2018 Howard county scholarship recipients announced

Community Fundation of Howard County awards more than $468,160 in scholarships for 2018-19 school year

June 7, 2018 -- Through the Community Foundation of Howard County, 178 scholarships and renewals from 60 scholarship funds have been awarded to Howard County students with an approximate value of $468,160, including the two Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships.

“These students are benefitting from the generosity of donors who want to help them build a successful future,” said Glenn Grundmann, scholarship chair for the Community Foundation of Howard County. “They are proud of the students and this community and it’s demonstrated through their giving.  We thank our donors for this foresight and encourage the recipients to continue the tradition of giving.”

The students and scholarships they were awarded are listed below:

Adams Rotary Memorial Scholarship
Darren Curry, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Shawn Gabriel, Indiana University School of Medicine
Kenzie Glassburn, Indiana University School of Medicine
Adrienne Johnson, Indiana Wesleyan University
Lauren Miller, Purdue University
Ryan Smith, Indiana University School of Medicine

Carl Anderson Scholarship
Andrew Ashburn, Western High School

Kathie Beatty Memorial Scholarship
Alex Taylor, Western High School
Renewals: Riley Carter, Stephen Schneider

Alex & Kitty Bell Scholarship
Paris McCullum, Bethune-Cookman University

Jenny Michelle Butler Memorial Scholarship
Luke Lushin, Western High School

Russena L. Comer Scholarship
Michelle Hunkeler, Purdue University

M. Joyce Cook Memorial Scholarship
Victoria Wunderlich, Western High School
Renewals: Allison McMinn, Brooke Treadway

Roy L. Crume Scholarship
David Hopkins, Rossville High School
Christopher Long, Tri-Central High School
Myles McIlrath, Kokomo High School
Nashton Reeves, Tri-Central High School
Madison Stover, Madison Grant High School
Emily Working, Ivy Tech Community College
Renewals: Keeland Amos, Clara Boles, Karina Davenport, Michelle Neidigh

Jesse W. Dunn Total Effort Award
Madison Wood, Kokomo High School

Max M. Earl Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Smith, Indiana University School of Medicine

Richard L. and Marion J. Eller Scholarship
Justin Ballinger, Northwestern High School
Renewals: Joshua Jarrett, Caitlin Kindig, Joseph Mast

Jean E. Farrar Fager Scholarship
Bret Lytle, Kokomo High School

Rick Fingleton Scholarship
Kaitlyn Vance, Eastern High School
Renewals: Zachary Baird, Aurora Parslow, Jonathan Carter

Fisher Medical Scholarship
Kenzie Glassburn, Indiana University School of Medicine

Betty E. Fowler Scholarship
Mitchell Grecu, Indiana Wesleyan University

John P. Fredrick Destination Education Scholarship
Emily Ogle, Kokomo High School

Tony Gabriel Student Athlete Scholarship
Presleigh Oger, Taylor High School
Peyton Tracy, Taylor High School
Renewals: Cole Braun, Liam Ireland

Hamilton-Middleton Scholarship
Andrew Ashburn, Western High School
Andrew Granfield, Western High School
Renewals: Brooke Jansen, Kelli Ketcherside

W.G. Harter Memorial Scholarship
Emily Ogle, Kokomo High School

C. V. Haworth Memorial Scholarship
Ashley Cone, Kokomo High School

June Brown Hill PEO Nursing Scholarship
Regan Gross, Northwestern High School

Don & Loretta Holihan Education Scholarship
Conner Loveless, Trine University

William S. & Susannah B. Hough Memorial Scholarship
Kaitlyn Alexander, Eastern High School
Craig Closson, Northwestern High School
Hannah Harrell, Kokomo High School
Kelsey Jackson, Indiana University Kokomo
Crystal Metz, Indiana University Kokomo
Brennan Storie, Northwestern High School
Renewals: Keegan Boring, Taylor Coram, Elizabeth Curtis, Brooke Haalck, Kindra Hamrick, Connor Hill, Nicolas Huff, Rachel Johnson, Paige Jones, Jacob Miller, Shelby Myers, Alyssa Pier, Nolan Stout, Rebecca Valdez

Howard-Tipton AFL-CIO Scholarship
Carlie Campbell, Taylor High School
Nathaniel Moore, Eastern High School

Melissa Anson Jarrell, DDS Scholarship
Heather Wright, Butler University

Patricia F. Johnson Scholarship
Demitra Novinger, Ball State University

Danny M. Keating Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Jadon Kosberg, Taylor High School
Ayden Richter, Taylor High School

Knolinski Family Scholarship
Megan Everett, Eastern High School

Kokomo Country Club Scholarship
Emily Martin, Northwestern High School
Sydney Murphy, Kokomo High School
Andrea Ralston, Western High School
Caden Sullivan, Taylor High School
Abigail Van Horn, Kokomo High School

Kokomo Early Risers Rotary Club Scholarship
Colton Pratt, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Kokomo High School “Spirit of 1961”
Bret Lytle

Kokomo High School Class of 1964
Kirsten Frey, Purdue University

Kokomo High School Class of 1969
Aaryan Morrison

Kokomo Rotary/Howard Dyar “Total Person” Award Scholarship
Christian Abney, Kokomo High School
Megan Everett, Eastern High School
Elizabeth Garber, Western High School
Allison Keene, Taylor High School
Andrea Larson, Eastern High School

Kokomo Rotary/Hod Peabody “Total Person” Award Scholarship
Emily Martin, Northwestern High School
Jan Wasmuth, Northwestern High School

Carolyn Jean Kratzer Scholarship
Hannah Morrow, Ball State University

Kathy A. Name Memorial Scholarship
Abigail Van Horn, Kokomo High School

John Henry Owens Scholarship
Katrina Witt, Eastern High School
Renewals: Faith Miller, Hannah Golding, Chad Wysong

Linda F. Pagel Memorial Scholarship
Brayden Clark, Western High School
Shalyn McCorkle, Tri-Central High School

Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship – Kokomo High School
Chardonnay Clark
Hannah Harrell
Nathaniel Hemmerich
Emily Ogle
Kyle Wade
Jane Worley

Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship – Western High School
Andrew Ashburn
Maia Campbell
Hannah Granfield
Luke Lushin
Andrea Peterson
Launa Steele

H.W. ‘Hod’ Peabody BSA Scholarship
Bryce Borden, Western High School
Spencer McDaniel, Northwestern High School

John Pitzer Scholarship
Zhan’e Bender, Kokomo High School
Ashley Cone, Kokomo High School
Hannah Harrell, Kokomo High School
Yuhan Li, Kokomo High School
Karyna Lohinova, Kokomo High School
Brittany Lucas, Kokomo High School
Renewals: Alexis Clark, Taylor Coram, Elizabeth Curtis, Philip Heilman, Nicolas Huff, Rachel Johnson, Shelby Myers, Kristina Tracy, Devon Orbaugh, Michaela Wade

Kathy Ann Pylat Scholarship
Launa Steele, Western High School

R.A.C.I. Scholarship
Stephen Markley, Taylor High School

Abby Kathryn Rethlake Memorial Scholarship
Ellery Bennett, Kokomo Area Career Center
Trinity Hunter, Kokomo Area Career Center
Cassidy Mullett, Summit Salon Academy
Kandra Stout, Summit Salon Academy
Kala Wines, Summit Salon Academy

Judy and Dennis Schulte Scholarship
Zach Rodgers, Northwestern High School

Shuckstrong Scholarship
Brennan Storie, Northwestern High School

Mike Stegall CEO Scholarship
Andrea Peterson, Western High School

Helen and Morris Stout Scholarship
Brayden Clark, Western High School
Allison Keene, Taylor High School
Aaron Schaaf, Eastern High School
Peyton Tracy, Taylor High School
Renewals: Alan Bottomley, Andre Davis, Alec Downing, Mitchell Grecu, Nicole Hampshire, Jeremy Hartman, Adrienne Johnson, Abigail Kolk, Marissa Middleton, Connor Stevens, Brooke Treadway

Amy Striebel Kalas Scholarship
Zach Rodgers, Northwestern High School

Sadie A. Townsend Memorial Scholarship
Jane Worley, Kokomo High School

Tri Kappa Associate Chapter Scholarship
Regan Gross, Northwestern High School

Western High School Class of 1962
Wyatt Turner

Western High School Class of 1963
Madeline Singer

Western Women’s Scholarship
Brianna Trent, Purdue University

Frederick E. Wideman, M.D. Taylor Student Athlete Scholarship
Ruth Durham

Wiese Scholarship
Megan Osman, Northwestern High School
Renewals: Parker Fessenden, William Harris, Jakob White

Franklin Zehring Scholarship
Riley Garner, Northwestern High School
Renewals: Austin Bergman, Benjamin Cole, Cora Johnson

Community Foundation of Howard County Scholars
Megan Everett, Eastern High School
Megan Osman, Northwestern High School
Peyton Tracy, Taylor High School
Jan Wasmuth, Northwestern High School

Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Jacob Ashburn, Kokomo High School
Katelyn Dowden, Kokomo High School

The Community Foundation of Howard County, Inc. was formed as a not-for-profit public charity in
March 1991. The Foundation seeks to serve donors and make grants to benefit the citizens of Howard County.  For more information about the Community Foundation, contact Greg Aaron at 765-454-7298 or greg@cfhoward.org. The Web site www.cfhoward.org contains information about making gifts to endowment funds, scholarships and grantmaking. 

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