As part of Quaker Window Products’ ongoing commitment to the local community and Quaker family, the 2025 recipients of Thomas M. Knoll Memorial Scholarships were announced. To be eligible, scholarship applicants must have a parent or legal guardian working at Quaker, or they must be an employee themselves. This year, nine TMK scholarships were awarded to the following students.
The scholarship awardees
Cooper Herzing, Fatima High School. Herzing is the son of Christina Herzing, Service Manager for Quaker’s Luxury Sales Division. He has chosen to attend the Institute of Culinary Education in New York, New York to study Culinary Arts.
Hayden Hoffman, Fatima High School. Hoffman has been a part-time student employee at Quaker for the past 2 years. This fall, he will be attending State Technical College in Linn, Missouri where he will study Diesel Technology.
Waylon Lenning, Vienna High School. Lenning is the son of Chase Lenning, Material Expediter in Quaker’s Wood Product Building, and the stepson of Terry Alexander II, Assembly Line Foreman in Quaker’s Louver Department. Lenning has also worked part-time at Quaker. He is set to attend Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, where he’ll be studying Physical Education/Coaching.
Karli Reinkemeyer, Fatima High School. Reinkemeyer has been a student employee at Quaker for the past 2 years. Later this year, she will be attending State Fair Community College in Sedalia, Missouri to study Dental Hygiene.
Kristen Robertson, Fatima High School. Robertson is the daughter of Marla Robertson, a Performance Analyst in Quaker’s Human Resources Division. Robertson has also been a part-time employee at Quaker. She’ll be attending Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, with a major in Elementary Education.
Natalie Sloan, Russellville High School. Sloan is the daughter of Jennifer Stanley, a member of Quaker’s Commercial Product Division. Sloan has selected Veterinary Medicine as her field of study with the intent of becoming a Vet Tech. She has elected to attend Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri.
Sam Struemph, Fatima High School. Struemph has been a part-time employee at Quaker the last two summers. He plans to attend Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas where he’ll be majoring in Architecture.
Eva Wildhaber, Fatima High School. Wildhaber is the daughter of Jacob Wildhaber, Quaker R&D Supervisor. This fall, Wildhaber will become a student at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, where she’ll major in Education.
Burke Winegar, Helias High School. Winegar is the son of Jeremy Winegar, Sales Manager for Quaker’s Luxury Sales Division. Winegar will major in Marketing when he begins classes this fall at the University of Missouri in Columbia.
About the scholarship
The TMK Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in 2004. To date, nearly $180,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to local high school seniors in their pursuit of higher education.