Special consideration given to families affected by cancer. The recipient of this scholarship must exhibit high qualities of character to be worthy of the award.
Elizabeth first and foremost was a faithful servant of God, she valued her family and friends, she worked tirelessly as a childhood cancer advocate at the local/state/national level despite her own battles with the disease from the age of 12 until her death at 17. Service to others was a core principle for Elizabeth in her daily life pursuits. Given the chance she intended to become a pediatric oncology nurse.
The Elizabeth Ann Weidner Memorial Scholarship is a fund of the Southeastern Illinois Community Foundation. 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.
