The 2022 Queen of the Mendota Sweet Corn Festival is adding to her accolades by receiving one of the LaSalle County Bar Association’s $500 scholarships. Board Scholarship Chairman Jim Reilly says Maya Martin of Mendota is currently enrolled at the Loyola University of Chicago and wants to get a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience. Although her ultimate career goal is to get a doctorate in neuropsychology and do research in neurodegenerative brain disease. While in high school she received a straight A average in Honors courses all four years of high school. She was also a class president, an Illinois State Scholar, and volunteered with “Feed My Starving Children” plus the Boys and Girls Club of America.
Jim Reilly LCBA Scholarship Chairman, Lisa Martin, Maya Martin, and Jason Martin
Mendota college student receives $500 scholarship from LaSalle County Bar Association
Aug 27, 2022 | 5:28 AM