Hannah Wright Wins 2014 Cervantes Scholarship

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The winner of the 2014 John R. Cervantes Memorial Scholarship is Moline High School senior Hannah Wright. Hannah will be attending John’s alma mater, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, this fall. She will be eligible to receive $1,000 each year she attends college, up to $4,000 in total aid. Over the past weekend, Hannah was part of a special ceremony honoring scholarship winners at the Butterworth Center in Moline, and was presented with her award by the Mary Little Deere – Fort Armstrong chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

From left to right: Marylou Witherspoon, 2013 winner Becky Lankford, 2014 winner Hannah Wright, Catherine Cervantes
From left to right: Marylou Witherspoon, 2013 winner Becky Lankford, 2014 winner Hannah Wright, Catherine Cervantes Roller.
Hannah Wright with her parents
Hannah Wright with her parents.