Two local women are among six McHenry County College students to receive the Education to Empowerment award, a scholarship and mentoring opportunity for women offered by the Friends of MCC Foundation. Citlaly Velasco of Woodstock and Alexa Slack of Bull Valley are recipients, along with Emily Johnson of Marengo; Audre Knecht and Erin Wallin, both […]
Students from Woodstock and Wonder Lake benefited from the Education to Empowerment scholarship program at McHenry County College, which began in 2013. 2017 recipients included Amber Steiger of Woodstock and Molly Schwieger of Wonder Lake. The goal of the program is to bring together 100 influential McHenry County women to provide scholarships and mentoring opportunities […]
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