Sponsors include Chester Women’s Club, Chester Lions Club, Alice & Elmer Eggemeyer, Thomas & Pauline Evans, Knights of Columbus, Koeneman Family, Charles E. & Mary C. Lindwedel, TG Missouri, State of Illinois Resilience & Excellence, Western Egyptian, Mary Katherine Mueller, and Pat Mulholland
By Jim Beers
CHESTER – At Chester High School’s 2026 Awards Night there were approximately 40 different organizations and individuals that sponsored monetary scholarships to graduating seniors. These seniors had the opportunity to commit to attending collegiate institutions next fall.
In numerous situations, more than one scholarship was presented by the same entity, therefore, more than 60 scholarships were earned by Chester High School seniors. In this article, 14 of those scholarships will be announced as presented to eight different students. Individual presenters are also listed.
Scholarship Sponsor, CHS Senior Recipient (s), Presenter
Chester Women’s Club, Addison Gottschammer, P. Platt-N. Baughman
Chester Women’s Club, Camryn Wolff, P. Platt-N. Baughman
Chester Lions Club, Erin Liefer, Dr. James Kirkpatrick
Chester Lions Club, Ethan Colvis, Dr. James Kirkpatrick
Alice & Elmer Eggemeyer, Addison Gottschammer, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor
Thomas & Pauline Evans, Erin Liefer, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor
Chester K of C Council 3790, Ethan Colvis, Steve Colonel
Koeneman Family, Addison Gottschammer, Christopher Koeneman
Charles E. & Mary C. Lindwedel, Camryn Wolff, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor
TG Missouri, Emily Gruenewald, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor
Western Egyptian, Morgan Absher, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor
State of ILL. Resilience & Excellence, Morgan Absher, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor
Mary Katherine Mueller Memorial, Southern LaChance, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor
Pat Mulholland Memorial, Jessie Stumpe, Jennifer Cartwright, CHS A.D.
More College Scholarships and recipients will be announced in a later article. Non-Monetary awards were also presented at the 2026 Chester High School Awards Night Wednesday May 13. The event was held at the Chester Grade School Gymnasium due to the fact that the Chester High School Gym was being arranged to host the Chester Grade School 8th Grade Graduation.
Photos:
Chester Women’s Club Scholarships: Addison Gottschammer and Camryn Wolff. Presenter: Paula Platt. Jim Beers Photo
Chester Lions Club Scholarships: Erin Liefer and Ethan Colvis. Presenter Dr. James Kirkpatrick. Jim Beers Photo
Alice and Elmer Eggemeyer Scholarship: Addison Gottschammer. Presenter was Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor. Jim Beers Photo
Thomas R. and Pauline E. Evans Scholarship: Erin Liefer. Presenter was Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor. Jim Beers Photo
Chester Knights of Columbus Council 3790 Scholarship: Ethan Colvis. Presenter Steve Colonel. Jim Beers Photo
Koeneman Family Scholarship: Addison Gottschammer. Presenter Christopher Koeneman. Jim Beers Photo
Charles E. and Mary C. Lindwedel Scholarship: Camryn Wolff. Presenter Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor. Jim Beers Photo
Western Egyptian Scholarship, and State of Illinois Resilience and Excellent Scholarships: Morgan Absher. Presenter, Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor. Jim Beers Photo
Mary Katherine Mueller Scholarship: Southern LaChance. Presenter Jill Miesner, CHS Counselor. Jim Beers Photo
Pat Mulholland Memorial Scholarship: Jessica Stumpe. Presenter was Jennifer Cartwright, CHS Athletic Director