Erin Nilles, second from left, of Venedy, Illinois, a 2022 graduate of Okawville High School, Okawville, Illinois, was selected as a scholarship recipient in the amount of $2,500 at the annual National Guard Association of Illinois banquet and awards ceremony in Springfield, Illinois, May 20.
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SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Erin Nilles, second from left, of Venedy, Illinois, a 2022 graduate of Okawville High School, Okawville, Illinois, was selected as a scholarship recipient in the amount of $2,500 at the annual National Guard Association of Illinois banquet and awards ceremony in Springfield, Illinois, May 20. Nilles will attend Southern Illinois University-Carbondale and study to become a dental hygienist. Pictured are from left, Lt. Col. Michael Okoniewski, 126th Air Refueling Wing, Nilles, Col. Timothy Newman, 108th Sustainment Brigade, and Lt. Col. Andrew Adamczyk, Deputy Director, Strategic Planning and Policy, Illinois National Guard and president of the NGAI. Okoniewski and Newman serve on the NGAI scholarship committee.


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