Chandlerville student named Cooke Foundation scholar
Darren Iozia
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Lincoln Land Community College Jennifer Haggerty of Chandlerville is among 72 students nationwide chosen as a Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholar.
Haggerty was chosen because of her achievements and will be given $40,000 a year for three years to complete her bachelor’s degree. She is a member Phi Theta Kappa honor society and is one of two Lincoln Land Community College students chosen for the 2021 All-Illinois Academic Team.
She was also named a 2020 Coca-Cola Leader of Promise Scholar.
Haggerty returned to college after 17 years in the workforce. She plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in nursing and hopes to attend graduate school to become a pediatric nurse practitioner.