In a virtual reception scheduled to occur on June 4, 2020, the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation (MPACF) will award 106 scholarships totaling $120,100 to local students.
The board of trustees and the 95 volunteers that make up the scholarship committee adapted to new ways to continue the scholarship application review process while honoring social distancing guidelines outlined in the stay-at-home executive order. In lieu of in-person meetings, committee members communicated via phone, email, and video calls to continue progress of selecting scholarship recipients.
The scholarships were established by individuals, businesses, and organizations who want to help local students achieve their educational goals. Each scholarship is unique and reflects the values and interests of those who established it. Most of the scholarships support high school students planning to attend an accredited college, university or trade school in the fall.
For more information, or to support any one of these scholarships, contact Amanda Schafer, CEO, at (989) 773-7322 or visit www.mpacf.org.
The 2020 Community Foundation scholarship recipients are:
Salma Abdelgawad James R. Hodgins Scholarship - Foreign Language
Olivia Adgate Isabella Bank Scholarship
Lesley Armah Martin Family Scholarship
Dylan Arnett Nolan D. Stilgenbauer Agricultural Scholarship
Connor Auker Maness Family Scholarship
Madisyn Auker Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1965 Scholarship
Maya Beeg Dr. Thomas M. and Jayne Keating Scholarship
Brooklyn Bigard Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
James Bigard Shepherd Public Schools Scholarship
Briana Bixby Robert F. Murray & Co. CPA Scholarship
Rachel Bloomfield Denison Family Scholarship
Kaitlyn Bootz Nancy Carey Memorial Scholarship
Kolbey Boyd Isabella County Retired School Personnel Scholarship
Brigid Boyle Norval Morey Leadership Scholarship
Kimberly Burch Brenda Echelbarger Memorial Scholarship
Quinnlan Burger Arnold and Margaret Sowmick Memorial Scholarship
Ann Burkhart Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Joshua Camp Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Nickolas Cataldo Rotary Scholarship
Logan Chilman Isabella Community Credit Union Members' Scholarship
Autry Clark Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Avery Claybaugh Isabella Bank Scholarship
Zoe Collins Garland-Schilling Scholarship
Steven Davidson Stokes Elementary Education Scholarship
Lea Dean Donna J. and W. Larry Collins/GFWC Scholarship
Alexander DeMattei Christopher John Andera Memorial Scholarship
Sarah Dickman Isabella Bank Scholarship
Carra Eagen Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Taylor Ellison Gary Moe Memorial Scholarship
Raegen Epple Harold and Marie Krapohl Scholarship
Jo Ettinger Lemmer Family Scholarship
Maddie Fenby Richard C. Dubay Memorial Scholarship
Morgan Filhart James D. and Karen A. McConnell Family Scholarship
Lyndsey Fillenworth Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Robert Finnerty Aaron Jacob Latham Memorial Scholarship
Zoe Fleming C. Jane (Dubay) and Dwight D. Dodge Memorial Scholarship
Kyle Frost Isabella Bank Scholarship
Shelby Galan Shepherd Public Schools Scholarship
Cory Gaskill Art Scholarship
Emma George-Griffin J. Paul Janes Memorial Scholarship
Shelby Godwin Feight Family Business Scholarship
Kyleigh Golightly Emerson W. Green Memorial Scholarship
Noah Graham Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Legacy Scholarship
Demetri Griffin Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Legacy Scholarship
Haley Heldt Kenneth and Hilda Schmeck Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Jordyn Henning Earl G. Hartman, Sr. and Caroline Millar Hartman Scholarship
Joseph Higbie Michael and Dianne Morey Manufacturing Skilled Trades
Ryleigh Hines Isabella Bank Scholarship
Ryleigh Hines Scottie Miller Memorial Special Education Scholarship
Sydney Hohlbein Susan K. and Douglas E. Dodge Scholarship
Alexis Horak Goenner Family Scholarship
Grace House J. Gavin Bradley Culinary/Hospitality Scholarship
Beth House Jason Parrott Scholarship
Christopher House supercarguy Scholarship
Madelon Humphreys James R. Hodgins Scholarship - English
Abidullah Israr Rotary Scholarship
Jenessa Johnson Leonard E. and Louise A. Plachta Scholarship
Aiden Judge Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Patrick Judge Shirley Lemorie Memorial Scholarship
Clarrissa Klein George and Frances P. Rouman Mental Health Education Scholarship
Lilly Kowalczyk Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Austin Lobsinger Rotary Scholarship
Joshua Lynch Myler Family Scholarship
Jay Lyon Governor John Engler Scholarship
Stuart MacDonald Eckersley Scholarship
Tyler Martin Robert A. and Catherine A. Janson Scholarship
Jaycee Maxon McGuirk/Ganiard West Side School Scholarship
Maddison McBride Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Elissa McDonald Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Samantha McDonald Martin Family Scholarship
Grace McIntosh Maness Family Scholarship
Riley McKenna Isabella Bank Scholarship
Zach Mogg Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Lauren Munley Carolynn Cosan Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Nelson Matthew S. Sharrar Memorial Scholarship
Drew Neyer Paul Moeggenberg Family Youth Agricultural Scholarship
Hunter O'Brien John P. and Ann S. Jensen Scholarship
Olivia Parks McGuirk/Ganiard West Side School Scholarship
Luke Pramuka Charlie and Jane Kiel Scholarship
Luke Pramuka Earl G. Hartman, Sr. and Caroline Millar Hartman Scholarship
Hillary Prout Blystone & Bailey CPAs Scholarship
Mackenzie Purtill Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Legacy Scholarship
Michele Reinke Konwinski Construction Scholarship
Makia Robinson Watson Family Scholarship
Lauren Rookard Isabella Bank Scholarship
Hayden Salter Jeff Reedy Memorial Scholarship
Melissa Santure Shepherd Public Schools Scholarship
Seth Schafer Thomas W. Lavoie Memorial Scholarship
Landon Schumacker Heydenburg Family Scholarship
Ashley Shellenbarger Isabella Community Credit Union Members' Scholarship
Amanda Sinclair Jim Hartman Study Abroad Scholarship
Mason Slusher Isabella Bank Scholarship
Camaran Stout Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Rosa Sullivan Isabella Bank Scholarship
Matthew Szymczak Harry E. Tope Memorial Aviation Scholarship
Allison Tewari Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Sawyer Travis Shepherd Football Scholarship
Erin Wallace Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Mason Weber Jeff and Roy Spencer Scholarship
Sadie Wheaton Isabella Bank Scholarship
Aleisha Wilson Jeffrey Vernon Memorial Scholarship
Chassadee Winters Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Andrew Wittbrodt Matthew J. Boles Memorial Scholarship - Arts Scholarship
Molly Yonker Carol Huber Konwinski and Jerel Konwinski Scholarship
Alexa Zarr Phyllis A. Heinze Mathematics Education Scholarship
Alexis Zimmerman Matthew J. Boles Memorial Scholarship – MSU Scholarship
