S C H O L A R S H I P F U N D

Warren “Billy” herry

www.cherryscholarship.com Fall2015•Vol.19,No.2

Chairman’s CornerFirst, I have some exciting news—our 22nd annual golf outing was the most successful ever. A record 80 golfers turned out for the event at the Highland Park Country Club on June 27, netting $31,000 for our scholarship program. Thanks to the members of the Golf Committee, and particularly to co-chairs Bill Bridges, Jeff Doman, Joe Keitel, John Powell, Bob Reece and Bart Rocca.

Next, I would like to thank Tiffany Chap-man for her years of service as she leaves the Cherry board. At the same time I want to welcome two new members to the board: Matthew Hunter and Jake Rohde.

As always, I want to extend my heart-felt thanks to everyone on our outstand-ing board, and to the ever-growing com-munity of friends who support our efforts.

I invite you to join us for our next Award Dinner on April 24, 2016. And don’t forget the annual golf tournament scheduled for June 25, 2016.

I should point out that even during these challenging economic times, the Cherry Scholarship Fund has found a way to expand our outreach to part-time and graduate students. We need your help so we can continue our work of investing in the education of our youth. I sincerely hope you will consider making a contri-bution to the fund.

Finally, I think it’s important to note that several Cherry Scholarship recipi-ents are now teaching our future leaders. Without that scholarship, their dream might never have become a reality. Thank you in advance for your kind support.

Patty Cherry Reece

For 22 years, the Cherry Scholarship Fund has been helping young people from Evanston achieve their dreams of a college education. This year we would like to feature two scholars, one cur-rently attending college and the other from much earlier in our program.

Anamaria Rosales received Cherry scholarships in both 2014 and 2015. She is now in her sophomore year at the University of Illinois at Ur-bana-Champaign, where she is majoring in early childhood education with a concentra-tion in Spanish. She expects to graduate in 2018.

She is pursuing a program that leads to a professional educator license in early child-hood education with special education approval. She will not be certified to teach spe-cial education, but will have the knowledge and training to be able to detect learning dis-abilities in young students.

She plans to start her teach-ing career after graduating from U of I. She also wants to attend graduate school, and is looking into programs at Na-tional Louis University.

“I have benefited from my relationship with the Cherry Scholarship Fund not only because their financial assistance allows me to attend college and focus on my aca-demics rather than working to make ends meet, but also because everyone at Cherry is welcoming and support-ive,” Anamaria said. “I look forward to [Cherry interviews] because I know that I will be welcomed with smiles and people who genuinely care about how everything is going and who are willing to help in any way possible to ensure that I am successful.”

She added, “Everyone who is a part of the Cherry Scholarship Fund gives me hope that there are good people in the community who work hard to pro-vide opportunities to minority, low-in-come students such as myself, in order to make Evanston a better place. They inspire me and my fellow scholars to be just as enthusiastic about helping others as they are.”

Jerry Succes received his Cherry scholarship in 2000. Today he is the assistant principal at Willard School in Evanston. He began his career as a reading teacher and was assistant principal at Oakton School for four years before moving to Willard.

“I’ve spent my entire ca-reer in education, and all of it has been in District 65. I’m fortunate to be working in such a great school district that I attended myself as a child,” he said.

Jerry has maintained his relationship with the Cherry Scholarship Fund, co-chair-ing the Outreach Committee and serving on the Cherry board from 2004 to 2014. “It’s a great feeling to be in-volved in an organization

that has done so much and means a lot to so many people in the Evanston community,” he added. “I feel good to be part of it and assist whenever or wherever I can.”

Asked what he would tell a high school student about the Cherry Scholarship Fund, Jerry said, “It’s a great organization and they assist you after winning. It’s full of educators and leaders who will follow you and make sure you are successful. Once a Cherry winner, you are part of a great family.”

Anamaria Rosales

Jerry Succes

Contributors 11/1/2014–10/31/2015

IndividualsSheldon & Michele AbramsHass & Mary Daley AdamjiPaul & Pam Akins-SchanetteDavid & Joan AlexanderSue Ann Glaser & Allan

AlsonCinda & Fred AxleyVirginia AyersDon & Diane Lotko BakerLloyd BarberErik & Heather Barefield Lun Ye Crim BarefieldMr. & Mrs. David BennetJeanne Cleveland & Steve

BernsteinGessel & Sandra BerryKathleen E. Bethel James & Camille

BlachowiczSam & Anne BodineRobert & Susan BoonePeter & Judith BordwellPhoebe BradfordJan & Ron BraeutigamSue & Paul BrennerHazel & Elijah BrewerAdrian BrewingtonBill & Barbara BridgesMichael T. BrodyFred BrostoffDudley & Betsy BrownMargo & Paul BrownBetty & Harry BruggerTimothy & Vickie BurkeAl & Ellen ButkusRose Butler-HayesMargaret & Richard CagneyNancy CardenasDebora De Hoyos & Walter

CarlsonAlice CarterSidney & Marian CaselberrySharon CastlewitzTiffany & Cedric ChapmanGarland CheeksBernice CherryAlec Childress & Gail

Simmons ChildressMr. & Mrs. Joe ChildressMinnie ChoiceBarbara ClevelandEileen CohnCharles ColeJeffrey ConeyHarriet & Henry ConroeFrances K. Cook

Carmen Corbett Ludmilla CovenMr. & Mrs. Philip CrihfieldIsabel & Robert CurleyGerald & Marie DavidsonJames & Sharon DavisJim & Janet Alexander

DavisDiane D. DeanMr. & Mrs. Kenneth

DemanoMark DennisMike DessentPaul & Marilyn DixonSandra DrumkeEve EarlesRobert & Janet EderP.J. & Thomas EgebrechtJean & Donald EhlertMargaret EisendrathWilliam EngelhartStephen & Betsy EngelmanGreg Kinczewski & Mary

EricksonGlen & Jonnie EstellDonald FarleyJessica FeldmanFay FergusonMartin & Susie FineMarilyn FisherJames & Yvonne FogertyJim & Bonnie FoxSidney & Jackie FreedmanNancy FreemanAndrea & Peter FriedmanSy & Susan FrolichsteinElliot & Tamar Frolichstein-

AppelJohn FryeJohn & Nancy FullerRobyn GabelBenjamin GainesWilliam & Beth GeigerAlan Gerstein & Pauline

NoznickSteven & Anne GilfordPaul GorenDavid & Elizabeth GrahamMr. & Mrs. Dale GranchalekJody Garber GrossSandra W. GrossJoan & Guy Gunzberg Leon & Eunice GurnyCourtney HammellLynn HammellBarbara Whittier HansonJim & Kathy HardgroveSharon HarrisTom & Jan HazlettPatricia Heaston

Mary HeinsJudy & Bob HerbertWilliam HirschRichard HodgdonDelores & William HolmesLinda & Douglas HonnoldPatrick & Brigid HughesPatrick Hughes & Kathy

TisdahlFred & Artishia HunterAnthony & Judith IacuzziWilliam Jackson &

Stephanie BradleyJon & Faith JacobsonLisa M. & Tonisa N. JamesMarsha JamesEdward JamiesonGweneth G. JessenBarbara & Gary JohnsonC. Thomas & Ann JohnsonEmile A. JohnsonMatthew & Elaine JohnsonRobert L. & Rose JohnsonRon & Willette JohnsonPhyllis JohnstonMichael & Rhoda KaminSharon Glazer & Howard

KaneElizabeth KeitelHillary KeitelJoseph & Sheila KeitelTony KeitelRobert & Judith KempVivian KennerJohn KesslerJoyce B. King Greg & Nancy KlaiberJudith C. KlarfeldJudy KoonJane KotenRobert & Marian KurzMichael & Carolyn LaughlinPaul & Barbara LavrakasMr. & Mrs. Anthony LeePaul & Leslie LehnerBobbie LeonardCarl LevineJess E. LevineJulie & David LevineFredric & Lauren LevyRena LewinFlorine LewisGrace T. LewisBarbara LittleFrancine LivatinoCheryl Logan-Bottoms &

James BottomsWilliam LoganDonna LongMarjorie Priscilla Long

Chad & Leslie LuningDaniel & Catherine

MaerklinMarguerita ManettasFred & Ruby MangumRichard & Sara MarberryDenise MartinDick & Marilyn MaxenEarl & Joyce McDonaldLisa McDonaldEverett & Rita McKissicDonna McLinAuthur McZierAndrew & Linda

MendelsonMark Miller & Anita

WeinbergWillie & Teel MillerFrank & Ione MiralgioGeorge MitchellLeon MitchellYvonne L. Mitchell Peter & Margaret MorrisRichard MorrisLorraine MortonPeter Mudd Bethany MullinsSteve & Carol MullinsTanine Murdock Susan Derex & Jerry

MurphyJanet NeimanPatricia & Charles NelsonEllen NewcomerJudy NewtonBertine & Dick NixonDonna NovemberFrances O’BrienDennis & Melanie

O’CallahanAnne O’ConnorRev. Robert OldershawCathy & Tom OmundsonStuart & Sara OpdyckeJames ParkerKathleen ParrisFelisha ParsonsDaniel PaschenThomas & Janice PayneJennifer & Anthony PeachNicki & Greg PearsonErnest PerryJean PerryJohn & Jane PetersonSteven & Helene

Zimmerman PlotkinDavid PorterRebecca PotterCheryl Judice & Hecky

Powell

John & Susan PowellBonnie PriceCarol PrietoAlyssa M. PritzTheresa QuattrockiBarbara RabyneHeidi RandhavaMargaret & Conyers

RansomVincent RansomHugh & Anne ReamsRobert & Patty Cherry

ReeceAl ReidEllen ReynoldsSandra L. RichardsEugene & Jane RingEdward & Lavada RobinsonMorris & Margo RobinsonBart & Catherine RoccaRon RodgersSteven RogersJudith & Allan RosenblumTodd Roth & Shelia

DohertyEmma & Oliver RuffRenee & Eugene SalamonVirginia SandersBurvin SaundersElaine SchultzCarl SchunkRalph & Nancy SegallSheppard ShanleyMarcia Shannon-JonesYvonne & Butler L. SharpeTerry SimmonsGerri SizemoreLouis & Eleanor SkydellEleanor Sloan WhitneyEdna A. SmithTracey SmithScott & Jennifer SolomonBrandon SparlingLynn & Skip SperlingWilliam & Matty SpethMiriam SpivackBill & Ingrid StaffordCharles & Renate StaleyMargo SternAnn StevensSteve & Carol StraussJerry & Lori SuccesGloria Callaci & Larry

SuffredinTanya SugarmanBen SultzBrenda TaylorVince TaylorMark Tendam & Neal

Moglin

Our Thanks…Dr. Eugene ThomasMary Maxwell ThomasElizabeth TisdahlKate & Danny ToddDiane & Stephen ToshAbby TruebloodLois VickTina VinsonSandra Vitantonio & Denny

CummingsTom & Collin WalderJames Walker Jr.Toly WalkerJohn & Gail WardChantel WashingtonJoel & Meera WerthMary Ann & Michael

WestonRay & Mary Anne WexlerJames & Peggy WhiteEleanor WicksKenneth WidemanMary WilkersonJoann WilkinDorothy WilliamsEmory WilliamsMabel WilliamsArthur & Bette Jean WilmotJeremy & Mary Jane WilsonEric & Cynthia

WitherspoonGilda & Michael WinfieldOlga WolzLeon WoolMelissa WynnePaul & Patricia ZelinskiPaula ZelinskiPhil & Susan ZeraBarbara A. Zimmer

Tribute GiftsIn honor of:David Bowen & Elie SatoGavin James JandoraDavid LevineMildred SpectorMimi SpivackIn memory of:Dr. William CunninghamGloria KerrillRichard Lowenstein Raymond McDonald

BusinessesAcquirent, LLCAYCOBalasa Dinverno & Foltz

LLCJohn J. Cahill, Inc.Chicago Sound &

Communication, Inc.Dental Professionals of

EvanstonEdge Portfolio ManagementEPS Environmental ServicesFirst Bank & Trust Charity

FundInformity SystemsJeff Grovak Super PressJohnson EnterprisesMark Goodman &

AssociatesMcDowell & DrewMcMurray, Inc.PCS Adminstration (USA),

Inc.Phoenix Security Ltd.Risk Management Solutions

of AmericaRomano Wealth

ManagementSenior HelpersSunset Foods

FoundationsBrenner Family FoundationBrewer Family FoundationB.T. Rocca FoundationChicago Community

FoundationDr. Laurence A. Mack

Memorial FundElizabeth Beidler Tisdahl

FoundationEvanston Community

FoundationHagerty Altenbernd Family

Charitable FundKellcie FundLewis-Sebring Family

FoundationRichard and Margaret

Romano Charitable TrustSeabury Foundation

Dates to RememberThe Cherry Scholarship Fund is looking for scholars—students who may have struggled in high school, but who love kids and are dedicated to work-ing with young people. Please help by encouraging deserving individuals from the Evanston community, particularly those who will graduate from ETHS in 2016, to apply for a Cherry Scholarship. And please note that schol-arships are now available for part-time and graduate students.

2015-2016 dates:Applications available – Dec. 1, 2015Application Deadline – March 15, 2016Interviews – April 10, 2016Award Dinner – April 24, 2016Golf Tournament – June 25, 2016

OFFICERSPatty Cherry Reece,

ChairmanRobert Reece, PresidentAnn Stevens, 1st Vice

PresidentMimi Spivack, 2nd Vice

PresidentSandra Vitantonio,

SecretarySteve Strauss, TreasurerWilliam Speth, Member

at large

DIRECTORSPam Akins-SchanetteLun Ye Crim BarefieldElijah BrewerBill BridgesCourtney HammellLynn HammellFred Hunter, IIIMatthew HunterTimon JandoraRose JohnsonJoe KeitelDavid LevineDennis O’CallahanNicki PearsonJake RohdeOliver RuffGeraldine SizemoreAbby TruebloodToly Walker

ADVISORYCOMMITTEEAllan AlsonSteve BernsteinMark DennisJoseph FlanaganJames FoxPaul GorenSeth GreenDelores HolmesLaurie LevyLorraine MortonHarvette NelsonRev. Robert OldershawStuart OpdyckeHecky PowellEvelyn RadenElizabeth TisdahlEric WitherspoonCheryl Wollin

Cherry Board of Directors 2015

The mission of the Warren W. “Billy” Cher-ry Scholarship Fund, named in memory of a much-loved and re-spected Evanston edu-cator, is to perpetuate his total acceptance of all people, his com-mitment to the high-est standards of educa-tional excellence, and his energetic dedica-tion to enriching the children and institu-tions of Evanston. For more information, visit www.cherryscholarship.com.

The Cherry Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.Contributions can be made online at the Cherry website: www.cherryscholarship.comContributions can also be mailed to:

Warren W. “Billy” Cherry Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 0944 Evanston, IL 60204-0944

Inspired scholars shape careers

22nd Annual Golf Outing tops record for golfersThe annual Cherry Golf Outing on June 27 marked the 22nd time board members and friends have gotten together at the Highland Park Country Club and once again it was a gorgeous, rain-free day. A record 80 golfers turned out for the event, which netted $31,000—another record.

Awards went to the following teams and indi-viduals:• Men’s longest drive: Casey Vaughan• Women’s longest drive: Emily Sobut• Closest to the pin: P.J. Egebrecht (with a pink

ball!)• Longest putt: Michael Turner• 1st place gross: Dudley Brown, Rick Marsh, Mi-

chael Turner and Leon Mitchell• 2nd place gross: Scott Solomon, Andrew Solo-

mon, Casey Vaughan and Elliot Thron• 1st place Peoria: Al Butkus, Dick Lies, John Pe-

terson and Doug Frey• 2nd place Peoria: John Johnson, Ron Johnson,

Rich Foreman and Everett McKissic• Snake Eyes 11 Peoria: P.J. Egebrecht, Brad Swan-

son, Sheila Roth and Todd Roth

Thanks as always to all the members of the 2015 Golf Committee:

Bill Bridges, Co-ChairJeff Doman, Co-ChairJoe Keitel, Co-ChairJohn Powell, Co-ChairBob Reece, Co-ChairBart Rocca, Co-ChairLunYe BarefieldCourtney HammellLynn HammellPat Hughes, Sr.Tony IacuzziRose JohnsonHillary KeitelSimone LarsonRita McKissicMarcy NicholsonNicki PearsonOliver RuffPam SchanetteBill SpethMimi Spivack

And don’t miss next year’s golf outing, sched-uled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Don’t miss next year’s golf outing, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Individual SponsorsPlatinum Sponsors:Mark DennisDr. Laurence A. Mack

Memorial FundJennifer and Scott SolomonGold Sponsors:Barbara and Bill BridgesLynn HammellEileen and Richard

HodgdonSusan & John PowellCatherine and Bart RoccaDennis O’Callahan and Bill

SpethSilver Sponsors:Heather and Erik BarefieldLunYe Crim BarefieldJackie and Louis EnglishRhoda and Michael KaminAl ReidMargaret and Richard

Romano Gilda & Michael WinfieldSponsors:Frances CookJim CortesiDenny and Sandy

Vitantonio CummingsSharon and James Davis

Courtney HammellJan and Tom HazlettBrigid and Pat Hughes, Sr.Judy and Tony IacuzziEd JamiesonEmile JohnsonSam JohnsonBennie JonesKeitel FamilySheila and Joe KeitelJoyce KingLawndale Men’s ClubJulie and David LevineBarbara LittleCatherine and Daniel

MaerklinGeorge “Storm” MetzgerPaschen FamilyJennifer and Anthony PeachAnne and Hugh ReamsPatty and Robert ReeceSteve RogersJohn D. SmithMimi, Rebecca, Carolyn and

Daniel SpivackAnn StevensCarol and Steve StraussIn Memory of Coach Jack

ToshStephen Tosh

Dr. Richard TyeGail and John WardCynthia and Eric

WitherspoonPatricia and Paul ZelinskiPaula Zelinski

Individual DonorsHass AdamjiBarbara and Bill BridgesJeff CarpenterGarland CheeksJim CortesiTony DawkinsJeff DomanJanet and Bob EderJim FoxThe Frenzel FanilyWilliam HirschEileen and Richard

HodgdonJudy and Tony IacuzziEd JamiesonRose and Bob JohnsonMark KearneyElizabeth KeitelHillary KeitelJoe KeitelTony KeitelDavid Kogan

Julie and David LevineLeon MitchellBertine and Richard NixonMatias OrbeaJanice and Thomas PayneNicki and Greg PearsonDavid PorterHecky PowellJohn PowellCatherine and Bart RoccaMichele RogersEmma and Oliver RuffNancy and Ralph SegalJeff ShawGerri SizemoreJohn SmithMimi SpivackIngrid and Bill StaffordCollin and Tom WalderPeggy and Jim WhiteEleanor Whitney

Corporate SponsorsGold Sponsor:Hilton Garden InnSilver Sponsors:First Bank & Trust Joe Flanagan Acquirent, LLCISS Chicago Sound and

Communication

Sponsors:Church Street Barber ShopCrescendio, LLCIacuzzi AssociatesJohnson EnterprisesMark Goodman and

AssociatesMcMurray, Inc.Partnerdata, LLCRisk Management Solutions

of AmericaSunset Foods

Corporate DonorsBelgian Chocolatier PironBistro Campagne in

Lincoln SquareCanal ShoresDengeo’s RestaurantHecky’s BarbecueHighland Park Country

ClubHilton Orrington/EvanstonJudy I’s Fancy PiesInformity SystemsOceanique RestaurantPhoenix SecurityTen Mile House RestaurantTrattoria D.O.C.WGN Sales

Thanks to Our 2015 Golf Outing Contributors!

Ron Johnson, Rich Foreman, John Johnson and Everett McKissic.

Brad Swanson, P.J. Egebrecht, Sheila Doherty Roth and Todd Roth.

Michael Turner, Leon Turner, Dudley Brown and Rick Marsh.

Danny Speth, Paula Trauvetter, Beth-any Mullins and Jack Speth.

John O’Brien, Bill Maguire, Bill Speth and Tom Boggs.

Adrian Brewington, Jabari Porter and Marty Long.

John Hiatt, Jungmin Kim, Bruce Traan and Dennis O’Callahan.

Mike Laughlin, Martin Heffner and Richard Marberry.

Don’t miss next year’s golf outing, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Willie Miller, Brenden Miller, Lindsey Miller and Steve Gilford.

Dick Lies, John Peterson, Al Butkus and Doug Frey.

Bob Reece, Matt Dylag, Donald Hall and Tom Hazlett.

Dave Futransky, Nancy Lieberman, Ingrid Stafford and Bill Stafford. Glen Estell, Fred Mangum and Jim Fox.

Bart Rocca, Mark Miller, Allan Alson and Hass Adamji.

Jane Peterson, Judy Iacuzzi, Sara Marberry and Trisha Ricketts.

Pat Hughes, Sr., Kyle Kurz, Pat Hughes, Jr., and Chris Rouch.

Bill Bridges, Andrew Studee, Jonathan Bridges and Sylwia Olak.

Rick Hodgdon, Marc Chalfen, David Adduce and Nick Adduce. Scott Solomon’s group.

Denny Cummings and Oliver Ruff.Joe Keitel and Sheila Keitel.

Simone Larson and Hill-ary Keitel. Lonnie Barefield.

Bob Reece.Lynn Hammell, Sandy Vitantonio, Courtney Hammell and Rita McKissic.

Ann Stevens, Pat Hughes, Sr., and Kyle Kurz.

22nd Annual Golf Outing tops record for golfersThe annual Cherry Golf Outing on June 27 marked the 22nd time board members and friends have gotten together at the Highland Park Country Club and once again it was a gorgeous, rain-free day. A record 80 golfers turned out for the event, which netted $31,000—another record.

Awards went to the following teams and indi-viduals:• Men’s longest drive: Casey Vaughan• Women’s longest drive: Emily Sobut• Closest to the pin: P.J. Egebrecht (with a pink

ball!)• Longest putt: Michael Turner• 1st place gross: Dudley Brown, Rick Marsh, Mi-

chael Turner and Leon Mitchell• 2nd place gross: Scott Solomon, Andrew Solo-

mon, Casey Vaughan and Elliot Thron• 1st place Peoria: Al Butkus, Dick Lies, John Pe-

terson and Doug Frey• 2nd place Peoria: John Johnson, Ron Johnson,

Rich Foreman and Everett McKissic• Snake Eyes 11 Peoria: P.J. Egebrecht, Brad Swan-

son, Sheila Roth and Todd Roth

Thanks as always to all the members of the 2015 Golf Committee:

Bill Bridges, Co-ChairJeff Doman, Co-ChairJoe Keitel, Co-ChairJohn Powell, Co-ChairBob Reece, Co-ChairBart Rocca, Co-ChairLunYe BarefieldCourtney HammellLynn HammellPat Hughes, Sr.Tony IacuzziRose JohnsonHillary KeitelSimone LarsonRita McKissicMarcy NicholsonNicki PearsonOliver RuffPam SchanetteBill SpethMimi Spivack

And don’t miss next year’s golf outing, sched-uled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Don’t miss next year’s golf outing, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Individual SponsorsPlatinum Sponsors:Mark DennisDr. Laurence A. Mack

Memorial FundJennifer and Scott SolomonGold Sponsors:Barbara and Bill BridgesLynn HammellEileen and Richard

HodgdonSusan & John PowellCatherine and Bart RoccaDennis O’Callahan and Bill

SpethSilver Sponsors:Heather and Erik BarefieldLunYe Crim BarefieldJackie and Louis EnglishRhoda and Michael KaminAl ReidMargaret and Richard

Romano Gilda & Michael WinfieldSponsors:Frances CookJim CortesiDenny and Sandy

Vitantonio CummingsSharon and James Davis

Courtney HammellJan and Tom HazlettBrigid and Pat Hughes, Sr.Judy and Tony IacuzziEd JamiesonEmile JohnsonSam JohnsonBennie JonesKeitel FamilySheila and Joe KeitelJoyce KingLawndale Men’s ClubJulie and David LevineBarbara LittleCatherine and Daniel

MaerklinGeorge “Storm” MetzgerPaschen FamilyJennifer and Anthony PeachAnne and Hugh ReamsPatty and Robert ReeceSteve RogersJohn D. SmithMimi, Rebecca, Carolyn and

Daniel SpivackAnn StevensCarol and Steve StraussIn Memory of Coach Jack

ToshStephen Tosh

Dr. Richard TyeGail and John WardCynthia and Eric

WitherspoonPatricia and Paul ZelinskiPaula Zelinski

Individual DonorsHass AdamjiBarbara and Bill BridgesJeff CarpenterGarland CheeksJim CortesiTony DawkinsJeff DomanJanet and Bob EderJim FoxThe Frenzel FanilyWilliam HirschEileen and Richard

HodgdonJudy and Tony IacuzziEd JamiesonRose and Bob JohnsonMark KearneyElizabeth KeitelHillary KeitelJoe KeitelTony KeitelDavid Kogan

Julie and David LevineLeon MitchellBertine and Richard NixonMatias OrbeaJanice and Thomas PayneNicki and Greg PearsonDavid PorterHecky PowellJohn PowellCatherine and Bart RoccaMichele RogersEmma and Oliver RuffNancy and Ralph SegalJeff ShawGerri SizemoreJohn SmithMimi SpivackIngrid and Bill StaffordCollin and Tom WalderPeggy and Jim WhiteEleanor Whitney

Corporate SponsorsGold Sponsor:Hilton Garden InnSilver Sponsors:First Bank & Trust Joe Flanagan Acquirent, LLCISS Chicago Sound and

Communication

Sponsors:Church Street Barber ShopCrescendio, LLCIacuzzi AssociatesJohnson EnterprisesMark Goodman and

AssociatesMcMurray, Inc.Partnerdata, LLCRisk Management Solutions

of AmericaSunset Foods

Corporate DonorsBelgian Chocolatier PironBistro Campagne in

Lincoln SquareCanal ShoresDengeo’s RestaurantHecky’s BarbecueHighland Park Country

ClubHilton Orrington/EvanstonJudy I’s Fancy PiesInformity SystemsOceanique RestaurantPhoenix SecurityTen Mile House RestaurantTrattoria D.O.C.WGN Sales

Thanks to Our 2015 Golf Outing Contributors!

Ron Johnson, Rich Foreman, John Johnson and Everett McKissic.

Brad Swanson, P.J. Egebrecht, Sheila Doherty Roth and Todd Roth.

Michael Turner, Leon Turner, Dudley Brown and Rick Marsh.

Danny Speth, Paula Trauvetter, Beth-any Mullins and Jack Speth.

John O’Brien, Bill Maguire, Bill Speth and Tom Boggs.

Adrian Brewington, Jabari Porter and Marty Long.

John Hiatt, Jungmin Kim, Bruce Traan and Dennis O’Callahan.

Mike Laughlin, Martin Heffner and Richard Marberry.

Don’t miss next year’s golf outing, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Willie Miller, Brenden Miller, Lindsey Miller and Steve Gilford.

Dick Lies, John Peterson, Al Butkus and Doug Frey.

Bob Reece, Matt Dylag, Donald Hall and Tom Hazlett.

Dave Futransky, Nancy Lieberman, Ingrid Stafford and Bill Stafford. Glen Estell, Fred Mangum and Jim Fox.

Bart Rocca, Mark Miller, Allan Alson and Hass Adamji.

Jane Peterson, Judy Iacuzzi, Sara Marberry and Trisha Ricketts.

Pat Hughes, Sr., Kyle Kurz, Pat Hughes, Jr., and Chris Rouch.

Bill Bridges, Andrew Studee, Jonathan Bridges and Sylwia Olak.

Rick Hodgdon, Marc Chalfen, David Adduce and Nick Adduce. Scott Solomon’s group.

Denny Cummings and Oliver Ruff.Joe Keitel and Sheila Keitel.

Simone Larson and Hill-ary Keitel. Lonnie Barefield.

Bob Reece.Lynn Hammell, Sandy Vitantonio, Courtney Hammell and Rita McKissic.

Ann Stevens, Pat Hughes, Sr., and Kyle Kurz.

22nd Annual Golf Outing tops record for golfersThe annual Cherry Golf Outing on June 27 marked the 22nd time board members and friends have gotten together at the Highland Park Country Club and once again it was a gorgeous, rain-free day. A record 80 golfers turned out for the event, which netted $31,000—another record.

Awards went to the following teams and indi-viduals:• Men’s longest drive: Casey Vaughan• Women’s longest drive: Emily Sobut• Closest to the pin: P.J. Egebrecht (with a pink

ball!)• Longest putt: Michael Turner• 1st place gross: Dudley Brown, Rick Marsh, Mi-

chael Turner and Leon Mitchell• 2nd place gross: Scott Solomon, Andrew Solo-

mon, Casey Vaughan and Elliot Thron• 1st place Peoria: Al Butkus, Dick Lies, John Pe-

terson and Doug Frey• 2nd place Peoria: John Johnson, Ron Johnson,

Rich Foreman and Everett McKissic• Snake Eyes 11 Peoria: P.J. Egebrecht, Brad Swan-

son, Sheila Roth and Todd Roth

Thanks as always to all the members of the 2015 Golf Committee:

Bill Bridges, Co-ChairJeff Doman, Co-ChairJoe Keitel, Co-ChairJohn Powell, Co-ChairBob Reece, Co-ChairBart Rocca, Co-ChairLunYe BarefieldCourtney HammellLynn HammellPat Hughes, Sr.Tony IacuzziRose JohnsonHillary KeitelSimone LarsonRita McKissicMarcy NicholsonNicki PearsonOliver RuffPam SchanetteBill SpethMimi Spivack

And don’t miss next year’s golf outing, sched-uled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Don’t miss next year’s golf outing, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Individual SponsorsPlatinum Sponsors:Mark DennisDr. Laurence A. Mack

Memorial FundJennifer and Scott SolomonGold Sponsors:Barbara and Bill BridgesLynn HammellEileen and Richard

HodgdonSusan & John PowellCatherine and Bart RoccaDennis O’Callahan and Bill

SpethSilver Sponsors:Heather and Erik BarefieldLunYe Crim BarefieldJackie and Louis EnglishRhoda and Michael KaminAl ReidMargaret and Richard

Romano Gilda & Michael WinfieldSponsors:Frances CookJim CortesiDenny and Sandy

Vitantonio CummingsSharon and James Davis

Courtney HammellJan and Tom HazlettBrigid and Pat Hughes, Sr.Judy and Tony IacuzziEd JamiesonEmile JohnsonSam JohnsonBennie JonesKeitel FamilySheila and Joe KeitelJoyce KingLawndale Men’s ClubJulie and David LevineBarbara LittleCatherine and Daniel

MaerklinGeorge “Storm” MetzgerPaschen FamilyJennifer and Anthony PeachAnne and Hugh ReamsPatty and Robert ReeceSteve RogersJohn D. SmithMimi, Rebecca, Carolyn and

Daniel SpivackAnn StevensCarol and Steve StraussIn Memory of Coach Jack

ToshStephen Tosh

Dr. Richard TyeGail and John WardCynthia and Eric

WitherspoonPatricia and Paul ZelinskiPaula Zelinski

Individual DonorsHass AdamjiBarbara and Bill BridgesJeff CarpenterGarland CheeksJim CortesiTony DawkinsJeff DomanJanet and Bob EderJim FoxThe Frenzel FanilyWilliam HirschEileen and Richard

HodgdonJudy and Tony IacuzziEd JamiesonRose and Bob JohnsonMark KearneyElizabeth KeitelHillary KeitelJoe KeitelTony KeitelDavid Kogan

Julie and David LevineLeon MitchellBertine and Richard NixonMatias OrbeaJanice and Thomas PayneNicki and Greg PearsonDavid PorterHecky PowellJohn PowellCatherine and Bart RoccaMichele RogersEmma and Oliver RuffNancy and Ralph SegalJeff ShawGerri SizemoreJohn SmithMimi SpivackIngrid and Bill StaffordCollin and Tom WalderPeggy and Jim WhiteEleanor Whitney

Corporate SponsorsGold Sponsor:Hilton Garden InnSilver Sponsors:First Bank & Trust Joe Flanagan Acquirent, LLCISS Chicago Sound and

Communication

Sponsors:Church Street Barber ShopCrescendio, LLCIacuzzi AssociatesJohnson EnterprisesMark Goodman and

AssociatesMcMurray, Inc.Partnerdata, LLCRisk Management Solutions

of AmericaSunset Foods

Corporate DonorsBelgian Chocolatier PironBistro Campagne in

Lincoln SquareCanal ShoresDengeo’s RestaurantHecky’s BarbecueHighland Park Country

ClubHilton Orrington/EvanstonJudy I’s Fancy PiesInformity SystemsOceanique RestaurantPhoenix SecurityTen Mile House RestaurantTrattoria D.O.C.WGN Sales

Thanks to Our 2015 Golf Outing Contributors!

Ron Johnson, Rich Foreman, John Johnson and Everett McKissic.

Brad Swanson, P.J. Egebrecht, Sheila Doherty Roth and Todd Roth.

Michael Turner, Leon Turner, Dudley Brown and Rick Marsh.

Danny Speth, Paula Trauvetter, Beth-any Mullins and Jack Speth.

John O’Brien, Bill Maguire, Bill Speth and Tom Boggs.

Adrian Brewington, Jabari Porter and Marty Long.

John Hiatt, Jungmin Kim, Bruce Traan and Dennis O’Callahan.

Mike Laughlin, Martin Heffner and Richard Marberry.

Don’t miss next year’s golf outing, scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2016.

Willie Miller, Brenden Miller, Lindsey Miller and Steve Gilford.

Dick Lies, John Peterson, Al Butkus and Doug Frey.

Bob Reece, Matt Dylag, Donald Hall and Tom Hazlett.

Dave Futransky, Nancy Lieberman, Ingrid Stafford and Bill Stafford. Glen Estell, Fred Mangum and Jim Fox.

Bart Rocca, Mark Miller, Allan Alson and Hass Adamji.

Jane Peterson, Judy Iacuzzi, Sara Marberry and Trisha Ricketts.

Pat Hughes, Sr., Kyle Kurz, Pat Hughes, Jr., and Chris Rouch.

Bill Bridges, Andrew Studee, Jonathan Bridges and Sylwia Olak.

Rick Hodgdon, Marc Chalfen, David Adduce and Nick Adduce. Scott Solomon’s group.

Denny Cummings and Oliver Ruff.Joe Keitel and Sheila Keitel.

Simone Larson and Hill-ary Keitel. Lonnie Barefield.

Bob Reece.Lynn Hammell, Sandy Vitantonio, Courtney Hammell and Rita McKissic.

Ann Stevens, Pat Hughes, Sr., and Kyle Kurz.

S C H O L A R S H I P F U N D

Warren “Billy” herry

www.cherryscholarship.com Fall2015•Vol.19,No.2

Chairman’s CornerFirst, I have some exciting news—our 22nd annual golf outing was the most successful ever. A record 80 golfers turned out for the event at the Highland Park Country Club on June 27, netting $31,000 for our scholarship program. Thanks to the members of the Golf Committee, and particularly to co-chairs Bill Bridges, Jeff Doman, Joe Keitel, John Powell, Bob Reece and Bart Rocca.

Next, I would like to thank Tiffany Chap-man for her years of service as she leaves the Cherry board. At the same time I want to welcome two new members to the board: Matthew Hunter and Jake Rohde.

As always, I want to extend my heart-felt thanks to everyone on our outstand-ing board, and to the ever-growing com-munity of friends who support our efforts.

I invite you to join us for our next Award Dinner on April 24, 2016. And don’t forget the annual golf tournament scheduled for June 25, 2016.

I should point out that even during these challenging economic times, the Cherry Scholarship Fund has found a way to expand our outreach to part-time and graduate students. We need your help so we can continue our work of investing in the education of our youth. I sincerely hope you will consider making a contri-bution to the fund.

Finally, I think it’s important to note that several Cherry Scholarship recipi-ents are now teaching our future leaders. Without that scholarship, their dream might never have become a reality. Thank you in advance for your kind support.

Patty Cherry Reece

For 22 years, the Cherry Scholarship Fund has been helping young people from Evanston achieve their dreams of a college education. This year we would like to feature two scholars, one cur-rently attending college and the other from much earlier in our program.

Anamaria Rosales received Cherry scholarships in both 2014 and 2015. She is now in her sophomore year at the University of Illinois at Ur-bana-Champaign, where she is majoring in early childhood education with a concentra-tion in Spanish. She expects to graduate in 2018.

She is pursuing a program that leads to a professional educator license in early child-hood education with special education approval. She will not be certified to teach spe-cial education, but will have the knowledge and training to be able to detect learning dis-abilities in young students.

She plans to start her teach-ing career after graduating from U of I. She also wants to attend graduate school, and is looking into programs at Na-tional Louis University.

“I have benefited from my relationship with the Cherry Scholarship Fund not only because their financial assistance allows me to attend college and focus on my aca-demics rather than working to make ends meet, but also because everyone at Cherry is welcoming and support-ive,” Anamaria said. “I look forward to [Cherry interviews] because I know that I will be welcomed with smiles and people who genuinely care about how everything is going and who are willing to help in any way possible to ensure that I am successful.”

She added, “Everyone who is a part of the Cherry Scholarship Fund gives me hope that there are good people in the community who work hard to pro-vide opportunities to minority, low-in-come students such as myself, in order to make Evanston a better place. They inspire me and my fellow scholars to be just as enthusiastic about helping others as they are.”

Jerry Succes received his Cherry scholarship in 2000. Today he is the assistant principal at Willard School in Evanston. He began his career as a reading teacher and was assistant principal at Oakton School for four years before moving to Willard.

“I’ve spent my entire ca-reer in education, and all of it has been in District 65. I’m fortunate to be working in such a great school district that I attended myself as a child,” he said.

Jerry has maintained his relationship with the Cherry Scholarship Fund, co-chair-ing the Outreach Committee and serving on the Cherry board from 2004 to 2014. “It’s a great feeling to be in-volved in an organization

that has done so much and means a lot to so many people in the Evanston community,” he added. “I feel good to be part of it and assist whenever or wherever I can.”

Asked what he would tell a high school student about the Cherry Scholarship Fund, Jerry said, “It’s a great organization and they assist you after winning. It’s full of educators and leaders who will follow you and make sure you are successful. Once a Cherry winner, you are part of a great family.”

Anamaria Rosales

Jerry Succes

Contributors 11/1/2014–10/31/2015

IndividualsSheldon & Michele AbramsHass & Mary Daley AdamjiPaul & Pam Akins-SchanetteDavid & Joan AlexanderSue Ann Glaser & Allan

AlsonCinda & Fred AxleyVirginia AyersDon & Diane Lotko BakerLloyd BarberErik & Heather Barefield Lun Ye Crim BarefieldMr. & Mrs. David BennetJeanne Cleveland & Steve

BernsteinGessel & Sandra BerryKathleen E. Bethel James & Camille

BlachowiczSam & Anne BodineRobert & Susan BoonePeter & Judith BordwellPhoebe BradfordJan & Ron BraeutigamSue & Paul BrennerHazel & Elijah BrewerAdrian BrewingtonBill & Barbara BridgesMichael T. BrodyFred BrostoffDudley & Betsy BrownMargo & Paul BrownBetty & Harry BruggerTimothy & Vickie BurkeAl & Ellen ButkusRose Butler-HayesMargaret & Richard CagneyNancy CardenasDebora De Hoyos & Walter

CarlsonAlice CarterSidney & Marian CaselberrySharon CastlewitzTiffany & Cedric ChapmanGarland CheeksBernice CherryAlec Childress & Gail

Simmons ChildressMr. & Mrs. Joe ChildressMinnie ChoiceBarbara ClevelandEileen CohnCharles ColeJeffrey ConeyHarriet & Henry ConroeFrances K. Cook

Carmen Corbett Ludmilla CovenMr. & Mrs. Philip CrihfieldIsabel & Robert CurleyGerald & Marie DavidsonJames & Sharon DavisJim & Janet Alexander

DavisDiane D. DeanMr. & Mrs. Kenneth

DemanoMark DennisMike DessentPaul & Marilyn DixonSandra DrumkeEve EarlesRobert & Janet EderP.J. & Thomas EgebrechtJean & Donald EhlertMargaret EisendrathWilliam EngelhartStephen & Betsy EngelmanGreg Kinczewski & Mary

EricksonGlen & Jonnie EstellDonald FarleyJessica FeldmanFay FergusonMartin & Susie FineMarilyn FisherJames & Yvonne FogertyJim & Bonnie FoxSidney & Jackie FreedmanNancy FreemanAndrea & Peter FriedmanSy & Susan FrolichsteinElliot & Tamar Frolichstein-

AppelJohn FryeJohn & Nancy FullerRobyn GabelBenjamin GainesWilliam & Beth GeigerAlan Gerstein & Pauline

NoznickSteven & Anne GilfordPaul GorenDavid & Elizabeth GrahamMr. & Mrs. Dale GranchalekJody Garber GrossSandra W. GrossJoan & Guy Gunzberg Leon & Eunice GurnyCourtney HammellLynn HammellBarbara Whittier HansonJim & Kathy HardgroveSharon HarrisTom & Jan HazlettPatricia Heaston

Mary HeinsJudy & Bob HerbertWilliam HirschRichard HodgdonDelores & William HolmesLinda & Douglas HonnoldPatrick & Brigid HughesPatrick Hughes & Kathy

TisdahlFred & Artishia HunterAnthony & Judith IacuzziWilliam Jackson &

Stephanie BradleyJon & Faith JacobsonLisa M. & Tonisa N. JamesMarsha JamesEdward JamiesonGweneth G. JessenBarbara & Gary JohnsonC. Thomas & Ann JohnsonEmile A. JohnsonMatthew & Elaine JohnsonRobert L. & Rose JohnsonRon & Willette JohnsonPhyllis JohnstonMichael & Rhoda KaminSharon Glazer & Howard

KaneElizabeth KeitelHillary KeitelJoseph & Sheila KeitelTony KeitelRobert & Judith KempVivian KennerJohn KesslerJoyce B. King Greg & Nancy KlaiberJudith C. KlarfeldJudy KoonJane KotenRobert & Marian KurzMichael & Carolyn LaughlinPaul & Barbara LavrakasMr. & Mrs. Anthony LeePaul & Leslie LehnerBobbie LeonardCarl LevineJess E. LevineJulie & David LevineFredric & Lauren LevyRena LewinFlorine LewisGrace T. LewisBarbara LittleFrancine LivatinoCheryl Logan-Bottoms &

James BottomsWilliam LoganDonna LongMarjorie Priscilla Long

Chad & Leslie LuningDaniel & Catherine

MaerklinMarguerita ManettasFred & Ruby MangumRichard & Sara MarberryDenise MartinDick & Marilyn MaxenEarl & Joyce McDonaldLisa McDonaldEverett & Rita McKissicDonna McLinAuthur McZierAndrew & Linda

MendelsonMark Miller & Anita

WeinbergWillie & Teel MillerFrank & Ione MiralgioGeorge MitchellLeon MitchellYvonne L. Mitchell Peter & Margaret MorrisRichard MorrisLorraine MortonPeter Mudd Bethany MullinsSteve & Carol MullinsTanine Murdock Susan Derex & Jerry

MurphyJanet NeimanPatricia & Charles NelsonEllen NewcomerJudy NewtonBertine & Dick NixonDonna NovemberFrances O’BrienDennis & Melanie

O’CallahanAnne O’ConnorRev. Robert OldershawCathy & Tom OmundsonStuart & Sara OpdyckeJames ParkerKathleen ParrisFelisha ParsonsDaniel PaschenThomas & Janice PayneJennifer & Anthony PeachNicki & Greg PearsonErnest PerryJean PerryJohn & Jane PetersonSteven & Helene

Zimmerman PlotkinDavid PorterRebecca PotterCheryl Judice & Hecky

Powell

John & Susan PowellBonnie PriceCarol PrietoAlyssa M. PritzTheresa QuattrockiBarbara RabyneHeidi RandhavaMargaret & Conyers

RansomVincent RansomHugh & Anne ReamsRobert & Patty Cherry

ReeceAl ReidEllen ReynoldsSandra L. RichardsEugene & Jane RingEdward & Lavada RobinsonMorris & Margo RobinsonBart & Catherine RoccaRon RodgersSteven RogersJudith & Allan RosenblumTodd Roth & Shelia

DohertyEmma & Oliver RuffRenee & Eugene SalamonVirginia SandersBurvin SaundersElaine SchultzCarl SchunkRalph & Nancy SegallSheppard ShanleyMarcia Shannon-JonesYvonne & Butler L. SharpeTerry SimmonsGerri SizemoreLouis & Eleanor SkydellEleanor Sloan WhitneyEdna A. SmithTracey SmithScott & Jennifer SolomonBrandon SparlingLynn & Skip SperlingWilliam & Matty SpethMiriam SpivackBill & Ingrid StaffordCharles & Renate StaleyMargo SternAnn StevensSteve & Carol StraussJerry & Lori SuccesGloria Callaci & Larry

SuffredinTanya SugarmanBen SultzBrenda TaylorVince TaylorMark Tendam & Neal

Moglin

Our Thanks…Dr. Eugene ThomasMary Maxwell ThomasElizabeth TisdahlKate & Danny ToddDiane & Stephen ToshAbby TruebloodLois VickTina VinsonSandra Vitantonio & Denny

CummingsTom & Collin WalderJames Walker Jr.Toly WalkerJohn & Gail WardChantel WashingtonJoel & Meera WerthMary Ann & Michael

WestonRay & Mary Anne WexlerJames & Peggy WhiteEleanor WicksKenneth WidemanMary WilkersonJoann WilkinDorothy WilliamsEmory WilliamsMabel WilliamsArthur & Bette Jean WilmotJeremy & Mary Jane WilsonEric & Cynthia

WitherspoonGilda & Michael WinfieldOlga WolzLeon WoolMelissa WynnePaul & Patricia ZelinskiPaula ZelinskiPhil & Susan ZeraBarbara A. Zimmer

Tribute GiftsIn honor of:David Bowen & Elie SatoGavin James JandoraDavid LevineMildred SpectorMimi SpivackIn memory of:Dr. William CunninghamGloria KerrillRichard Lowenstein Raymond McDonald

BusinessesAcquirent, LLCAYCOBalasa Dinverno & Foltz

LLCJohn J. Cahill, Inc.Chicago Sound &

Communication, Inc.Dental Professionals of

EvanstonEdge Portfolio ManagementEPS Environmental ServicesFirst Bank & Trust Charity

FundInformity SystemsJeff Grovak Super PressJohnson EnterprisesMark Goodman &

AssociatesMcDowell & DrewMcMurray, Inc.PCS Adminstration (USA),

Inc.Phoenix Security Ltd.Risk Management Solutions

of AmericaRomano Wealth

ManagementSenior HelpersSunset Foods

FoundationsBrenner Family FoundationBrewer Family FoundationB.T. Rocca FoundationChicago Community

FoundationDr. Laurence A. Mack

Memorial FundElizabeth Beidler Tisdahl

FoundationEvanston Community

FoundationHagerty Altenbernd Family

Charitable FundKellcie FundLewis-Sebring Family

FoundationRichard and Margaret

Romano Charitable TrustSeabury Foundation

Dates to RememberThe Cherry Scholarship Fund is looking for scholars—students who may have struggled in high school, but who love kids and are dedicated to work-ing with young people. Please help by encouraging deserving individuals from the Evanston community, particularly those who will graduate from ETHS in 2016, to apply for a Cherry Scholarship. And please note that schol-arships are now available for part-time and graduate students.

2015-2016 dates:Applications available – Dec. 1, 2015Application Deadline – March 15, 2016Interviews – April 10, 2016Award Dinner – April 24, 2016Golf Tournament – June 25, 2016

OFFICERSPatty Cherry Reece,

ChairmanRobert Reece, PresidentAnn Stevens, 1st Vice

PresidentMimi Spivack, 2nd Vice

PresidentSandra Vitantonio,

SecretarySteve Strauss, TreasurerWilliam Speth, Member

at large

DIRECTORSPam Akins-SchanetteLun Ye Crim BarefieldElijah BrewerBill BridgesCourtney HammellLynn HammellFred Hunter, IIIMatthew HunterTimon JandoraRose JohnsonJoe KeitelDavid LevineDennis O’CallahanNicki PearsonJake RohdeOliver RuffGeraldine SizemoreAbby TruebloodToly Walker

ADVISORYCOMMITTEEAllan AlsonSteve BernsteinMark DennisJoseph FlanaganJames FoxPaul GorenSeth GreenDelores HolmesLaurie LevyLorraine MortonHarvette NelsonRev. Robert OldershawStuart OpdyckeHecky PowellEvelyn RadenElizabeth TisdahlEric WitherspoonCheryl Wollin

Cherry Board of Directors 2015

The mission of the Warren W. “Billy” Cher-ry Scholarship Fund, named in memory of a much-loved and re-spected Evanston edu-cator, is to perpetuate his total acceptance of all people, his com-mitment to the high-est standards of educa-tional excellence, and his energetic dedica-tion to enriching the children and institu-tions of Evanston. For more information, visit www.cherryscholarship.com.

The Cherry Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.Contributions can be made online at the Cherry website: www.cherryscholarship.comContributions can also be mailed to:

Warren W. “Billy” Cherry Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 0944 Evanston, IL 60204-0944

Inspired scholars shape careers

S C H O L A R S H I P F U N D

Warren “Billy” herry

www.cherryscholarship.com Fall2015•Vol.19,No.2

Chairman’s CornerFirst, I have some exciting news—our 22nd annual golf outing was the most successful ever. A record 80 golfers turned out for the event at the Highland Park Country Club on June 27, netting $31,000 for our scholarship program. Thanks to the members of the Golf Committee, and particularly to co-chairs Bill Bridges, Jeff Doman, Joe Keitel, John Powell, Bob Reece and Bart Rocca.

Next, I would like to thank Tiffany Chap-man for her years of service as she leaves the Cherry board. At the same time I want to welcome two new members to the board: Matthew Hunter and Jake Rohde.

As always, I want to extend my heart-felt thanks to everyone on our outstand-ing board, and to the ever-growing com-munity of friends who support our efforts.

I invite you to join us for our next Award Dinner on April 24, 2016. And don’t forget the annual golf tournament scheduled for June 25, 2016.

I should point out that even during these challenging economic times, the Cherry Scholarship Fund has found a way to expand our outreach to part-time and graduate students. We need your help so we can continue our work of investing in the education of our youth. I sincerely hope you will consider making a contri-bution to the fund.

Finally, I think it’s important to note that several Cherry Scholarship recipi-ents are now teaching our future leaders. Without that scholarship, their dream might never have become a reality. Thank you in advance for your kind support.

Patty Cherry Reece

For 22 years, the Cherry Scholarship Fund has been helping young people from Evanston achieve their dreams of a college education. This year we would like to feature two scholars, one cur-rently attending college and the other from much earlier in our program.

Anamaria Rosales received Cherry scholarships in both 2014 and 2015. She is now in her sophomore year at the University of Illinois at Ur-bana-Champaign, where she is majoring in early childhood education with a concentra-tion in Spanish. She expects to graduate in 2018.

She is pursuing a program that leads to a professional educator license in early child-hood education with special education approval. She will not be certified to teach spe-cial education, but will have the knowledge and training to be able to detect learning dis-abilities in young students.

She plans to start her teach-ing career after graduating from U of I. She also wants to attend graduate school, and is looking into programs at Na-tional Louis University.

“I have benefited from my relationship with the Cherry Scholarship Fund not only because their financial assistance allows me to attend college and focus on my aca-demics rather than working to make ends meet, but also because everyone at Cherry is welcoming and support-ive,” Anamaria said. “I look forward to [Cherry interviews] because I know that I will be welcomed with smiles and people who genuinely care about how everything is going and who are willing to help in any way possible to ensure that I am successful.”

She added, “Everyone who is a part of the Cherry Scholarship Fund gives me hope that there are good people in the community who work hard to pro-vide opportunities to minority, low-in-come students such as myself, in order to make Evanston a better place. They inspire me and my fellow scholars to be just as enthusiastic about helping others as they are.”

Jerry Succes received his Cherry scholarship in 2000. Today he is the assistant principal at Willard School in Evanston. He began his career as a reading teacher and was assistant principal at Oakton School for four years before moving to Willard.

“I’ve spent my entire ca-reer in education, and all of it has been in District 65. I’m fortunate to be working in such a great school district that I attended myself as a child,” he said.

Jerry has maintained his relationship with the Cherry Scholarship Fund, co-chair-ing the Outreach Committee and serving on the Cherry board from 2004 to 2014. “It’s a great feeling to be in-volved in an organization

that has done so much and means a lot to so many people in the Evanston community,” he added. “I feel good to be part of it and assist whenever or wherever I can.”

Asked what he would tell a high school student about the Cherry Scholarship Fund, Jerry said, “It’s a great organization and they assist you after winning. It’s full of educators and leaders who will follow you and make sure you are successful. Once a Cherry winner, you are part of a great family.”

Anamaria Rosales

Jerry Succes

Contributors 11/1/2014–10/31/2015

IndividualsSheldon & Michele AbramsHass & Mary Daley AdamjiPaul & Pam Akins-SchanetteDavid & Joan AlexanderSue Ann Glaser & Allan

AlsonCinda & Fred AxleyVirginia AyersDon & Diane Lotko BakerLloyd BarberErik & Heather Barefield Lun Ye Crim BarefieldMr. & Mrs. David BennetJeanne Cleveland & Steve

BernsteinGessel & Sandra BerryKathleen E. Bethel James & Camille

BlachowiczSam & Anne BodineRobert & Susan BoonePeter & Judith BordwellPhoebe BradfordJan & Ron BraeutigamSue & Paul BrennerHazel & Elijah BrewerAdrian BrewingtonBill & Barbara BridgesMichael T. BrodyFred BrostoffDudley & Betsy BrownMargo & Paul BrownBetty & Harry BruggerTimothy & Vickie BurkeAl & Ellen ButkusRose Butler-HayesMargaret & Richard CagneyNancy CardenasDebora De Hoyos & Walter

CarlsonAlice CarterSidney & Marian CaselberrySharon CastlewitzTiffany & Cedric ChapmanGarland CheeksBernice CherryAlec Childress & Gail

Simmons ChildressMr. & Mrs. Joe ChildressMinnie ChoiceBarbara ClevelandEileen CohnCharles ColeJeffrey ConeyHarriet & Henry ConroeFrances K. Cook

Carmen Corbett Ludmilla CovenMr. & Mrs. Philip CrihfieldIsabel & Robert CurleyGerald & Marie DavidsonJames & Sharon DavisJim & Janet Alexander

DavisDiane D. DeanMr. & Mrs. Kenneth

DemanoMark DennisMike DessentPaul & Marilyn DixonSandra DrumkeEve EarlesRobert & Janet EderP.J. & Thomas EgebrechtJean & Donald EhlertMargaret EisendrathWilliam EngelhartStephen & Betsy EngelmanGreg Kinczewski & Mary

EricksonGlen & Jonnie EstellDonald FarleyJessica FeldmanFay FergusonMartin & Susie FineMarilyn FisherJames & Yvonne FogertyJim & Bonnie FoxSidney & Jackie FreedmanNancy FreemanAndrea & Peter FriedmanSy & Susan FrolichsteinElliot & Tamar Frolichstein-

AppelJohn FryeJohn & Nancy FullerRobyn GabelBenjamin GainesWilliam & Beth GeigerAlan Gerstein & Pauline

NoznickSteven & Anne GilfordPaul GorenDavid & Elizabeth GrahamMr. & Mrs. Dale GranchalekJody Garber GrossSandra W. GrossJoan & Guy Gunzberg Leon & Eunice GurnyCourtney HammellLynn HammellBarbara Whittier HansonJim & Kathy HardgroveSharon HarrisTom & Jan HazlettPatricia Heaston

Mary HeinsJudy & Bob HerbertWilliam HirschRichard HodgdonDelores & William HolmesLinda & Douglas HonnoldPatrick & Brigid HughesPatrick Hughes & Kathy

TisdahlFred & Artishia HunterAnthony & Judith IacuzziWilliam Jackson &

Stephanie BradleyJon & Faith JacobsonLisa M. & Tonisa N. JamesMarsha JamesEdward JamiesonGweneth G. JessenBarbara & Gary JohnsonC. Thomas & Ann JohnsonEmile A. JohnsonMatthew & Elaine JohnsonRobert L. & Rose JohnsonRon & Willette JohnsonPhyllis JohnstonMichael & Rhoda KaminSharon Glazer & Howard

KaneElizabeth KeitelHillary KeitelJoseph & Sheila KeitelTony KeitelRobert & Judith KempVivian KennerJohn KesslerJoyce B. King Greg & Nancy KlaiberJudith C. KlarfeldJudy KoonJane KotenRobert & Marian KurzMichael & Carolyn LaughlinPaul & Barbara LavrakasMr. & Mrs. Anthony LeePaul & Leslie LehnerBobbie LeonardCarl LevineJess E. LevineJulie & David LevineFredric & Lauren LevyRena LewinFlorine LewisGrace T. LewisBarbara LittleFrancine LivatinoCheryl Logan-Bottoms &

James BottomsWilliam LoganDonna LongMarjorie Priscilla Long

Chad & Leslie LuningDaniel & Catherine

MaerklinMarguerita ManettasFred & Ruby MangumRichard & Sara MarberryDenise MartinDick & Marilyn MaxenEarl & Joyce McDonaldLisa McDonaldEverett & Rita McKissicDonna McLinAuthur McZierAndrew & Linda

MendelsonMark Miller & Anita

WeinbergWillie & Teel MillerFrank & Ione MiralgioGeorge MitchellLeon MitchellYvonne L. Mitchell Peter & Margaret MorrisRichard MorrisLorraine MortonPeter Mudd Bethany MullinsSteve & Carol MullinsTanine Murdock Susan Derex & Jerry

MurphyJanet NeimanPatricia & Charles NelsonEllen NewcomerJudy NewtonBertine & Dick NixonDonna NovemberFrances O’BrienDennis & Melanie

O’CallahanAnne O’ConnorRev. Robert OldershawCathy & Tom OmundsonStuart & Sara OpdyckeJames ParkerKathleen ParrisFelisha ParsonsDaniel PaschenThomas & Janice PayneJennifer & Anthony PeachNicki & Greg PearsonErnest PerryJean PerryJohn & Jane PetersonSteven & Helene

Zimmerman PlotkinDavid PorterRebecca PotterCheryl Judice & Hecky

Powell

John & Susan PowellBonnie PriceCarol PrietoAlyssa M. PritzTheresa QuattrockiBarbara RabyneHeidi RandhavaMargaret & Conyers

RansomVincent RansomHugh & Anne ReamsRobert & Patty Cherry

ReeceAl ReidEllen ReynoldsSandra L. RichardsEugene & Jane RingEdward & Lavada RobinsonMorris & Margo RobinsonBart & Catherine RoccaRon RodgersSteven RogersJudith & Allan RosenblumTodd Roth & Shelia

DohertyEmma & Oliver RuffRenee & Eugene SalamonVirginia SandersBurvin SaundersElaine SchultzCarl SchunkRalph & Nancy SegallSheppard ShanleyMarcia Shannon-JonesYvonne & Butler L. SharpeTerry SimmonsGerri SizemoreLouis & Eleanor SkydellEleanor Sloan WhitneyEdna A. SmithTracey SmithScott & Jennifer SolomonBrandon SparlingLynn & Skip SperlingWilliam & Matty SpethMiriam SpivackBill & Ingrid StaffordCharles & Renate StaleyMargo SternAnn StevensSteve & Carol StraussJerry & Lori SuccesGloria Callaci & Larry

SuffredinTanya SugarmanBen SultzBrenda TaylorVince TaylorMark Tendam & Neal

Moglin

Our Thanks…Dr. Eugene ThomasMary Maxwell ThomasElizabeth TisdahlKate & Danny ToddDiane & Stephen ToshAbby TruebloodLois VickTina VinsonSandra Vitantonio & Denny

CummingsTom & Collin WalderJames Walker Jr.Toly WalkerJohn & Gail WardChantel WashingtonJoel & Meera WerthMary Ann & Michael

WestonRay & Mary Anne WexlerJames & Peggy WhiteEleanor WicksKenneth WidemanMary WilkersonJoann WilkinDorothy WilliamsEmory WilliamsMabel WilliamsArthur & Bette Jean WilmotJeremy & Mary Jane WilsonEric & Cynthia

WitherspoonGilda & Michael WinfieldOlga WolzLeon WoolMelissa WynnePaul & Patricia ZelinskiPaula ZelinskiPhil & Susan ZeraBarbara A. Zimmer

Tribute GiftsIn honor of:David Bowen & Elie SatoGavin James JandoraDavid LevineMildred SpectorMimi SpivackIn memory of:Dr. William CunninghamGloria KerrillRichard Lowenstein Raymond McDonald

BusinessesAcquirent, LLCAYCOBalasa Dinverno & Foltz

LLCJohn J. Cahill, Inc.Chicago Sound &

Communication, Inc.Dental Professionals of

EvanstonEdge Portfolio ManagementEPS Environmental ServicesFirst Bank & Trust Charity

FundInformity SystemsJeff Grovak Super PressJohnson EnterprisesMark Goodman &

AssociatesMcDowell & DrewMcMurray, Inc.PCS Adminstration (USA),

Inc.Phoenix Security Ltd.Risk Management Solutions

of AmericaRomano Wealth

ManagementSenior HelpersSunset Foods

FoundationsBrenner Family FundBrewer Family FoundationB.T. Rocca FoundationChicago Community

FoundationDr. Laurence A. Mack

Memorial FundElizabeth Beidler Tisdahl

FoundationEvanston Community

FoundationHagerty Altenbernd Family

Charitable FundKellcie FundLewis-Sebring Family

FoundationRichard and Margaret

Romano Charitable TrustSeabury Foundation

Dates to RememberThe Cherry Scholarship Fund is looking for scholars—students who may have struggled in high school, but who love kids and are dedicated to work-ing with young people. Please help by encouraging deserving individuals from the Evanston community, particularly those who will graduate from ETHS in 2016, to apply for a Cherry Scholarship. And please note that schol-arships are now available for part-time and graduate students.

2015-2016 dates:Applications available – Dec. 1, 2015Application Deadline – March 15, 2016Interviews – April 10, 2016Award Dinner – April 24, 2016Golf Tournament – June 25, 2016

OFFICERSPatty Cherry Reece,

ChairmanRobert Reece, PresidentAnn Stevens, 1st Vice

PresidentMimi Spivack, 2nd Vice

PresidentSandra Vitantonio,

SecretarySteve Strauss, TreasurerWilliam Speth, Member

at large

DIRECTORSPam Akins-SchanetteLun Ye Crim BarefieldElijah BrewerBill BridgesCourtney HammellLynn HammellFred Hunter, IIIMatthew HunterTimon JandoraRose JohnsonJoe KeitelDavid LevineDennis O’CallahanNicki PearsonJake RohdeOliver RuffGeraldine SizemoreAbby TruebloodToly Walker

ADVISORYCOMMITTEEAllan AlsonSteve BernsteinMark DennisJoseph FlanaganJames FoxPaul GorenSeth GreenDelores HolmesLaurie LevyLorraine MortonHarvette NelsonRev. Robert OldershawStuart OpdyckeHecky PowellEvelyn RadenElizabeth TisdahlEric WitherspoonCheryl Wollin

Cherry Board of Directors 2015

The mission of the Warren W. “Billy” Cher-ry Scholarship Fund, named in memory of a much-loved and re-spected Evanston edu-cator, is to perpetuate his total acceptance of all people, his com-mitment to the high-est standards of educa-tional excellence, and his energetic dedica-tion to enriching the children and institu-tions of Evanston. For more information, visit www.cherryscholarship.com.

The Cherry Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.Contributions can be made online at the Cherry website: www.cherryscholarship.comContributions can also be mailed to:

Warren W. “Billy” Cherry Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 0944 Evanston, IL 60204-0944

Inspired scholars shape careers