2021 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
The Thomas H. Moore IEC Memorial Scholarship Fund was established by a unanimous vote of the AIEC board of directors in 1994. It was designed to provide financial assistance to deserving students in the electric co-op family. Each year, 12 $2,000 scholarships are awarded to students who are sons/daughters of electric co-op members, directors and/or employees. The winners of the 2021 scholarships have been selected out of 252 applications. A special thanks to the scholarship committee members and AIEC staff for scoring the applications. Eleven scholarship winners are as follows:
2-4 Year University (6 are awarded)
- Megan Vogt – Monroe County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Lauren Aldridge – Corn Belt Energy Corporation
- Shelby Basham – Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative
- Haley Atwater – Menard Electric Cooperative
- Finley Hamilton – Rock Energy Cooperative
- Jenna Spangler – Spoon River Electric Cooperative
Earl W. Struck Memorial Scholarship (1 is awarded)
- Ryleigh Hawkins – Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative
Full-Time two-year Community College (4 are awarded)
- Colby Steber – Norris Electric Cooperative
- Delaney Hemann – M.J.M. Electric Cooperative
- Dain Richie – Rural Electric Convenience Cooperative
- Maggie Holthaus – Shelby Electric Cooperative
2020 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Four-year college
Daphne Moss – Adams Electric Cooperative
Brennen Thomas – Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Olivia Seaman – EnerStar Electric Cooperative
Jennifer Bingham – Illinois Electric Cooperative
Kathryn Walters – Jo-Carroll Energy
Jack Kessinger – M.J.M. Electric Cooperative
Earl W. Struck Memorial
Scholarship
Elizabeth Stremming – Corn Belt Energy Corporation
Full-time two-year
community college
Brady Clark – Clay Electric Co-operative
Travis Wilke – Norris Electric Cooperative
Jessie Lewis – Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Sara Timm – Tri-County Electric Cooperative
2019 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Philip Hildebrand – Western Illinois Electrical Coop.
Andrea Miller – SouthEastern Illinois Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Lilian Baumgartner – Illinois Electric Cooperative
Ian Kinsel – Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Owen Henderson – Clinton County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Audrey McNamara – Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative
Emmalyn Walk – Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative
Savannah Grimes – Norris Electric Cooperative
Raegan Halley – Wayne-White Counties Electric Cooperative
Autumn McMahan – Southern Illinois Electric Cooperative
Corrie Grubb – Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Zachary Suter, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2018 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Morgan Aldridge
Kalleigh Burke
Mitchell Meenen
Collin Henderson
Kara Bunselmeyer
Maggie Ratcliff
Austin Schorfheide
Davin Flach
Kyle Webster
Briar Gorsuch, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2017 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Allison Esselman
Madalyn Crawford
Claire Eggerman
Sarah Mead
Sarah Joy Widener
Stephanie Friederich
Wesley Otto
Jacob Connor
Elizabeth Kannmacher
Ethan Carlock, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2016 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Madeleine Henderson
Carly Garnett
Tucker Hirsch
Rachel Miller
Allyson Taylor
Kortni Kemper
Faith Boerngen
Danielle Moss
Caleb Theis
Austin Swango, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2015 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Ruthann Gorrell
Brianna Mahnke
Christy Ralston
Carrie Baker
Reid Michael
Sydney Metternich
Michael Smith
Wade Huchens
Glenn Roemer
Cody Tebbe, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2014 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Halley Cummings
Janna Harner
Marcus Jansen
Justin Smith
Benjamin Lex
Matthew Price
Drake Royal
Levi Vogt, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2013 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Sydney Taft
Sarah Bradbury
Summer Robbins
Johnathan Finegan
Katlyn Gealow
Alex Ourth
Stephanie Dearwester
Brant Turasky, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2012 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Jace Biggs
Billy Hatfield
Alexander Dunker
Linsday Morr
Hannah Berzing
Megan Altfillisch
Mikaela Walk
Derrick Knearem, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2011 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Lainie Ungerer
Kimberly Jo Wenger
Matthew Durbin
Stephen Lake
Lucas Frye
Morgan Healy
Amanda Jo Barr
Mitch Stanciu, Lavern and Nola Lineworkers’ Scholarship
2010 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Josiah B. Moore
Brian Buuss
Ramie Boyer
Devan Dirks
Kate Henderson
Anthony Vaughn
Jonathon Moss
2009 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Matthew Schonert
Jared Eggerman
Caroline Bremer
Daniel Bierman
Rachel Brooks
Kaylee McCollum
Matthew Altfillisch
2008 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Timothy Mueller
Braden Christian
Alyssa Morrison
Andrea Hemphill
Mitchell Wattles
Jason Barker
Jodi Koester
2007 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Laura Kirst
Tess Hellgren
Mitchell Fairley
Whitney Kampwerth
Benjamin Wesley Johnson
2006 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Ian Hardcastle
Lara Seelhoefer
Kashyap Tadisina
Chad Altfillisch
Erin Pszczolkowski
2005 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Daniel Lepper
Jennifer Meyer
James David Reimer
Kelsey Vandike
2004 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Nathan Averbeck
Blak Durbin
Talitha Engelhardt
2003 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Jared Keith Helpingstine
Scott James Johnson
Daniel John Koch
Lindsey McKinney
2002 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Catherine Fombelle
Scott Ross Greuel
Joshua McGill
Jill Cathleen Seelhoefer
2001 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Debra Leann Meyer
Nicole Weir
Haley J. Loy
2000 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Lauren Cotes
Johnathan White
Brandon Fisher
1999 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Katherine Marie Brix
Tim Heyen
1998 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Mark Frederick Hoemmen
Peter H. Kollinger
1997 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Ryan Joseph Cleland
Rebecca Dawn Swearingen
1996 Thomas H. Moore Scholarships
Jason E. Dotterer
Garrick Wayne Liefer