Candice Kosanke Selected as Groner Grant Recipient at Lake Forest College

2012 Oct 16

Candice Kosanke '14, of Lindenhurst, Illinois, was selected to receive a grant from the Grace Elizabeth Groner Foundation at Lake Forest College for their work at the Gorton Community Center during the fall 2012 semester. Kosanke is interning at the Gorton Community Center as an English/Communications/Media Design intern. At the Gorton Center, Candice is in charge of creating marketing material, updating the website, and running various reports on innovative software.

Lake Forest College was the recipient in early 2010 of a $7 million gift from alumna Grace Groner '31, who made international news for how she initially made her millions: through smart investing and frugal living. The Groner grant program funds select service projects for Lake Forest College students. The first Groner scholars were named in fall 2010.

Kosanke is a graduate of Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa, Illinois.

Lake Forest College is a national liberal arts institution located 30 miles north of downtown Chicago. The College has 1,500 students representing 48 states and 79 countries. On the web: www.lakeforest.edu.