Pete's Pals                                
The Peter J. Herchenbach Memorial Scholarship Fund                           

Michael graduated from Howard Taft H.S.. overcoming a lifetime of challenges from severe Crohn's and other disorders..   He will be a Freshman at Dominican University

Sydney graduated from Lakes H.S. despite the challenges of osteosarcoma and is a Sophomore Nursing student at Marquette University.

Dylan graduated from Barrington H.S.. overcoming the challenges of Ewing sarcoma, twice.   He is now a Junior in Carthage College's Allied Health Sciences program.

Abby graduated from Hershey H.S.. despite the challenges of Primary Ciliary Dyskineria and is a sophomore at Purdue University.

​Chadi moved form Morrocco to get brain tumor treatments in 2015, then had to conquer leukemia. His cancer is now in remission as he enters his junior year studies at Loyola-Chicago.

Olivia graduated from New Trier H.S. and lost her battle with Wilms tumor complications during her sophomore nursing studies at TCU in Ft. Worth. https://www.smithcorcoran.com/obituary/olivia-grace-sergot/

Ian graduated from Fremd H.S. and also recently graduated from the University of Michigan's Computer Science program.

Amanda graduated from Carmel H.S., and earned her 5th Pete's Scholarship to complete her Montana State University's Cell Biology & Neuroscience degree.

Jake graduated from Fremd H.S. and used his 4th Pete's Scholarship to graduate from Indiana University's Kelly Business School. He is now working at CDW.

​Shria graduated from Neuque H.S. in Naperville and is in her Junior year Biology studies at Loyola University in Chicago.

Liv graduated from Libertyville H.S. and is in her 4th year of the 6-year law degree program at DePaul University in Chicago.

Ethan completed his BA at St. Xavier University in Chicago and is now a professional illastrator.

Aunur earned his BA in Marketing & Graphics studies  and then his  Masters of Social Studies at the University of Illinois in Champaign.

Lauren studied at the University of Iowa and Harper College.

Joanna earned her journalism degree from Notre Dame in South Bend despite her mounting physical challenges caused by Freidreich's ataxia.  This courageous lady passed away October 17, 2018 at age 25.

Frank earned his Associates Degree in HVAC Studies from Harper College and is working in Chicago.

David completed two years of the University of Illinois' aerospace engineering program, and 4 of 5 years of his Syracuse University architecture degree before passing away on March 3, 2017. David epitomized the character and courage of our Pete's scholars.

Jim earned his BS in Computer Engineering at University of Iowa in 2014 and is a software engineer in Chicago.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimmy-couch/

Haley graduated in 2012 from the Honors University at Lake County College.  Haley continues to help others in Lake County with her hippotherapy skills.

Katherine graduated from Libertyville H.S. despite an emergency surgery which discovered Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma.  She is now recovering and will be a Freshman at Marquette University.

Brianna has overcome Omenn syndrome (SCIDS) and is an honored Senior accounting major at University of Illinois - Chicago.

Bobby graduated from Libertyville H.S.. overcoming the challenges of lymphoma and is now a sophomore at Illinois State University.

​Rosie graduated from Fremd H.S. despite constant health challenges from brain tumors since she was 3 years old.  She was a freshman at Harper College and is now studying art.

​Ashley is back attending UW-Parkside, with a few interruptions from challenges caused by MoyaMoya disease.

Cale graduated from Harvard H.S. and used his 4th Pete's Scholarship to graduate from North Central College's Interactive Media program.

Brad, from Spring Grove, spent a year recovering from a life changing double lung transplant and used his 4th Pete's Scholarship to earn his BS from UW-Steven's Point's Fisheries & Water Sciences.

Kelsey graduated from Libertyville H.S. and used her 4th Pete's Scholarship to earn her BSN at the University of Alabama and is now an operating room nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center.

Abbie graduated from Grayslake H.S. and is in her Senior year towards a Nursing degree at Purdue University.

Mayra graduated from Round Lake H.S. and studying clinical psychology at the College of the Holy Cross in Chicago.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdICMe5mEXHbzRz4796biYQ

Anna proudly earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy at Saint Louis University and is a practicing PT in Chicago.

Josh earned his Graphic Arts degree from McHenry Community College and is now an innovative graphic designer in Woodstock, IL.

Stephanie has completed her BS degree in Chinese Studies at  the University of Oregon, and is now an active international human rights advocate: https://www.hrw.org/about/people/stephanie-collins 

Cynthia finished both her undergraduate  Business Administration degree and MBA at Robert Morris University with honors and happily resides in Waukegan.

Kylene has graduated with her Nursing degree from Elmhurst College and is now a practicing Registered Nurse in the Chicago area, happily married and a mom!

Lauren completed her studies and missionary work at BYU majoring in History, met her husband Dan thanks to their mutual love of movies, and is happy and healthy in Indianapolis.

Jenna graduated with her BS in Nursing from St.Mary's at Notre Dame, was recently married, and is working in the Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, IL.

Jennifer graduated from Southern Illinios University and fulfilled her dream of being a fashion designer in New York City before succumbing to Freideich's ataxia on June 24, 2018 at age 25.

Marc (Pete's Scholar founding recipient) graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2013 but passed away in January 2014 at his apartment in Iowa City, IA, with his guitar at his side. He had an impressive lifetime despite compounding health challenges his entire life.