The Spirit of Giving

Appropriately enough, during National Philanthropy Month, The Community Foundation for Crawford County awarded over $217,500 in scholarships to both graduating seniors and current college students. As President Lisa Workman explained, “Crawford County has been working hard to increase our residents’ education attainment level, as that directly correlates to higher earnings and improving the state’s financial position. In 2023, the year for which the latest data is available, the Lumina Foundation reported that Crawford County had increased its education attainment level by 1.9% from the prior year, as well as moved up from 73^rd to 66^th in the education attainment rank for all 88 counties.”

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

• Alyssa Pine Memorial Scholarship – Ashtyn Rickel (Colonel Crawford)
• Arlene H. Smith Scholarship – Elle Cassaro (Wynford), Jade King (Wynford), Abbigail Martin (2023 Col Crawford grad attending North Central State College), Audrey Glew (Galion), Addison Kemery (2024 Bucyrus grad attending North Central State College), and Lucas Biederman (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending Ohio University)
• Bucyrus High School Class of 1971 Scholarship – Gretchen Shade (Wynford)
• Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship – Mara McDougal (Buckeye Central), Marissa Middleton (Bucyrus), Brady Hill (Colonel Crawford), Gabriella Roston (Colonel Crawford), Cohen Pierce (Galion), and Briana Westrick (Wynford)
• Crawford Forward Scholarship – Lauren Esterline (Colonel Crawford)
• Daryl E. Stucky Memorial Scholarship – Martin Schuster (Wynford)
• Dorothy Sherer Flohr Scholarship – Abbigail Martin (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending North Central State College)
• Doug and Renee Leuthold Scholarship – Serena Norwood (Galion), Kimberly Burling (Bucyrus), Heather Clark (Crestline), Raven Sharrock (Colonel Crawford), Isabella Beskur (Buckeye Central), Ava Lohr (Colonel Crawford-PCTC), Ivy Stewart (2021 Crestline grad attending North Central State College), Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University), Elizabeth Schubert (2024 Crestline grad attending University of Findlay), Grace Everett (2024 Wynford grad attending The Ohio State University), Madysen Young (2024 Bucyrus grad attending The Ohio State University-Marion), Lucas Biederman (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending Ohio University), Jakob Fishel (2024 Crestline grad attending North Central State College), Keenan Sharrock (2020 Colonel Crawford grad attending The Ohio State University), Kristen Vaughn (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine), Mackenzie Lehman (2024 Galion grad attending Bowling Green State University), Amanda Poland (1995 Colonel Crawford grad attending Southern New Hampshire University), Hannah Delong (2021 Crestline grad attending Cleveland State University), Emma Kirby (2022 Crestline grad attending Marietta College), and Edward Dagher (2022 Bucyrus grad attending Bowling Green State University)
• Joseph and Susan Shadeed Scholarship – Ava Lohr (Colonel Crawford-PCTC), Addison Kemery (2024 Bucyrus grad attending North Central State College), and Abbigail Martin (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending North Central State College)
• Dr. Laurie Anne Rhodebeck Memorial Scholarship – Addysen Pope (Buckeye Central) and Victoria Hiler (2024 Buckeye Central-PCTC grad attending Wilmington College)
• Dustin T. Stover – Lauren Esterline (Colonel Crawford) and Dawson Pelter (Wynford)
• Glen and Alice Beers Scholarship – Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University), Kristen Vaughn (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine), Emma Scott (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending Miami University), Megan Stockmaster (2017 Colonel Crawford grad attending University of Findlay), Kaiden Sharrock (2015 Colonel Crawford grad attending Capital University), Lucas Biederman (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending Ohio University), Amanda Poland (1995 Colonel Crawford grad attending Southern New Hampshire University), Lynae McKibben (2024 Colonel Crawford grad attending University of Evansville), and Karmyn Blizzard (2022 Bucyrus grad attending The Ohio State University)
• Holmes Liberty Alumni Scholarship – Jacob Jennings (Wynford)
• James E. Huggins, Sr. and Margaret M. Huggins Agricultural Scholarship – Addysen Pope and Isaac Parsons (both Buckeye Central)
• Jan and Al Fulton Scholarship – Hermoiney Greenler (Wynford)
• Jeanne A. Miller Scholarship – Kolbie Allgyre (Wynford)
• John W. Brubaker, Jr. Scholarship – Isabella Stang and Marissa Middleton (both Bucyrus)
• Kenneth Cummins Scholarship – Addison Hale, Elizabeth Krebs, Mathew Heefner, Keegan Rutledge, Isabella Beskur, Nevaeh Metzger, Jennalyn Heydinger, Xavier Snyder, Zoey Hoskins, and Lilly Blankenship (all Buckeye Central)
• Kevin A. Binau Scholarship – Ashtyn Rickel (Colonel Crawford) and Dawson Pelter (Wynford)
• Kiwanis Kahle-Wenner Scholarship – Kolbie Allgyre (Wynford), Madylynn Diller (Bucyrus), and Carley Zender (Colonel Crawford)
• L. Earl Smith Scholarship – Elizabeth Schubert (2024 Crestline grad attending University of Findlay), Addysen Pope (Buckeye Central), Isaac Parsons (Buckeye Central), Sophia Beck (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending University of Northwestern Ohio), Seth Pope (Wynford), and Serena Norwood (Galion-PCTC)
• Larry Schiefer Memorial Scholarship – Mallorie Williams (Wynford)
• Life of Service Scholarship – Makayla Martin (Buckeye Central)
• Margaret and Donald Wenner, MD Scholarship – Isabella Stang, Madylynn Diller, Isabel Johnson, Kimberly Burling (all Bucyrus), Tanner Alsept (2021 Bucyrus grad attending Tiffin University), Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University), Rosalyn Johnson (2022 Bucyrus grad attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University), Lily Pifer (2024 Bucyrus grad attending Marion Technical College), Addison Young (2024 Bucyrus grad attending Kent State University), Karmyn Blizzard (2022 Bucyrus grad attending The Ohio State University), Kristen Vaughn (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine), Edward Dagher (2022 Bucyrus grad attending Bowling Green State University), Madysen Young (2024 Bucyrus grad attending The Ohio State University-Marion), Brady Rankins (2022 Bucyrus grad attending Bowling Green State University), Addison Kemery (2024 Bucyrus grad attending North Central State College), Eva Feasel (2022 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University), Miranda Stone (2024 Galion grad attending Duke University), Autumn Cover (2022 Wynford-PCTC grad attending The Ohio State University-Marion), Lucas Biederman (2023 Colonel Crawford grad attending Ohio University), and Emma Kirby (2022 Crestline grad attending Marietta College)
• Marvis Schaaf Scholarship – Jillian Capretta and Avery Lutz (both Galion)
• Merle and Peg Hutson Scholarship – Finnegan Belcik, Hannah Grunkemeyer (both Crestline), and Kensie Pitt (Crestline-PCTC)
• Mount Zion Milton Harman Scholarship – Kolbie Allgyre (Wynford)
• Nancy Angene Johnson Scholarship – Autumn Cover (2022 Wynford-PCTC grad attending The Ohio State University-Marion)
• Noah Skylar Lear Scholarship – Logan Hanes (2023 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University)
• Pry Scholarship - Spring Semester Award: Rachelle Wade (2003 Galion-PCTC grad attending North Central State College), Jeremiah Woodmansee (1997 Galion grad attending Southern New Hampshire University), and Aizlyn Green (2021 Wynford-PCTC grad attending North Central State College); Summer Semester Award: Jeremiah Woodmansee (1997 Galion grad attending Southern New Hampshire University), Rachelle Wade (2003 Galion-PCTC grad attending North Central State College), and Aizlyn Green (2021 Wynford-PCTC grad attending North Central State College)
• Richard A. Miller Scholarship – Finnegan Belcik (Crestline)
• Richard E. Stearns Scholarship – Emma Kirby (2022 Crestline grad attending Marietta College)
• Robert Schwaderer Scholarship – Samantha Utz, Isaac Parsons, Addysen Pope (all Buckeye Central), Logan Hanes (2023 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University), and Victoria Hiler (2024 Buckeye Central grad attending Wilmington College)
• Rollie and Esther Wilson Scholarship – Madison Gray and Gabriella Roston (both Colonel Crawford)
• Stan and Carolyn DeGreve Scholarship – Jakob Fishel (2024 Crestline grad attending North Central State College) and Hannah Delong (2021 Crestline grad attending Cleveland State University)
• Tyler Niese Memorial Scholarship – Lucas Cianflone, Lilly Blankenship, and Isabella Beskur (all Buckeye Central)
• Wynford FFA Rising Sun Scholarship – Martin Schuster, Nathaniel Schiefer, Seth Pope, and Mallorie Williams (all Wynford)

According to Rachel Jarvis, the Foundation’s Program & Office Manager, “These results are from 37 of the 43 scholarship funds held here at the Foundation. Of the 132 individual scholarships awarded, $99,000, or roughly 45%, went to college students, and 32 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. Applicants just need to remember that they must reapply 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.