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About the Scholarships


Floann and Hallie Hamilton Diagnostic Imaging Scholarship

Floann and Hallie Hamilton, longtime members of the KCH Auxiliary, established an annual scholarship to benefit a DeKalb County student enrolled in a diagnostic imaging curriculum.

Donate to the Floann and Hallie Hamilton Diagnostic Imaging Scholarship fund

Review instructions and policies for the Floann and Hallie Hamilton Diagnostic Imaging Scholarship

Apply for the Floann and Hallie Hamilton Diagnostic Imaging Scholarship. Applications are due by May 1st.


Dr. James J. Feeney Memorial Scholarship

Dr. Feeney, an obstetrician and gynecologist, was a medical staff member at KCH and its predecessor DeKalb Public Hospital for more than 40 years. His widow Kay and their daughters established a fund with the Foundation to award an annual $1,000 scholarship to a student pursuing a degree in medicine.

Applicants must be DeKalb County residents who have been accepted in a college-level, pre-medical curriculum as a full-time student or currently enrolled or accepted as a full-time student in an accredited medical school curriculum.

Donate to the Dr. James J. Feeney Memorial Scholarship fund

Review instructions and policies for the Dr. James J. Feeney Memorial Scholarship

Apply for the Dr. James J. Feeney Memorial Scholarship. Applications are due by May 1st.


KCH Physicians’ Medical Education Scholarship

Spearheading development of this fund is Photine Liakos, MD. Since its inception, the fund received nearly $6,000 in donations. Students from DeKalb County who are currently enrolled in medical school are eligible to apply for this scholarship.

Donate to the KCH Physician’s Medical Education Scholarship fund

Review instructions and policies for the KCH Physician’s Medical Education Scholarship

Apply for the KCH Physicians’ Medical Education Scholarship. Applications are due by May 1st.


For more information on these scholarship funds, or any other Kishwaukee Health Foundation fund, please contact the Foundation office at 815.748.9954.