Photo by Mike Brothers
Sullivan athletic director Ryan Aikman presents Blake Stewart with the L.J. Hollonbeck Memorial Track Scholarship.

•May 18, 2016•

It takes more than money to chase your dreams, but it helps.

Sullivan High School counselor Krista Smith pointed out $300,000 in scholarships plus an additional $40,000 in local awards were given during the annual Awards Night held May 4 in the high school commons. Some 86 separate awards were presented during the evening.

As the awards were distributed, the locally funded scholarships demonstrated the community’s commitment to education in Sullivan schools.

The David Elzy Memorial Scholarship was presented by Scott Bales and Elzy’s daughters Ally and Abby to Grant King. Elzy was a 1986 Sullivan High School track record holder, who joined the Air Force serving in Desert Storm.

Greg Lane presented the Leon Lane Memorial to Alyssa Marshall. His father was born in 1926 and married their mother Evelyn in 1946. An auctioneer for 45 years, he served as Sullivan mayor until he passed away during his sixth term.

The Blake Lane scholarship was presented in memory of the 1998 SHS graduate who left SIU-C to become a lineman and was killed in a work accident in 1999. Kyler Houser was the recipient.      Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.