STEM scholarships awarded to local students
The Quad-City and Engineering Council, QCESC, held the 63rd annual STEM Celebration on Feb. 20, 2025.
The event celebrates and showcases the region's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) professionals, educators, and the next generation of STEM professionals.
At the event, held during National Engineers Week, 15 scholarships valued at $30,500 were awarded. This was the 32nd year that the QCESC has awarded STEM scholarships to encourage students to pursue STEM careers. Including this year, 259 scholarships have been awarded valued at over $440,000.
The full scholarship announcements are available here.
Scholarships awarded are as follows:
Adam Bratcher, Pleasant Valley High School
$1,000 Augustana College
Lillian Reaver, Sterling High School
$1,500 Iowa State University
Claire O'Melia, Davenport Central High School
$2,000 St Ambrose University
Keaton Ehrke, Pleasant Valley High School
$2,000 University of Iowa
Brody Bender, Sherrard High School
$3,000 American Society of Civil Engineers
Jacob Neymeyer, North Scott High School
$3,000 American Society of Civil Engineers
Parker Millage, Pleasant Valley High School
$1,000 American Society of Civil Engineers
Robert Day, Bettendorf High School
$2,500 National Defense Industrial Association
Connor Eads, Muscatine High School
$2500 – Constellation Corporation
Kaylee Johnson, Rock Falls High School
$2,500 Society of American Military Engineers
Teghen Bell, Muscatine High School
$2,000 IEEE Iowa Illinois Section
Carter Cox, Pleasant Valley High School
$1,500 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Megan Kramer, Central Dewitt High School
$1,000 Quad City Engineering and Science Council Community College
Priya Suresh, Pleasant Valley High School
$2,500 Quad City Engineering and Science Council
Rithwick Lakshmanan, Pleasant Valley High School
$2,500 Jeffrey Richland Memorial Scholarship
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