2017 HOWARD COUNTY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED
Community Foundation of Howard County awards more than $638,800 in scholarships for 2017-18 school year
June 20, 2017 -- Through the Community Foundation of Howard County, 156 scholarships and renewals from 57 scholarship funds have been awarded to Howard County students with an approximate value of $638,800, including the two Lilly Endowment Community Scholarships.
“Our donors reach out and connect with students through these scholarships,” said Glenn Grundmann, scholarship chair for the Community Foundation of Howard County. “Donors are looking to the future. They provide financial support that helps the recipients focus on their goals by easing the financial burden. The community is also strengthened through their caring. 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
Brittny Balog, Franklin College
Darren Curry, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
Shawn Gabriel, Indiana University School of Medicine
Kenzie Glassburn, Indiana University School of Medicine
Audrey Marrah, Indiana University School of Medicine
Ryan Smith, Indiana University School of Medicine
Carl Anderson Scholarship
Hallie Roth, Northwestern High School
Kathie Beatty Memorial Scholarship
Renewals: Riley Carter, Hannah Randall, Stephen Schneider
Alex & Kitty Bell Scholarship
Paris McCullum, Wisconsin Lutheran College
Jenny Michelle Butler Memorial Scholarship
Audrey Freeman, Western High School
Benjamin Hutto
Russena L. Comer Scholarship
Michelle Hunkeler, Purdue University
M. Joyce Cook Memorial Scholarship
Allison McMinn, Western High School
Roy L. Crume Scholarship
Keeland Amos, Clinton Central High School
Clara Boles, Clinton Prairie High School
Karina Davenport, Western High School
Olivia Mohring, Eastern High School
Michelle Neidigh, Clinton Prairie High School
Renewals: Jessie Caudill, Kaylee Penning
Jesse W. Dunn Total Effort Award
Trevor Emerick, Kokomo High School
Max M. Earl Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Smith, Indiana University School of Medicine
Richard L. and Marion J. Eller Scholarship
Joseph Mast, Northwestern High School
Renewals: Joshua Jarrett, Caitlin Kindig, Erica Plutat
Rick Fingleton Scholarship
Jonathan Carter, Eastern High School
Renewals: Aurora Parslow, Zachary Baird, Joel Van Auken
Betty E. Fowler Scholarship
Mitchell Grecu, Western High School
John P. Fredrick Destination Education Scholarship
Samuel Hartman, Northwestern High School
Tony Gabriel Student Athlete Scholarship
Cole Braun, Taylor High School
Liam Ireland, Taylor High School
Renewals: Camden Kimbler, Hannah Mullinax
Hamilton-Middleton Scholarship
Brooke Jansen, Western High School
Renewal: Kelli Ketcherside
W.G. Harter Memorial Scholarship
Renewal: Kirsten Frey, Purdue University
C. V. Haworth Memorial Scholarship
Nicolas Huff, Kokomo High School
June Brown Hill PEO Nursing Scholarship
Lauren Miller, Northwestern High School
Don & Loretta Holihan Education Scholarship
Conner Loveless, Western High School
William S. & Susannah B. Hough Memorial Scholarship
Brooke Haalck, Eastern High School
Nicolas Huff, Kokomo High School
Shelby Myers, Kokomo High School
Alyssa Pier, Northwestern High School
Rebecca Valdez, Northwestern High School
Renewals: Keegan Boring, Jessie Caudill, Taylor Coram, Elizabeth Curtis, Joshua Dugdale, Rachel Echelbarger, Kindra Hamrick, Whitney Hicks, Connor Hill, Benjamin Huff, Rachel Johnson, Paige Jones, Jacob Miller, Dylan Orbaugh, Hannah Randall, Nolan Stout
Howard-Tipton AFL-CIO Scholarship
Austin Campbell, Eastern High School
Lea Logan, Tri-Central High School
Melissa Anson Jarrell, DDS Scholarship
Heather Wright, Butler University
Patricia F. Johnson Scholarship
Demitra Novinger, Kokomo High School
Danny M. Keating Sr. Memorial Scholarship
Courtney McKoon, Taylor High School
Hunter Stephens, Taylor High School
Knolinski Family Scholarship
Dawson Moore, Kokomo High School
Kokomo Country Club Scholarship
Cole Hanson, Kokomo High School
Cory Hanson, Kokomo High School
Lucy Mavrick, Kokomo High School
Kokomo Early Risers Rotary Club Scholarship
Lauren Ward, Purdue University
Kokomo High School “Spirit of 1961”
Connor Sanburn
Kokomo High School Class of 1964
Renewal: Kirsten Frey, Purdue University
Kokomo High School Class of 1969
Linda Coe
Kokomo Rotary/Howard Dyar “Total Person” Award Scholarship
Lauren Austin, Northwestern High School
Ethan Campbell, Eastern High School
Molly Hedrick, Kokomo High School
Esther Mullins, Western High School
Samantha Pepka, Northwestern High School
Kokomo Rotary/Hod Peabody “Total Person” Award Scholarship
Jakob White, Northwestern High School
Ally Wimmer, Eastern High School
Carolyn Jean Kratzer Scholarship
Hannah Morrow, Northwestern High School
Mayor’s Advisory Council Scholarship
Cory Hanson, Kokomo High School
Megan Standish, Eastern High School
Kathy A. Name Memorial Scholarship
Madison Bryant, Western High School
John Henry Owens Scholarship
Hannah Golding, Kokomo High School
Renewals: Faith Miller, Chad Wysong
Linda F. Pagel Memorial Scholarship
Madison Bryant, Western High School
Zixuan Zhao, Tri-Central High School
Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship – Kokomo High School
Brooke Smith
Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship – Western High School
Sierra Coon
H.W. ‘Hod’ Peabody BSA Scholarship
Jason Hampshire, Western High School
Camden Hochgesang, Northwestern High School
John Pitzer Scholarship
Alexis Clark, Kokomo High School
Nicolas Huff, Kokomo High School
Shelby Myers, Kokomo High School
Renewals: Jeremy Breedlove, Grace Cameron, Taylor Coram, Elizabeth Curtis, Philip Heilman, Whitney Hicks, Rachel Johnson, Arland McIlrath, Karen McIlrath, Devon Orbaugh, Kristina Tracy, Michaela Wade
Kathy Ann Pylat Scholarship
Ethan Akers, Western High School
R.A.C.I. Scholarship
Madilyn Keene, Taylor High School
Abby Kathryn Rethlake Memorial Scholarship
Christa Davis, The Salon Professional Academy
Bailey Oakley, The Salon Professional Academy
Sophie Roe, Kokomo Area Career Center
Amanda Smith, The Salon Professional Academy
Kaytlyn Tygart, Kokomo Area Career Center
Judy and Dennis Schulte Scholarship
Allison McMinn, Western High School
Shuckstrong Scholarship
Lauren Miller, Northwestern High School
Mike Stegall CEO Scholarship
Ethan Campbell, Eastern High School
Helen and Morris Stout Scholarship
Andrew Davis, Northwestern High School
Mitchell Grecu, Western High School
Adrienne Johnson, Kokomo High School
Abigail Kolk, Eastern High School
Renewals: Alan Bottomley, Chris Carter, Alec Downing, Nicole Hampshire, Jeremy Hartman, Marissa Middleton, David Schaaf, Abram Stamper, Connor Stevens, Brooke Treadway
Sadie A. Townsend Memorial Scholarship
Molly Hedrick, Kokomo High School
Tri Kappa Associate Chapter Scholarship
Jamie Honchell, Eastern High School
Western High School Class of 1962
Jason Hampshire
Western High School Class of 1963
Jama Claxton
Western Women’s Scholarship
Renewal: Brianna Trent, Purdue University
Frederick E. Wideman, M.D. Taylor Student Athlete Scholarship
Cole Braun, Taylor High School
Wiese Scholarship
Jakob White, Northwestern High School
Renewals: Parker Fessenden, William Harris
Franklin Zehring Scholarship
Benjamin Cole, Eastern High School
Renewals: Austin Bergman, Garrett Hite, Cora Johnson
Community Foundation of Howard County Scholars
Jonathan Carter, Eastern High School
Jama Claxton, Western High School
Sierra Coon, Western High School
Camden Hochgesang, Northwestern High School
Chaitanya Modi, Kokomo High School
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Victoria Combs, Northwestern High School
Elizabeth Foesch, Taylor 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 Hilda Burns at 765-454-7298 or hilda@cfhoward.org. The Web site www.cfhoward.org contains information about making gifts to endowment funds, scholarships and grantmaking.
