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Our Proud Past. Their Strong Future.
Since 1967, Harper College has been making a difference in the community and transforming lives. In 2017, Harper Distinguished Alumni launched the Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Fund to support future students.
Many of our Distinguished Alumni benefitted from scholarships while they attended Harper. Because others believed in them, they strived for excellence. Now, this group is joining forces to help others have the same opportunity for success.
2025 Distinguished Alumni Scholarship
The 2025 Distinguished Alumni Scholarship has been awarded to Ruveyda Aydin.
Ruveyda Aydin, the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Recipient, is a pre-med student pursuing an associate degree in science with a focus in biology at Harper College. Her passion for medicine was deeply influenced by her mother’s battle with cancer, inspiring her goal of eventually specializing in oncology. After Harper, Ruveyda hopes to transfer to Boston University to pursue a Biology–Neurobiology Specialization and engage in cancer-related research. The scholarship helps relieves her financial burden allowing her to focus on academics and gave her time to launch a cancer awareness club at Harper in partnership with the American Cancer Society, helping her turn personal experience into purpose-driven advocacy.
The award selection was made by a committee of Distinguished Alumni including John O'Halloran, Shannon Plate, Kari-Ann Ryan, and Peter Soby.
For more information on the Distinguished Alumni Scholarship, please contact Shannon Hynes at 847-925-6701 or shynes@harpercollege.edu.
Investing in a Strong Future
Scholarships show students that their dreams and goals matter and that others want to invest in their future. After graduation, the students you help support will become our society’s next generation of entrepreneurs, scholars, change makers and global citizens.
Your contribution to the Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Fund serves a dual purpose — by bettering an individual life, you better the world.
Learn more about our Distinguished Alumni and about investing in students at Harper College.