Rearview 2024: Signing Days, Conference Participation, Foundation & Scholarships
Between Signing Day events, student participation in national conferences and the number of scholarships that are created and awarded each year, we take pride in securing the future of our students.
Signing Days
New Blackhawk Students Recognized at Letter of Intent Signing Day
May 3: About 150 new students, family members and K-12 partners gathered Thursday morning for Blackhawk's Letter of Intent Signing Day. Read More
Stateline Manufacturing Alliance Hosts 3rd Annual Manufacturing Signing Day
May 21: Seventeen students committed to careers in the manufacturing sector through employment and training opportunities with six employers on Tuesday at Stateline Manufacturing Alliance’s 3rd Annual Manufacturing Signing Day. Read More
Conference Participation
Agriculture Students Participate in State, National Conferences
March 22: Students in Blackhawk’s Agricultural Program at the Monroe Campus competed in two conferences over the last two months, bringing home a number of awards. Read More
Blackhawk Students Participate in National Leadership Conference
May 15: The Blackhawk chapter of Business Professionals of America (BPA) took part in the BPA National Leadership Conference in Chicago from May 10-13 with four students participating in a number of competitive events. Read More
Foundation & Scholarships
Dr. Gordon Kronquist: Inspiring Futures Through the Barbara Kronquist Memorial Scholarship
In a tribute to his late wife, local pediatrician Dr. Gordon Kronquist established the Barbara Kronquist Memorial Scholarship at Blackhawk. Read More
Blackhawk Apprentices Receive $78,000 in Scholarships
Thirty-nine Blackhawk construction and industrial trade apprentices were selected to receive $2,000 Tools of the Trade scholarships from Ascendium to use toward the purchase of equipment, tools, clothing, tuition and more. Read More
Heartland Dental Launches Endowed Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Students
Heartland Dental has established a new scholarship to support aspiring dental hygienists through a $11,550 gift to the Blackhawk Technical College Foundation. Read More
D’Angelo Vernon Awarded IDEAL Opportunity Scholarship
D’Angelo Vernon, a 2024 Clinton High School graduate, is this year’s recipient of the IDEAL Opportunity Scholarship from the Blackhawk Technical College Foundation. Read More