Legacy Award Winners Announced

April 28, 2025
The Mendel Alumni Association is proud to announce the winners of the 2025 Mendel Legacy Awards. This is a very talented group of individuals who had stellar high school careers. We look forward to watching them continue to achieve their potential in their colleges of choice.
A total of $9,350 was awarded to these eleven talented and gifted individuals:
- Imogen Duffy (Bill Duffy ’64) – Benet Academy – Villanova University
- Abigail Bilsky (Jack Vlazny ’61) – North Port High School – University of South Florida
- Emily Block (John Block ’64) – Providence High School – University of Illinois
- Martin Radgowski (Bill Duffy ’64) – Benet Academy – University of Dayton
- Ryan Loehr (Don Larisey ’65) – St. Rita High School – University of Nebraska
- Joseph Gainer (Terry Gainer ’66) – St. Francis High School – Missouri Southern State University
- Henry Williams (Rich Williams ’62, John Giblin ’59) – Wheaton North High School – Valparaiso University
- Xavier Sellers (Bill McCullough ’71) – Valparaiso High School – Purdue University
- Declan Duffy (Thomas Duffy ’63) – Hopewell High School – Limestone University
- Madison Heitzmann (Dennis Heitzmann ’64) – Richard Montgomery HS – Penn State
- Thomas Losh (Thomas Losh ’73) – Homewood Flossmoor HS – University of Illinois
Congratulations to the Class of 2025!