Latest / Illinois Valley - Shaw Local / IVCC names 2026 Frederick W. Matthiessen Award recipient

Transcript

IVCC names 2026 Frederick W. Matthiessen Award recipient · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

• 0:05
  Speaker 1: IVCC names twenty twenty six Frederick W. Mathiesen Award Recipient.
• 0:10
  Written by Kate Santillan. This article is being read by
• 0:14
  an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. Illinois Valley
• 0:19
  Community College recently awarded the twenty twenty six Frederick W.
• 0:23
  Mathiesen Award to Danica Scoma of Utica at its sixtieth
• 0:27
  annual Commencement ceremony Saturday, May sixteenth. The nominees were graduating
• 0:32
  students selected by faculty for academic scholarship, college community service,
• 0:37
  and a record of civic achievement or community volunteer service.
• 0:41
  The award was named after local industrialist and philanthropist F. W. Mathiesen.
• 0:46
  The Mathiessen Award is our most prestigious honour, with an
• 0:49
  emphasis on both scholarship and commitment to service both at
• 0:53
  IFCC and in the community. Illinois Valley Community College President
• 0:58
  Tracy's Morris said in a news release, there are years
• 1:02
  that we do not have a recipient, but this year
• 1:04
  it was an easy choice. Danica has truly been one
• 1:08
  of our most involved students and has had a tremendous
• 1:10
  impact on the college through her leadership as one of
• 1:13
  the first peer mentors her impact will remain here and
• 1:17
  continue to grow even after she moves on to her
• 1:20
  next adventures. Scoma was named a twenty twenty six Phi
• 1:23
  Theta Kappa New Century Transfer Pathway Scholar and recognized as
• 1:28
  a Top twenty US Community college student on the PTK
• 1:30
  all Usa Academic Team. She was selected as an IVCC
• 1:35
  Foundation twenty first Century Scholar Excellence Award winner and received
• 1:38
  NJCAA Academic All American recognition. Scoma was a Transformative Growth
• 1:44
  Counseling Program peer mentor, served as the Board of Trustees
• 1:48
  Student Trustee, and was elected to the Student Government Association.
• 1:53
  She also held leadership roles in Art Club, IVY Leader,
• 1:56
  Student Newspaper, International Club, and Hispanic Leadership Team. Scoma served
• 2:01
  as a volunteer art teacher and studied in Spain as
• 2:04
  part of the college's Study Abroad program. She plans on
• 2:08
  studying at Graceland University in the fall.