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IMUA Scholarship Program
The IMUA Scholarship Program was established to recognize outstanding young men and women in our member communities and increase awareness of the value municipally owned utility systems bring to their communities.
IMUA has awarded over 100 scholarships since the year 2000, totaling $78,000.
Graduating High School Seniors whose families reside in (or take utility service from) an IMUA municipality are eligible to participate in our scholarship essay contest. Each winner receives a $1,000 award from IMUA to be used for college tuition and other college related expenses.
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Click the map to see if you live in one of our eligible communities
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Essay topics are established in the spring and contestants must submit their essays by the deadline date. Essays are judged by an impartial panel.
For more information on this year's essay topics and deadlines, please contact DeeDee Bunch at dbunch@imea.org or 217-789-4632
| The 2026 IMUA scholarship winners are: |
| Thomas Humphrey - Springfield | | Gavin Fay - Springfield | | Caden Klay - Breese | | Grace Huddleston - Freeburg |
IMUA thanks the following Associate Members and Municipalities for their donations to the Scholarship Program:
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IMUA Members |
| A Star Electric Company | | Altec Industries, Inc. | | BHMG Engineers, Inc. | | MasTec | | Power Line Supply | | QP Testing LLC | | Sunbelt Solomon | | The L.E. Myers Co. | | The Okonite Company | | Utilitra | | Vermeer Midwest |
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| Altamont | | Batavia | | Bethany | | Bushnell | | Carlyle | | Chatham | | Cobden | | Flora | | Geneseo | | Highland | | Oglesby | | Princeton | | Rantoul | | Rock Falls | | Springfield/CWLP | | St. Charles | | Waterloo |
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IMUA also thanks our Scholarship Committee for their hard work and contribution to the program.
Members of the Scholarship Committee are: |
| Dan Cook - Highland, Chair | | Josh Eckart - Red Bud | | Eric Rowold - Geneseo | | Shannon Risley - Bethany |
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