Snodell Scholarship Reception
Wabash College recognized its newest group of Snodell Scholars, April 30, at a reception in Downers Grove, Illinois. The reception honored a group of incoming freshmen who will make up part of the Class of 2027. Snodell Scholars come from the Chicagoland area and the scholarships are a gift of Walt ’68 and Kathy Snodell.
Snodell Scholars
The incoming group of Snodell Scholars will be part of the Class of 2027 when they report to campus in August.
The cohort was honored at the Snodell Scholarship Reception, April 30, where they received their scholarship certificates. The scholarships are a gift of Walt '68 and Kathy Snodell.
The Snodells established the scholarship program in 2018 as part of the Greater Chicagoland Initiative, which was designed to help the College with recruitment and enrollment efforts in a region that Walt and Kathy both call home.
The Greater Chicagoland Initiative focuses on four components: scholarships; a Chicago-based admissions counselor; marketing; and support for recruitment events, outreach for students in Chicago, its suburbs, southern Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. The awards, for up to $10,000, are annually renewable for four years.
(from left) Hunter Otto '26, Blake McGee '25, and Declan Chhay-Vickers '26 chat before the reception begins.
President Scott Feller (left) welcomes Walt Snodell to the reception with a hearty laugh.
Upon arrival, Caleb Drousias '27 (left) and his father (center) meet with Kyle Vowell, associate director of regional admissions.
Vowell (back to camera) introduces himself to Luka Flaim '27 (right) and his parents.
Kathy Snodell (right) shares a light moment at the reception with Ayden Lutes '26.
Nate Jones '27 (right) receives a few directions from Vowell before grabbing lunch.
Blake McGee was an active listener in conversation.
Justin Gineris '25 (left) and his mother exchange pleasantries with Walt Snodell (center) as they locate seats.
President Feller (left) and his wife, Wendy, talk with a parent.
Vowell was a very entertaining emcee for the event.
Tim Stohl '27 (right) listens to the program alongside his mother.
Kathy Wunderlich is the member of the Wabash Board of Trustees and a parent of two recent graduates.
Chhay-Vickers is one of a large group of Snodell Scholars on campus.
Nate Dinger '05, senior vice president of Signature Bank, was one of the afternoon's featured speakers.
Walt (center) and Kathy Snodell (right) present the scholarship certificate to Flaim.
Drousias (second from left) receives his scholarship certificate from the Snodells, as Vowell (right) looks on.
Brady O'Rourke '27 (left) receives his scholarship certificate from the Snodells.
Walt Snodell, chairman and CEO of Peerless Industries, addresses the assembled audience.
The room was very attentive as Snodell Scholar T.K. Walls '23 shared some of his Wabash experiences.
President Feller spoke of the importance and impacts of philanthropy.
Snodell Scholars
The Class of 2027 Snodell Scholars poses with the Snodells (far right).
Snodell Scholars
All Snodell Scholars in attendance gather for a group photo.
Thomas Sherwin '26 (left) introduces himself to Isaac Jansen '27.
Gineris poses with the Snodells as his mother (right) snaps a photo.
Tyler Hardcastle '15 (right) talks with Drousius (left) and his father after lunch.
Jim Hawksworth '95, president of the National Association of Wabash Men, talks with tablemates following lunch.
(from left) Luke Cushing '27, Mike Kopecky '27, Christopher Wiatr '27, Drousius, and Stohl talk casually after the event.
Snodell Scholar Albert Bernhardt '26 gets a hug from his mother, Cate.