CHANGING LIVES. TRANSFORMING OUR REGION.

Samaa Al Zirjawi

“It means everything to me to be selected as a Rockford Promise recipient. I’ve always imagined I would have a scholarship to pay off a portion of my tuition and that I would have to take out a student loan for the remainder of it. I’m so glad I’m not going to have to go that direction where a large part of my life after college would be spent working to pay off the loan.”

High School

Jefferson High School

Major(s)

Undecided

Cohort/Year

2025

College

Northern Illinois University