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POMP! is all about celebrating our graduating Scholars. Although we can’t yet gather in person, nothing stopped this year’s special POMP! to recognize our graduating Scholars and celebrate Evanston Scholars’ 10th Anniversary. On Friday, May 7, Evanston Scholars hosted its second virtual POMP! At POMP! 2021, we heard from Scholars as they shared their personal stories of what it's been like to attend college during the pandemic. A stirring feature of the program was our first-ever Virtual Toast, celebrating the graduates as well as Evanston Scholars' 10-year anniversary. We met the Scholars and learned about the impact of your support as we celebrated 10 years and took a look into the future. Proceeds from POMP! provide programming and support services to empower Evanston students who are first-generation college, students of color, and students from families with limited financial means to graduate from college and obtain strong jobs. Thank you to our Sponsors! Lead Sponsors 
Educator Sponsors 
Rich and Susan Gallun
The M.J. O'Brien Family Foundation Magna Cum Laude Sponsors 
Candice Green and Dave Schoenfeld
Jenny and Joe Higgins Suzanne and Dan Kanter Chris Ward and Lisa Fontoura Kristen and Michael Watson Valedictorian Sponsors 
Katie Dealy and Alan Polansky
Steve Galler Kathleen Hagerty Sharon Kamra and James Mahoney Chris and Maureen Kenney Liz and Steve Krupkin Cheryl Lulias and Peter O'Brien Laura and Jim Maloney Letitia and Jeff Mann Steve and Kristen Murtos Christa and Danny Ortegon Debbie and Michael Sear Nina Uziel-Miller and Rich Miller Dean's List Sponsors 
Linda Brown Blakley Julie and Tony Bordo Tony Burt and Karin Ruetzel Mary and Mark Collins Jennifer and James Denham Mort and Reva Denlow Laura and Dean Egerter Shannon and Grant Farrar Coley Gallagher and Brian Heckler Barbara Goodman and Seth Weinberger Becky and Jeff Kremin Michael and Carolyn Laughlin Craig and Kathleen Long Mark and Anne Malueg Danny and Jennifer O'Shaughnessy Denis and Martha Pierce Katie and David Porter Ian and Sheau-ming Ross Linda Schneider and Jim Cahan Honor Roll Sponsors 
Anonymous Barnett Family Al Belmonte Eileen and Shawn Budde David and Tiffany Chan Rachel and Adam Chiss Dan and Mary Beth Cox Jennifer Coyne Jean and Andy Fies Pam Gady and Gary Caplan Steve and Anne Gilford Richard Hemwall Sheila Hughes Rich Iorio and Irina Konstantonovsky Barbara and Jerry Israelite Laura and Jeff Jacobs William and Tanya Jenkins Betsy Katten and Steven Wernikoff Teresa and Thomas Klier Julie Levine Ruth Lovingood Dan and Susan Maslauski Therese McGuire and Robert Porter Beth and Stephen Miles The Newman Smith Family Doug and Judy Nickels Sue Pestine and Becca & Vera Nolan Gita Punwani and Alex Auseon Julia and Barry Sagraves Pam and Bill Swales The Tellers Kimberly Webster and David Cella Caryn Weiner and Howard Ellman |
Thanks for a great night! Friday, May 7, 2021 7:00PM-7:45PM Thanks to all who donated so generously to support our Scholars - you helped us reach our goal! Thank you to our POMP! Committees POMP! Co-Chairs
Elizabeth Bald Mary Finnegan Event Committee David Chan Mary Collins Linda Dorken Marya Frankel Tammy Johnson Liz Krupkin Kate Newman Nina Uziel-Miller Travis Wallace Host Committee Derrick Blakley Julie and Tony Bordo Mindy and Greg DeStefano Coley Gallagher and Brian Heckler Tulsi Gaonkar and Jason Davis Tanya Jenkins Becky and Jeff Kremin Cheryl Lulias and Peter O'Brien Mark and Anne Malueg Nicole and Perry Marks Bob and Patty Reece Michele Rogers Sheau-ming and Ian Ross Anja Spruston and Kevin Russell Pam Tingley Sachin and Kalpana Waikar Katy and Scott Walker Em Wilder Stella and Gavin Wilson Scholar Alumni Host Committee Ola Babalola -- University of Missouri, '20 Ashley Fox -- Morgan State University, '18 Kyler Garron -- University of Missouri, '19 Whitney Giroux -- University of Southern California, '20 Reggie Murphy -- University of Pennsylvania, '19 Dajah Russell -- Western Illinois University, '19 Yuli Salgado -- University of Illinois at Springfield, '20 Margarita Stoimenova -- Kent State University, '18 Travis Wallace -- Hope College, '18 Sarah Williams -- University of Minnesota, '18 Board Emeritus Host Committee Gary Caplan Melissa Denton Dan Israelite Liz Krupkin Michael Walker Regina Wootton |
Please contact Kay Israelite at kisraelite@evanstonscholars.org with any questions about POMP!
Proceeds from POMP! provide programming and support services to empower Evanston students who are first-generation college, students of color, and students from families with limited financial means to graduate from college and obtain strong jobs.
