BACC Awards $4,000 in Scholarships to Local High School Students

(Barrington, IL 4/29/25) — The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) awarded $4,000 in scholarships to five local high school students at its Lauren Brown Memorial Scholarship Awards Luncheon on Thursday, April 24, hosted by the BACC Women’s Biz Net (WBN) at Biltmore Country Club in North Barrington.

The luncheon was generously sponsored by Barrington Bank & Trust, BMO Wealth Management, Alpine Foot Specialists, and Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital.

“The BACC Lauren Brown Memorial Scholarship is an investment in the future aspirations of our local youth,” said BACC President and CEO Suzanne Corr. “The scholarships are available to students who will be attending universities, community colleges, vocational or trade school programs to support their future careers.” The scholarship is named after Lauren Brown, a lovely young woman who worked for the Chamber for several years and lost her battle with cancer at the age of 29.

The Chamber’s 2025 Scholarship Award Recipients are: Brady Anderson, Olivia Chau, Dylan DeLeon, Julia Gonzalez, and Matthew Louis.

“Lauren Brown Memorial Scholarships are funded by Chamber members through many Chamber events such as the BACC Golf Classic, our Annual Dinner and Silent Auction, and our WBN activities,” Corr said. The BACC Golf Classic will be held on Monday, August 4 at The Club at Wynstone in North Barrington.

Through the years BACC has awarded over $95,000 in scholarships to local high school students. Barrington High School seniors, as well as any student who works for a BACC business, or any student whose parent works for a BACC business, are eligible to apply for the Lauren Brown Memorial Scholarship.

For more information visit the BACC website: www.BarringtonChamber.com

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From left: Ellaine Sambo-Reyther, BACC Past Chairperson; scholarship recipients Brady Anderson and Olivia Chau; and Hagop Soulakian of Barrington School District 220 at the BACC Scholarship Awards Luncheon. Not pictured are scholarship recipients Dylan DeLeon, Julia Gonzalez, and Matthew Louis. About the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC): The BACC (www.BarringtonChamber.com), founded in 1969, is an association of over 800 member businesses representing more than 1,800 business people dedicated to the success and prosperity of the 11 regional communities it serves: Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, Inverness, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Long Grove, North Barrington, Port Barrington, South Barrington and Tower Lakes. BACC promotes economic