The Taylorville Memorial Foundation has announced the recipients of its 2025 scholarship awards, recognizing local students pursuing careers in nursing, agriscience, and healthcare. This year’s winners include Kallie Havera, who received a $1,000 Carolyn M. Butterfield Trust Nursing Scholarship. Havera is pursuing a nursing degree at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Abigail Erlenbush was awarded the $1,000 John H. Butterfield Agriscience and Nutrition Scholarship. She’s working toward a degree in animal science and ag communications at Illinois State University.
Two students, Alivia Kent and Aulona Letniku were each awarded $2,500 Dr. George Ferry Memorial Scholarships. Kent is studying nursing at Illinois State University, while Letniku is majoring in biological sciences at DePaul University in Chicago. The scholarships are made possible through charitable gifts to the Taylorville Memorial Foundation. Each award is named in honor of individuals committed to supporting education and healthcare in the region.
The Carolyn M. Butterfield Trust Nursing Scholarship, for example, was created to support Christian County students pursuing nursing careers. The John H. Butterfield scholarship focuses on students in agriscience or food nutrition programs. The Dr. George Ferry Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to Taylorville High School graduates planning a future in healthcare.
To learn more about the Foundation’s scholarships and other educational grants, visit memorial.health/tmf.
