In 1991, Delyte K. and Robert I. Zearing established a trust to be held by Heartland Bank and Trust Company in Princeton, Illinois, for the purpose of maintaining a perpetual education fund to be used for scholarships for selected students from Bureau County to attend the University of Illinois.
The scholarships are awarded by a selection committee and administered by a Wealth Advisor at Heartland Bank in Princeton and the Regional Superintendent of Schools for Bureau, Henry, and Stark Counties.
Recipients of the 2025 Delyte K. and Robert I. Zearing Scholarship are Abigail Brown, Abraham Wiesbrock, and Isabella Wittenauer. The recipients have impressive academic and extracurricular achievements. They will go far as they continue their academic career at the University of Illinois this fall!
For more information about the Delyte K. and Robert I. Zearing Scholarship or how to apply, please contact the Wealth Management department at our Princeton branch.