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Robert L. & Joyce A. Golz Scholarship Endowment Fund

Established 2009

Robert L. & Joyce A. Golz
Robert L. & Joyce A. Golz

This fund was created to support scholarships for graduates of high schools in the City of Aurora or the City of Oswego.

Robert Golz (1934-2003) was born and raised in Aurora.  He was the son of the late Herbert Golz, the founder of Equipto Electronics in Aurora.

Mr. Golz joined the company in 1960 as vice president of manufacturing.  From 1979 to 1999, he served as the chief executive officer and later became the firm’s chairman of the board.

According to Joyce Golz, her husband placed a high value on the lives of his employees.  He often changed company policies to accommodate the schedules of working mothers.

He also limited the number of business trips in a year so that salespeople could spend more time with their families.

Joyce Golz  joined Equipto Electronics in 1960.  As the company grew, she became the sales supervisor and assistant to the sales manager.  She retired in 1999.

Mrs. Golz established this fund to honor her husband and the strong principles by which he lived his life.

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Neal Ormond

Donor & Fund Advisor

YEP has made me realize the importance of being involved in my community, and how to make a difference. There are a lot of problems in the world but if we can do everything that we can to help the world will become a better place. YEP has helped me realize this and encouraged me to help more people in the future.

Madi Porter

YEP Member

YEP was a great experience to have in high school. I became a more confident person, someone with a lot more perspective. Coming from a small school, YEP allowed me to branch out into my community, meet students from other schools, and learn about their backgrounds. I made some great friends and still keep in touch with them today.

Abby Vagnoni

YEP Alumni

Being a part of the Community Foundation scholarship committee is the highlight of my year. For many, a scholarship from the CFFRV is the reason they are able to continue reaching for their dreams and changing the future of our world. I hope each recipients knows just how inspirational they are to those of us who are lucky enough to read their stories.

Jessica Breugelmans

Scholarship Committee Member and Board Member

I am incredibly grateful for the generosity of the Zari Foundation Scholarship and the Community Foundation in supporting my education. I am majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in aerospace engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institue of Technology. In my spare time, I volunteer on campus, in the community and I’m also the principal violist in the symphony orchestra. I hope to make an impact on the next chapter of space exploration by eventually working at a groundbreaking aerospace company such as SpaceX or NASA.

Taytum Newell

Albert M. Zari Scholarship Recipient

Grant funds from the Community Foundation helped provide updated technology. These upgrades were transformative. By creating new time saving processes, it turned us into a more efficient organization.

Marie Wilkinson Food Pantry

Grantee

Education is important to us. We support causes that touch our lives and align with our values. We believe in paying it forward. We are here for a short time,, and it is the next generation that will take on what we leave behind.

Michelle Emanuel

Donor and Past Scholarship Recipient

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