Scholarship Program
The following is the alphabetical list of the students selected to receive scholarship awards for the 2025-26 academic year:
A
Seth Abraham – Y-Men’s Service Club Scholarship
Manuel Acuna – Kaufman Family Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Adkins – Charles A. & Sue (McCoy) Huber Scholarship
Savannah Amstutz – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Lauren Anspaugh – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D. and Dr. James S. & Mary Gray Greetham Memorial scholarships
Peyton Apthorp – Cornell/Goodman and Aris Kasotis Memorial scholarships
Jacob Arndt – Willie “Beaver” Troutman Football and Coach Ed Henning scholarships
Jenna Ashley – Collier Scholarship
Mitchell Askew – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D. and Harris scholarships
Madeline Aurigemma – Carey Family Scholarship
Eyan Axline – Alex Masters Memorial, Marion Elks Lodge No. 32, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
B
Ava Baker – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Jayda Baker – Marguerite Marcelin Hastings Memorial Scholarship
Grace Balog – Whirlpool Corporation / One Power S.T.E.M., Vera O. McDanel, Wayne Hoch Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Dalani Bateman – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Gavyn Baumgartner – Danny C. Sipes Memorial Scholarship
Whitley Baumgartner – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Jacob Beaschler – Kenny Martin Memorial Scholarship
Karis Beineke – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abigail Bennett – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Kelsie Bennett – Caledonia Alumni Association and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Kaia Berry – Stewie Family Scholarship
Kameron Biederman – Joe Petrich & Al Beach Memorial Scholarship
Evan Birt – Max Ross Memorial, Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, and Carey Family scholarships
Bailey Boblenz – Kevin & Ruth Smith, Charles L. Hastings Memorial, and Everett Family scholarships
Delainy Boles – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club II and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Korey Bosart – Marion Area Auxiliary and Marge Sorreles Davies Memorial scholarships
Camden Bower – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Brayden Boyd – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Carey Family scholarships
Taylor Boyd – Charles R. Crisler Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Joseph Bradac III – St. John Lutheran Church (Windfall) and John T. Gordon Memorial Eagle Scout scholarships
Faith Brenzo – Altrusa Club of Marion Scholarship I
Sage Brewer – Vera O. McDanel Scholarship
Demarco Brown – John F. Kreis Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Brown – Three Sisters Nursing Scholarship
Kendra Brown – Elgin Alumni Association Scholarship
Will Browning – Ridgemont Scholarship
Olivia Burdette – Beatrice Prior Memorial Scholarship
Alexis Burton – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Jailynn Bussey – Taft Middle School Music Dept Scholarship
C
Kalli Caldwell – Christopher B. Ream and Jeffrey Rainey Memorial scholarships
Macie Cameron – Three Sisters Nursing Scholarship
Gabby Cametti – United Church Homes Scholarship
Madelynn Casey – Irene Ballinger Memorial and Marion Rotary Club’s Catherine Ferguson scholarships
Madelyn Cheney – Allyson M. Haycox Memorial and A.B. & Hazel Augenstein scholarships
Taylor Clayton – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship II
Addison Clevenger – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Grace Cochran – Clifford & Frances Strine Family, Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Jayden Combs – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Andrew Comer – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Emily Compton – Laura Rush & Tom Rosol Nursing Student Scholarship
Hannah Cook – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Connor Corwin – Eddie Shelton Agricultural Scholarship
Kyle Crawford – John T. & Lois Schmidt, Dr. David & Alice Bailey, and American Legion Post 162 scholarships
Jocelyn Cummins – Whirlpool Corporation / One Power STEM and Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis scholarships
Liam Curtis – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
D
Noah Daigneau – Eric Benjamin Foos Memorial, Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, and Charles E. Orcena scholarships
Aaliyah Davis – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Othon DeAssis – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Deem – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Kenzie Delaney – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Isabella Dodd – Bergmann Family Scholarship
Jayda Dondrea – Ridgemont Scholarship
Lindsie Doss – Harper-Stuckey MTC Scholarship
Sam Doster – Collier Scholarship
Gabriel Douce – River Valley Class of 1981 Scholarship
E
Makenzae Eager – Voll Family Bowling Green State University and American Legion Post 162 scholarships
Amarise Edgell – Whirlpool Corporation / One Power STEM and American Legion Post 162 scholarships
Ki Evans – David G. Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship
F
Audrey Feasel – Marion Rotary Club’s Harold W. Hall, Marion Rotary Club’s Warren G. Harding, Beatrice Prior Memorial, and Dr. Sarah Kulkofsky Memorial scholarships
Reagan Fitsko – Beth Bayles Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Autumn Fitzgerald – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Isabella Fitzgerald – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Ava Fleming – Rocco Nicolosi Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Stephanie Foos – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Kayla Forry – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Mara Frank – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams and Gary & Diana Sims Family scholarships
Renee Fremont – Altrusa Club of Marion Scholarship II
Ashlyn Fryman – Brenda Dye Music Boosters and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Jaylen Fuentes – Coach Mac Prexy Pride Scholarship
G
Gabrielle Garrett – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Leah Garrett – Elizabeth Shumaker and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Addison Gierhart – Pleasant Local Schools Board of Education, Pleasant Academic Boosters, Roger & Donna Holbrook, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Gage Gleespen – Community’s Memorial and Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial scholarships
Maddy Gray – Collier Scholarship
H
Logan Hale – Harper-Stuckey MTC, Stormy Ray Cushing, and Altrusa Club of Marion I scholarships
Adisyn Hall – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Dylan Hanshaw – Eugene & Cecilia Reszczynski Scholarship
Quinten Harrison – LaRue Alumni Association and Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis scholarships
Catherine Hinkle – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Janelle Hoback – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abbey Hoertz – Helen E. Evans Scholarship
Addyson Holsinger – Nancy O. Whitaker Memorial and Beatrice Prior Memorial scholarships
Suzannah Houpt – Dr. James S. & Mary Gray Greetham Memorial Scholarship
Nevaeh Hunter – Chivington Family Scholarship
I
Parker Iden – Kory Kirkpatrick Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Iden – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abby Isler – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Gracie Isler – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
J
Annabell Johnson – Taft Middle School Music Dept., Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, and Beatrice Prior Memorial scholarships
Riley Jolliff – Wesley & Karen Schertzer Memorial, Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis, and Adam Johnston Memorial scholarships
Amiah Jones – Marion Elks Lodge No. 32 Scholarship
Mackenzie Jones – Collier Scholarship
K
Caden Kerr – Youth Engaged in Philanthropy Scholarship
Casey Kimball – Gary & Diana Sims Family Scholarship
RaeAnna King – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Allyson Kirkman – Donald S. & Beulah Mae Williams Scholarship
Kylie Klaiber – Whirlpool Corporation / OnePower STEM, Jacob Pfeiffer & Kevin Pfeiffer Memorial, Pleasant Local Schools Board of Education, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Ezekiel Klenzman – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Abbey Knight – Ted & Elaine Mitchell and Dr. Kathy Dixon Memorial scholarships
Lainey Kyte – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
L
Makena LaBarge – Bill & Joan Cones and Mandy Kruder Memorial scholarships
Caroline Lee – Whirlpool Corporation / OnePower STEM and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Jared Leikala – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Lauren Leslie – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Emma Lichtenberger – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Alexander Lisiecki – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Ayla Longacre – Beatrice Prior Memorial and Kathy & Malcolm Goodman scholarships
Kathryn Longmeier – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship II
Kaiden Luikart – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Chloe Lust – Helen & Bob Bintz Scholarship
Collin Lust – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Nash Lust – Elgin Alumni Association and Marion Rotary Club’s Robert E. Kibbey scholarships
M
Shannon Malone – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Marion Rotary Club’s Warren G. Harding, and Isabel Freer Memorial scholarships
Emma Manbeck – Collier Scholarship
Ashley Martinez Ramirez – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Hannah Marvich – Quintin & Alice Linn scholarship
Brooklyn Mathews – Daniel B. Stover Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Callie Mathews – Linda & Mike Rizzo Scholarship
Lathan McCants – James A. Flickinger Memorial Scholarship
Jack McCrery – Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis, Marion Rotary Club’s Warren Brown, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Madeline McFarland – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Kannan Family, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Elijah McGinniss – Voll Family Bowling Green State University Scholarship
Ellery McGuire – Nancy O. Whitaker Memorial Scholarship
Marinn McGuire – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM and Marion Elks Lodge No. 32 scholarships
Emma McKenney – Herbert & Jane Tillett Scholarship
Hannah McKinniss – Ridgemont Scholarship
Zeke McNulty – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Brandon Meade – Linda & Mike Rizzo Scholarship
Meagan Meadows – Ron & Phyllis Craycraft Scholarship
Josh Meinberg-Spillane – Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial Scholarship
Quinn Menzie – Louise Kling Scholarship
Zane Menzie – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Malachi Middleton – Dr. Tarlok & Amar Purewal Scholarship
Harrison Mohr – Jerew Family Memorial Scholarship
Landon Moore – Gary & Diana Sims Family, James A. Flickinger Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Maura Murphy – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Macaden Murrell – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
N
Ivan Ni – Whirlpool Corporatio /OnePower STEM, Alex Cooper Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Ethan Nutter – Calvin H. & Elizabeth L. Topliff Scholarship
O
Taydon Obenour – Pleasant Academic Boosters, William & Marjorie Grover, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Jaidyn Opuni – Eugene and Cecilia Reszczynski and Dr. Noel & Maria Eboh Family scholarships
P
Gavinn Parish – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Carter Park – David K. Rogers Memorial and Paul Pezley Baseball scholarships
Maddison Payne – Andrew Wigton Memorial and Mandy Kruder Memorial scholarships
Christian Pearson – Douglas & Elaine Waring Memorial, Eugene & Cecilia Reszczynski, Geraldine M. Hedges Memorial, Joe & Peggy Casey Memorial, and Marion Rotary Club’s Hoover Brown scholarships
Paige Powers – Randy & Rosalie Drazba Scholarship
Ronald Prater – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Olivia Pratt – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Graham Price – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
R
Abby Raber – Fowble Family Scholarship
BriAnna Ramey – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Ryan Ratliff – Donald B. Justice Memorial Scholarship
Carter Ryan Rawlins – Marion Music Club, Louise Kling, and Clare Cooke Performing Arts scholarships
Julianne Reger – Marion Women’s Business Council and Catherine Leila Ferguson Memorial scholarships
A’nya Reynolds – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Gavin Rhodes – Gary W. Troll Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Morgen Rhodes – Mitchell Libster and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Porter Rick – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Rylan Riffle – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Marissa Rinehart – Marion Rotary Club’s George Brown Scholarship
Hailey Robinson – Gary & Diana Sims Family, Jeffrey Rainey Memorial, and Mandy Kruder Memorial scholarships
Nicole Robinson – Kannan Family Scholarship
Val Rodriguez – Lo Family Scholarship
Evelyn Runyon – River Valley Music Honor Society Scholarship
Lillian Ruth – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Madelyn Ruth – Irene Ballinger Memorial Scholarship
Keegan Rutledge – Collier Scholarship
S
Ryan Sandy – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D., Scholarship
Kaelyn Saylor – Ridgemont Scholarship
Andrew Schlecht – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Racheal Schoen – Donna M. Flach Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Brenda Scott – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Craig, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Vivian Seitter – Whirlpool Corporation/OnePower STEM, Cheryl Oehler Memorial, Mandy Kruder Memorial, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Nyla Sharp Holmes – Jeannette White Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Adrian Shipley – Dr. Herman and Mrs. Jean Reas Scholarship
Jackson Shipley – Mandy Kruder Memorial and Alex Family scholarships
Stephanie Shoemaker – Marion Area Auxiliary, Richard & Donna (Converse) Lawrence, and Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D. scholarships
Taryn Simmers – Art & Anne Huggler Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Ellie Smith – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Hailey Smith – Eula M. Rhoads Scholarship
Raina Smith – Marion Rotary Club’s Warren Brown, Beatrice Prior Memorial, and Kory Kirkpatrick Memorial scholarships
Torey Smith – Jacob Pfeiffer & Kevin Pfeiffer Memorial and Tasha Jones Memorial scholarships
John Snively – Civitan Club of Marion Scholarship
Halle Snyder – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Anna Songer – Marion Rotary Club’s John C. Keggan Scholarship
Wyatt Southward – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Allison Stacklin – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Patrick Stacklin – Rebecca S. Craig and Ridgemont sScholarships
Gracelyn Staley – Marion Music Club and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Madison Staton – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Aubree Steele – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship II
Gabriela Stefanka – Ted & Elaine Mitchell Scholarship
Shelby Stimson – Dr. Herman & Mrs. Jean Reas Scholarship
Samantha Stover – Beatrice Prior Memorial and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
Sidney Street – John & Jackie Watkins and Clifford & Frances Strine Family scholarships
Brooke Strine – Eddie Shelton Agricultural Scholarship
Luke Strine – Ted & Elaine Mitchell Scholarship
T
Miana Taylor – Y-Men’s Service Club Scholarship
Logan Thrapp- Carey Family Scholarship
Sofia Tinnerello – William & Martha Buckingham Scholarship
Jace Trachtenberg – Stephanie K. Lust Memorial Scholarship
Meleah Tway – Logan Stevens Memorial, Marion Noon Kiwanis Club, and Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat scholarships
V
Alexandra Vandeborne – Mountz Girls Scholarship
Kenzi Vaught – Randy & Rosalie Drazba and Janet Palm Memorial scholarships
Jordyoh Velazquez Lopez – Aris Kasotis Memorial Scholarship
W
Makenna Waddell – John D. O’Shea & Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship
Whitney Waddell – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Emma Waesch – Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial Scholarship
Grace Waldo – Gregory A. Rees Memorial Scholarship
Ki Walter – Carol S. Geissler Memorial, Taft Middle School Music Dept., and Janet Palm Memorial scholarships
Ashley Watkins – Judge Thomas K. Jenkins, Norman Withrow Golf, and Mary Ellen Withrow scholarships
McKinley Webb – Stephanie K. Lust Memorial Scholarship
Sawyer Weston – Marion Rotary Club’s Karl W. Schell Scholarship
Kacee Whitaker – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Emerson Williams – John D. O’Shea & Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship
Dylan Wilson – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Wingfield – Ridgemont Scholarship
ACTIONS REQUIRED:
– Write thank you notes to donor(s) of each scholarship received (names and addresses are included on the award letter)
– Submit photo to loristevenson@marioncommunityfoundation.org by May 2, 2025; must be 100K minimum file size in jpeg or png format
– provide enrollment information for payment by logging on to your SmarterSelect account and provide: 1. college/university name, 2. bursar/financial aid address, 3. student ID number, and 4. proof of enrollment [billing statement, tuition invoice, or Fall 2025 class schedule (not letter of acceptance)]
Scholarship payments are sent directly to the college or university (per the information submitted by the student via SmarterSelect) beginning July 1, 2025.
Awards are contingent on meeting all scholarship criteria. Failure to meet the criteria or remain in good standing may result in the revocation of scholarships.
Additional scholarship program information:
