Ringenberg receives Bishop’s Scholarship from Quincy University

QUINCY — Quincy University recently announced Delaney Ringenberg as this year’s Bishop’s Scholarship recipient. She graduated from Quincy High School this spring and will begin at QU this fall.

In a press release, Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield said, “What strikes me about Delaney is her total commitment to service, one of the pillars of stewardship. Whether it was gathering gifts for struggling families at Christmas, collecting donations for the Lenten Rice Bowl, raising money for her parish’s sister parish in Haiti, collecting food for Catholic Charities or several other service related endeavors, Delaney exemplifies living as an authentic disciple of Christ not just in her parish community, but in the world. Her compassion for the needy and tireless work ethic to build people up with love, always having our Catholic faith as the cornerstone of everything she does, is incredibly refreshing in today’s world of selfishness. She is most deserving of this scholarship.”

The university awards the $10,000 Bishop’s Scholarship to one student on the recommendation of Bishop Paprocki. To be eligible for consideration, a candidate must belong to a parish in the Diocese of Springfield and have applied to QU. Candidates must be admitted to QU, choose to enroll and submit a statement describing their involvement in their local parish, the Diocese or the Catholic Church.

“I was so surprised when President McGee called and told me I was the winner of the Bishop Scholarship,” Ringenberg said. “I would like to thank my parish for helping me grow in my faith foundation. This gave me a head start to explore my faith life on my own personal level. My biggest thank you goes to Bishop Paprocki for choosing me as the recipient to this scholarship.”

The scholarship is subject to the university’s stacking policy, which limits awarded institutional dollars to the value of tuition. It is renewable for up to eight semesters of study as long as the recipient remains enrolled full-time and maintains a 3.3-grade point average at QU.

“I am excited to attend Quincy University to grow in my faith life and continue to serve and give back to my community,” Ringenberg said. “Winning this scholarship means so much to me, because I am able to go to the same university that my mom went to and my sister currently attends.”