Education Award Committee
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Award winner,
Ellasyne Loudenburg from Heyworth Jr. Sr. High School!
Ellasyne Loudenburg from Heyworth Jr. Sr. High School!
Pictured are a few of Ellysyne's fantastic works.
Teacher and Student Information:
The Illinois Heartland Decorative Artists are firm believers in the importance of art education to foster creativity and critical thinking in students. We understand well that funding for supplies for your art departments can be challenging. For these reasons, our membership voted to award $200 to each of three separate schools to be used in purchasing supplies for the art department. This will be done by having a random drawing of schools who respond to us via email.
To enter the drawing, simply send an email to jmquinlan58@gmail.com stating your school would like to participate in this drawing. Please include in the email your name, the name of the school and how the check should be made out if you are chosen as one of the winners. The deadline to email is March 2, 2026. The drawing will be held at our club meeting on March 21, 2026. Winners will be notified via email and a check sent to the schools accordingly.
Application deadline is April 2nd 2026
The Illinois Heartland Decorative Artists are firm believers in the importance of art education to foster creativity and critical thinking in students. We understand well that funding for supplies for your art departments can be challenging. For these reasons, our membership voted to award $200 to each of three separate schools to be used in purchasing supplies for the art department. This will be done by having a random drawing of schools who respond to us via email.
To enter the drawing, simply send an email to jmquinlan58@gmail.com stating your school would like to participate in this drawing. Please include in the email your name, the name of the school and how the check should be made out if you are chosen as one of the winners. The deadline to email is March 2, 2026. The drawing will be held at our club meeting on March 21, 2026. Winners will be notified via email and a check sent to the schools accordingly.
Application deadline is April 2nd 2026
AWARD WINNERS
2025-2026 Education Scholarship Winner:
$500 was awarded to Ellasyne Loudenburg from Heyworth Jr. Sr. High School. She plans to attend Illinois State University.
$125 awarded to the Heyworth Jr. Sr. High School’s Art Department.
2024-2025 Education Scholarship Winners:
$500 was awarded to Olivia Falk from Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School.
$125 awarded to Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School’s Art Department.
2023-2024 Education Scholarship Winners:
$500 was awarded to Joshua Pierce from The High School of Saint Thomas More.
$125 awarded to The High School of Saint Thomas More's Art Department.
2022-2023 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Jillian Lowry from Taylorville High School.
$250 awarded to the Taylorville High School's Art Department.
2021-2022 Education Scholarship Winners:
For the 2021-2022 School Year, this program was paused and no winner was selected.
2020-2021 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Lainey Banta from Tuscola High School.
$250 awarded to the Tuscola High School's Art Department.
2019-2020 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Josie Noonan from Pontiac Township High School.
$250 awarded to Pontiac Township High School's Art Department.
2018-2019 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Anna Brown from Hoopeston High School.
$250 awarded to Hoopeston High School's Art Department.
$500 was awarded to Hannah Schaumberg of Streator Township High School.
$125 awarded to Streator Township High School's Art Department.
2017-2018 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Alex Menke from Sullivan High School.
$250 awarded to Sullivan’s High School's Art Department.
$500 was awarded to Natalie Bready of Bloomington Central Catholic.
2016-2017 Education Scholarship Winner:
$1,000 was awarded to Michela Emmerich from Deerfield High School.
$250 awarded to Deerfield High School's Art Department.
2015-2016 Education Scholarship Winner:
$1,000 was awarded to Emily Goetting from Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School.
$250 awarded to Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School's Art Department.
2014-2015 Education Scholarship Winner:
$1,000 scholarship was a awarded to Brianna Zoschke from Springfield High School.
$250 was awarded to Springfield High School’s Art Department of the winner.
2013-2014 Education Scholarship Winners:
First Place:
$1000 scholarship was awarded to John McLuckie from Coal City High School.
Second Place:
$500 scholarship was awarded to Kelsie York from Altamont High School.
$250 was awarded to the Art Departments of both winners High Schools.
$500 was awarded to Ellasyne Loudenburg from Heyworth Jr. Sr. High School. She plans to attend Illinois State University.
$125 awarded to the Heyworth Jr. Sr. High School’s Art Department.
2024-2025 Education Scholarship Winners:
$500 was awarded to Olivia Falk from Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School.
$125 awarded to Bismark-Henning Rossville-Alvin Cooperative High School’s Art Department.
2023-2024 Education Scholarship Winners:
$500 was awarded to Joshua Pierce from The High School of Saint Thomas More.
$125 awarded to The High School of Saint Thomas More's Art Department.
2022-2023 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Jillian Lowry from Taylorville High School.
$250 awarded to the Taylorville High School's Art Department.
2021-2022 Education Scholarship Winners:
For the 2021-2022 School Year, this program was paused and no winner was selected.
2020-2021 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Lainey Banta from Tuscola High School.
$250 awarded to the Tuscola High School's Art Department.
2019-2020 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Josie Noonan from Pontiac Township High School.
$250 awarded to Pontiac Township High School's Art Department.
2018-2019 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Anna Brown from Hoopeston High School.
$250 awarded to Hoopeston High School's Art Department.
$500 was awarded to Hannah Schaumberg of Streator Township High School.
$125 awarded to Streator Township High School's Art Department.
2017-2018 Education Scholarship Winners:
$1,000 was awarded to Alex Menke from Sullivan High School.
$250 awarded to Sullivan’s High School's Art Department.
$500 was awarded to Natalie Bready of Bloomington Central Catholic.
2016-2017 Education Scholarship Winner:
$1,000 was awarded to Michela Emmerich from Deerfield High School.
$250 awarded to Deerfield High School's Art Department.
2015-2016 Education Scholarship Winner:
$1,000 was awarded to Emily Goetting from Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School.
$250 awarded to Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School's Art Department.
2014-2015 Education Scholarship Winner:
$1,000 scholarship was a awarded to Brianna Zoschke from Springfield High School.
$250 was awarded to Springfield High School’s Art Department of the winner.
2013-2014 Education Scholarship Winners:
First Place:
$1000 scholarship was awarded to John McLuckie from Coal City High School.
Second Place:
$500 scholarship was awarded to Kelsie York from Altamont High School.
$250 was awarded to the Art Departments of both winners High Schools.