The Spirit of Giving

The Community Foundation for Crawford County recently awarded over $197,000 in scholarships to both graduating seniors and current college students. As President Lisa Workman explained, “These results are from 36 of the 37 scholarship funds held here at the Foundation. Of the 120 individual scholarships awarded, $101,000, or roughly 51%, went to college students, and 34 of them were renewals. We are thrilled to see that college students from Crawford County still apply for our scholarships and hope that keeping their college debt down will also help prevent drop-out.”

Scholarships were distributed as follows either during individual school ceremonies or via mail:

• Alyssa Pine Memorial Scholarship – Isabella Evak (Buckeye Central)
• Arlene H. Smith Scholarship – Jordyn Alspach (2023 Wynford-PCTC grad attending University of Akron), Sarah Rasnake (1996 Wynford grad attending North Central State College), Sheena Parsons (2022 Col Crawford grad attending Marion Technical College), Adelyn Mayer (2021 GED recipient attending Malone University), Hailey Dzugan (2011 Crestline-PCTC grad attending North Central State College), and Steven Glew (Galion)
• Bucyrus High School Class of 1971 Scholarship – Kristen Vaughn (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine)
• Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship – Cory Biglin (Buckeye Central), Christopher Neale (Bucyrus), Rachel Teynor (Col Crawford), Kennedi Sipes (Crestline-PCTC), Miranda Stone (Galion), and Nathan Rabun (Wynford)
• Crawford Forward Scholarship – Lily Pifer (Bucyrus)
• Daryl E. Stucky Memorial Scholarship – Cassandra Kurek (Wynford)
• Dorothy Sherer Flohr Scholarship – Sarah Rasnake (1996 Wynford grad attending North Central State College)
• Doug and Renee Leuthold Scholarship – Grace Everett (Wynford), Rachael Sparks (Galion-PCTC), Jakob Fishel (Crestline-PCTC), Sarah Rasnake (1996 Wynford grad attending North Central State College), Tara Hensley (2014 Crestline-PCTC grad attending North Central State College), Emma Von Der Hofen (2023 Galion grad attending University of Cincinnati), Dalani Kiser (2023 Crestline grad attending Ohio Northern University), Allison Lust (2022 Wynford grad attending The Ohio State University), Paige Shealy (2018 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University), Kaya Capretta (2023 Galion grad attending University of Cincinnati), Barbara Wirebaugh (1989 Bucyrus grad attending Southwestern University), Keenan Sharrock (2020 Col Crawford grad attending The Ohio State University), Edward Dagher (2022 Bucyrus grad attending Bowling Green State University), Emma Kirby (2022 Crestline grad attending Marietta College), Brynn Pope (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Wilmington College), Drew Rose (2023 Buckeye Central grad attending University of Cincinnati), Brittany Ross (2010 Galion-PCTC grad attending North Central State College), Emilee Brown (2022 Buckeye Central grad attending University of Toledo), and Courtney Posey (1999 Bucyrus grad attending Ohio University)
• Joseph and Susan Shadeed Scholarship – Sarah Rasnake (1996 Wynford grad attending North Central State College) and Tara Hensley (2014 Crestline-PCTC grad attending North Central State College)
• Dr. Laurie Anne Rhodebeck Memorial Scholarship – Linnea Gerlach (Wynford) and Maria Smith (2023 Col Crawford grad attending Walsh University)
• Dustin T. Stover – Ayla McKibben (Col Crawford) and Giselle Risner (Wynford)
• Glen and Alice Beers Scholarship – Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University), Kristen Vaughn (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine), Maxwell Phillips (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Ohio Northern University), Maria Smith (2023 Col Crawford grad attending Walsh University), Eva Feasel (2022 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University), Natalie Stover (2022 Wynford grad attending The Ohio State University), Jack Gatchel (2023 Wynford grad attending Ohio Wesleyan University), Kaiden Sharrock (2015 Col Crawford grad), and Walker Frankhouse (2022 Galion grad attending University of Tennessee)
• Holmes Liberty Alumni Scholarship – Linnea Gerlach (Wynford)
• James E. Huggins, Sr. and Margaret M. Huggins Agricultural Scholarship – Elizabeth Schubert (Crestline) and Grant Shook (2019 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University)
• Jan and Al Fulton Scholarship – Kaitlyn Best (2023 Buckeye Central grad)
• Jeanne A. Miller Scholarship – Grace Everett (Wynford)
• John W. Brubaker, Jr. Scholarship – Lillian Neumann and Madysen Young (both Bucyrus)
• Kenneth Cummins Scholarship – Faye Betts, Parker West, Bren Jones, Alaina Collene (all Buckeye Central) and Drew Rose (2023 Buckeye Central grad attending University of Cincinnati)
• Kevin A. Binau Scholarship – Lynae McKibben (Col Crawford) and Cassandra Kurek (Wynford)
• Kiwanis Kahle-Wenner Scholarship – Malia Ervin, Ruby Stone, and Grace Everett (all Wynford)
• L. Earl Smith Scholarship – Elizabeth Schubert (Crestline), Brynn Pope (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Wilmington College), Daija Sewell (2021 Crestline grad attending University of Findlay), Grant Shook (2019 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University), Ivy Schifer (Wynford), and Sophia Beck (2023 Col Crawford grad attending University of Northwestern Ohio
• Larry Schiefer Memorial Scholarship – Malia Ervin (Wynford)
• Margaret and Donald Wenner, MD Scholarship – Madysen Young (Bucyrus), Kristen Vaughn (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine), Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University), Christopher Neale (Bucyrus), Sierra Frost (2023 Bucyrus grad attending Bowling Green State University), Rosalyn Johnson (2022 Bucyrus grad attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University), Drew Rose (2023 Buckeye Central grad attending University of Cincinnati), Paige Shealy (2018 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University), Chloe Kaple (2022 Wynford grad attending Hocking Technical College), Keenan Sharrock (2020 Col Crawford grad attending The Ohio State University), Tara Hensley (2014 Crestline-PCTC grad attending North Central State College), Emma Kirby (2022 Crestline grad attending Marietta College), Ruby Stone (Wynford), Malia Ervin (Wynford), Daija Sewell (2021 Crestline grad attending University of Findlay), Cody Pennington (Bucyrus), Addison Kemery (Bucyrus), Maxwell Phillips (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Ohio Northern University, Sheena Parsons (2022 Col Crawford grad attending Marion Technical College), and Harper Boggs (Bucyrus).
• Marvis Schaaf Scholarship – Miranda Stone and Luke Tinnermeier (both Galion)
• Merle and Peg Hutson Scholarship – Kennedi Sipes and Madison McCulloch (both Crestline)
• Mount Zion Milton Harman Scholarship – Grace Everett (Wynford)
• Nancy Angene Johnson Scholarship – Madalynn Lutz (Wynford)
• Noah Skylar Lear Scholarship – Makenzie Lehman (Galion)
• Pry Scholarship - Spring Semester Award: Rachelle Wade (Galion-PCTC); Summer Semester Award: Chalena Jarvis (2010 Bucyrus grad attending North Central State College)
• Richard A. Miller Scholarship – Elizabeth Schubert, Kennedi Sipes and Isabella Jeffrey (all Crestline)
• Richard E. Stearns Scholarship – Allison Lust (2022 Wynford grad attending The Ohio State University)
• Robert Schwaderer Scholarship – Tyler Mason, Brynn Pope (2021 grad attending Wilmington College), Logan Hanes (2023 grad attending The Ohio State University) and Paige Shealy (2018 grad attending The Ohio State University) (all Buckeye Central)
• Rollie and Esther Wilson Scholarship – Lynae McKibben and Ayla McKibben (both Col Crawford)
• Stan and Carolyn DeGreve Scholarship – Jakob Fishel (Crestline)
• Tyler Niese Memorial Scholarship – Tyler Mason, Isabella Evak, and Parker West (all Buckeye Central)
• Wynford FFA Rising Sun Scholarship – Ivy Schifer (Wynford)

According to Rachel Jarvis, the Foundation’s Program & Office Manager, “Many of our scholarships are renewable throughout the college student’s academic career, but an applicant must apply each year and be chosen in order to receive the award.” Most of the Foundation’s scholarships are available for online application from December – March of each year. Visit www.cfcrawford.org to learn more about the scholarships offered at the Foundation and check out former winners.

Make sure to follow the Foundation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for their upcoming Scholarship Recipient Spotlight post series, which highlights each of this year's scholarship winners.