Southwest Suburban Federation of Teachers
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Scholarships
Scholarships are available every year for both Local 943 members and/or their dependents. Listed below are links to pages with more information about these scholarships.
AFT Local 943 Scholarship
IFT Carl J. Megel Scholarship
IFT Robert G. Porter Scholarship
Illinois Retired Teachers Foundation Scholarships
AFT Robert Porter Scholarship
Chicago Federation of Labor William A. Lee Memorial Academic Competition Scholarship
Chicago Federation of Labor William A. Lee Memorial Random Drawing Scholarship
Union Plus Scholarship
CONGRATULATIONS LOCAL 943 SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Local 943 wishes both of our amazing winners for 2023 the best of luck and success in their future endeavors.
Massa Haj Ali
Massa Haj Ali attended Amos Aolnzo Stagg High School and plans to study Political Science at theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. We know her mother, Her mom, Majd Abu Al Rub, a teacher at Tobin Elementary School in Burbank District 111, is
happy to see her daughter embark on her educational journey.
In her studies, Massa wants to concentrate on International Politics on her journey to become a Public Defender to uphold the ideals of fairness and democracy.
Angeleah Vallianatos
Angeleah Valliantos attended Lemont High Schoo and aspires to pursue a degree in nursing. She will be attending the University of Arkansas. We are sure her mother Carole Vallianatos, a teacher at Tobin Elementary School in Burbank District 111, is excited for her to
begin her educational adventure!
Angeleah stated that as she grows in her nursing career, she will be aware of the policies that help her and her fellow nurses, together, as united workers, will enable them to give their patients the care they deserve.