May 4, 2022 – Six Collinsville High School students have been awarded 2022 Stan Schaeffer Memorial Scholarships. The award, formerly known as the Collinsville Education Scholarship Foundation Scholarship, honors former Collinsville Mayor Stan Schaeffer. The $1,000 merit-based scholarships are presented to Collinsville High School graduating seniors who live within the City of Collinsville.
2022 Stan Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship Recipients:
Lydia Fluss
Dayton Horras
Megan Houberg
Grace Lanier
Jacob McChristian
Jada Russell
The students will be recognized at the May 24, 2022 Collinsville City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
Stan Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship
In the early 2000s, then Collinsville Mayor Stan Schaeffer, a retired educator, was inspired by “Promise” organizations in other communities that provided scholarships for local graduates. Following Schaeffer’s sudden death in 2008, City leaders made the Collinsville scholarship program a reality and set the course for its community-based focus.
The Collinsville Education Scholarship Foundation (CESF) was established in 2010 for the purpose of “…raising funds and accepting and disbursing contributions, gifts, and bequests from individuals, groups, or businesses to support education scholarship opportunities and experiences for high school students who reside in the corporate limits of the City of Collinsville.”
In fall of 2021, the CESF transitioned to become the Collinsville Area Community Foundation (CACF) to support broader scholarship and community initiatives. At that time, the CESF Scholarship was renamed the Stan Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship to continue his vision for supporting Collinsville graduates.
Support Local Scholarships
To contribute to the Stan Schaeffer Memorial Scholarship, or other Collinsville Area Community Foundation scholarships, visit the CACF website.