|
|
|
High School Graduates!
Learn about
Dunham Scholarships
at the
Community Foundation
of the
Fox River Valley.
You can apply for college scholarships online in December of each year.
|
|
|
 |
Dunham
Scholarship Programs
The Dunham Fund emphasizes the importance of education to the future of its service area. There are a variety of Dunham scholarship programs available to high school seniors, graduate and post-graduate students. One of these programs is administered by the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley and others, like the Dunham Nursing Scholarships and the Rosary High School matching scholarships, are provided by collaboration with community organizations through Dunham grant making.
| |
| 
Dunham Fund Advisory Board
Stewart A. Beach
Wendy P. Hirsch
Ryan J. Maley
Janet B. Morcos
Michael J. Morcos
William Skoglund
Mark E. Truemper
|
|
|
|
Scholarships are rewards with expectations.
John C. Dunham |
|
DUNHAM FUND Scholarships
 The spring issue of the Dunham Fund newsletter is dedicated to the Fund's scholarship programs. It was John Dunham's philanthropic wish to "give special consideration to Aurora-area organizations engaged in providing education and in assisting individuals to attain heights they may not have attained without the benefit of such assistance." During his lifetime, John was a strong supporter of several area educational institutions where he expected outstanding students to achieve excellence in scholarship, character development, work ethic and commitment to community service. The Fund Board of Advisors continues to carry out his dedication to education and enterprise through Dunham scholarship funding. Learn more about Mr. Dunham and his "expectations" on the Dunham Fund website. |
Dunham Fund matches Rosary High School scholarships for two outstanding students.
Through the vision of Principal, Sister Patricia Burke, O.P., two very confident and promising young women received matching scholarships from the Dunham Fund and the Dominican Sisters Ministry Fund to complete their educations at Rosary High School. Angelica Ramos, a sophomore, had ended her freshman year at Rosary with a cumulative GPA of 3.29, National Spanish Exam honors, and the title of "Most Improved Dancer" on the Dance Team. Baili Martin, accepted at Rosary in March 2009, had placed in the top quarter of the incoming freshman class, with glowing recommendations from her teachers at St. Joseph's elementary school. Because of family financial difficulties due to the current economic downturn, both Angelica and Baili had to temporarily attend local public high schools, while hoping to have an opportunity to complete their studies at Rosary. With the thoughtful intervention of Sr. Patricia, their hopes became a reality. "In her grant request to the Dunham Fund, Sister Patricia convinced the Board of Advisors that investing in the education of minority women opens opportunities for generations to come." said Ryan Maley, the Fund's chairman.
Both young women express their appreciation for faith-based education, the benefits of small class-size, the emphasis on community service, and the sense of relaxed friendship and caring offered at an all-girls, Catholic school. Both have aspirations to attend college, a likely outcome for them since 100% of Rosary's 2009 graduating class were college bound, 22% were Illinois State Scholars, and 72% received a total of $10.3M in college scholarships.
To learn more about Baili and Angelica, visit the "News" section of the Dunham Fund website.
|
2010  named . . .
 In September 2009, a collaborative of area health care partners, represented by Alden of Waterford, Aurora University, Dreyer Medical Clinic, Kane County Health Department, Provena MercyMedical Center, Rush-Copley Foundation, Rush-Copley Medical Center, VNA of Fox Valley and Waubonsee Community College, was awarded a two-year, $750,000 grant from the Dunham Fund to implement a nursing scholarship program to advance nursing in the Aurora area. The grant created Dunham Nursing Scholarships to build a high-performing, diverse workforce of nurses within the Dunham Fund's service area.
On January 9, 2010 the collaborative awarded fifty local nursing students with scholarships to begin or continue their education at the undergraduate, graduate and post graduate levels. The inaugural class of the Dunham Nursing Scholars program was awarded the scholarships in a ceremony at Aurora University's Dunham Hall. The scholarships will fund up to 90% of tuition for an associate degree in nursing at Waubonsee and up to 75% for a baccalaureate or graduate degree in nursing at Aurora University.
"The Dunham Fund's mission focuses on education and community development. Through the Dunham Nursing Scholarship program, we are able to accomplish both goals by enabling motivated and capable people to further their professional education while at the same time helping the community become more capable of meeting vital health care needs." said Ryan J. Maley, chair of the Dunham Fund Board of Advisors.
Of the fifty scholarship recipients, twenty-nine are enrolled at Aurora University and twenty-one at Waubonsee Community College. Thirty of the recipients already work at community health care institutions, including the collaborative organizations. Thirteen of the students are bilingual. All of the students will participate in a volunteer healthcare project that benefits the greater Aurora area community and have pledged to work full-time in the greater Aurora area for two years or 4,000 hours following graduation.Over the next two years the scholarships will support the education of over 100 nursing students at both educational institutions at the undergraduate, graduate and post graduate levels.
 At the awards ceremony, Dr. Rebecca Sherrick, Aurora University President, told the scholarship recipients that she saw in them "the future of our community." Visit the Dunham Fund website to see a list of the 2010 Dunham Nursing Scholars. Learn about the scholarship application process.
|
|
Meet the DUNHAM FUND Advisors . . .
Stewart A. Beach
 Stewart Beach is Executive Vice President at Old Second National Bank and heads the Wealth Management Group. Stewart has been with Old Second for almost 15 years, and has over 20 years Prior to joining Old Second, Stewart was an FDIC Commissioned Bank Examiner. During this time he had the opportunity to teach financial analysis in Washington, D.C. and was designated as a Capital Market Specialist. He has also been an Institutional Broker with a regional firm.
Stewart has appeared both on Bloomberg Television and Radio and was guest host of Bloomberg's Open Exchange originating in New York. He has been quoted in various print and online financial articles as well as an analyst on thestreet.com
Stewart is actively involved in the community. Along with being a Board Member of the Dunham Fund, he is also a board member of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce and the Mighel Fund (Plum Landing). He has been involved with many other local nonprofit boards.
Stewart was one of Mr. Dunham's most trusted financial advisors for close to 10 years and helped John grow his wealth.
of investment and banking experience. He earned his Chartered Financial Analyst™ (CFA®) designation in 1997, and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Nebraska with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Finance.
Back to "In This Issue" |
|
|
We hope you've enjoyed the spring issue of our newsletter. Join us on the Dunham Fund website to learn more about the grants and scholarships awarded by the Dunham Fund.
Back to Top of Newsletter |
|
|
