TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — The Wabash Valley Community Foundation, along with its Clay and Sullivan county affiliates, recently awarded 195 scholarships totaling $896,958.30 to students enrolled in college courses for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Community Foundation also provided four, full-tuition scholarships through funding received from the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program.
Community Foundation scholarships are available for graduating seniors, as well as for students currently enrolled in college and/or other post-secondary programs. The scholarship application for the 2022-2023 academic year will open on July 1, 2021, via wvcf.org/apply-online.
For more information about scholarships offered through the Community Foundation, please contact the Community Foundation at (812) 232-2234 or visit www.wvcf.org.
Below is a listing of the 2021-2022 scholarship recipients listed by county:
CLAY COUNTY
The Clay County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, awarded 36 scholarships totaling $89,635 to students residing in Clay County.
- Madelyn Ames – Rob and Lisa Denker Scholarship
- Sydney Bays – Harriet Hicks Scholarship, Martha & Mary Ann Pedlar Scholarship, SERCOLBE Scholarship
- Natalie Bell – Everett E. and Fern A. Tucker Scholarship, Harry M. & Rosemary L. Grandey Scholarship
- Matthew Briscoe – Halie’s Rainbow – The Halie Hite Memorial Scholarship
- Marlei Fisher – Albert A. Landes Endowed Scholarship, Deakins/Shattuck Scholarship, Roy W. Barnhart Scholarship
- Madelyn Gearld – Dan and Jane Robbins Northview Marching Knights Scholarship, Dedia M. Sexton Scholarship, Thomas H. & Mary G. Elmore Scholarship
- Parker Gibbens – Staunton High School Alumni Association Scholarship
- Joshua Heaton – Sam J. and Joyce E. Emmert Family Fund
- Kamryn Kikta – Mabel Kidwell Scholarship
- Dylan McCain – Clay County Scholarship, Steven and Linda Messmer Scholarship
- Makenna McNabb – Camden Scott Romas Memorial Scholarship, Janice Hart Modesitt, R.N. Nursing Scholarship
- Reagan Motsinger – Dr. Susan M. Latta, Ph.D. Memorial Scholarship
- Kristen Ream – Virginia M. Buell Scholarship
- Benjamin Reberger – Dr. Robert K. Webster & Wanda Webster, R.N. Scholarship
- Jadison Robinson – Denise D. and John C. Bell Scholarship, Max & Helen Pierce Scholarship
- Mitchell Sampson – Brent & Helen Rentschler Scholarship
- Madelyn Sinders – Albert and Freda Eder DeCoursey Scholarship
- David Smith – Gary and Leesa Nesty Scholarship
- Mackenzie Stanley – Bob Romas Memorial Scholarship, Dedia M. Sexton Scholarship, Earl F. Hopkins Scholarship, John & Myrtle Price Scholarship
- Hunter Strain – Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship of Clay County
- Ashley Weber – Brazil Business & Professional Women’s Club Scholarship, Roy & Louie E. Lucas Scholarship
SULLIVAN COUNTY
The Sullivan County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Wabash Valley Community Foundation, awarded 56 scholarships totaling $320,196 to students residing in Sullivan County.
- Reagan Banfield – Rex and Sally Pierce Salutatorian Scholarship, Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Grant Bell – Elizabeth A. Bledsoe Scholarship, John and Eunice Organ Valedictorian Scholarship, John D. Gettinger Purdue University Scholarship, Pigg Family Scholarship, Sara W. Springer Scholarship
- Lindsey Brundige – Jesse O. & Martha L. Reynolds Scholarship
- Austin Burkhart – Leon D. and Nancy Shake Huff Scholarship
- Taylor Cameron-Stuart – Valentine Family Scholarship
- Cheyenne Drake – David A. Gilman, Ph.D. Memorial Scholarship, Farmersburg Alumni Association Scholarship, Jim Case Scholarship
- Ashley Francis – Leon D. and Nancy Shake Huff Sigma Kappa Scholarship
- Delaney Graves – Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Mikayla Grimes – Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Johnathan Ivy – J.P. Alexander Memorial Scholarship
- Kaylee Jones – John and Eunice Organ Valedictorian Scholarship
- Jade Karas – Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship of Sullivan County, Rex and Sally Pierce Salutatorian Scholarship
- William Keene – Sullivan High School Automotive Scholarship
- Madison Keller – Diane K. Marheine Memorial Scholarship
- Noah Kincaid – Esther Ruddell Ladson Scholarship
- William King – Michael Ryan Keane Memorial Scholarship, Sullivan County Purdue Alumni Association Scholarship
- Caleb Knowles – John and Eunice Organ Valedictorian Scholarship
- Gage Knowles – Rex and Sally Pierce Salutatorian Scholarship
- Mindy Lai – Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Courtney Lueking – Dr. James Harvey Crowder Memorial Scholarship, James F. Jackson Scholarship, John and Eunice Organ Valedictorian Scholarship
- Caden McCrary – Raybestos Powertrain Machine Trades Scholarship
- Elizabeth Monroe – Reid & Nina Ross Scholarship
- Riley Nunn – Dr. Charlotte M. Boener Scholarship
- Taylor Pepperworth – Officer Rob Pitts Memorial Scholarship
- Brionna Perkinson – Evelyn W. Gettinger Indiana University Scholarship
- Gabriel Pirtle – John and Eunice Organ Valedictorian Scholarship
- Reagan Pirtle – Virginia “Pat” Pirtle Nursing Scholarship
- Suellen Ronk – Floyd and Irene Phillips Scholarship
- Maysa Schanlaub – Reid & Nina Ross Scholarship
- Maura Secrest – Richard P. and Veada Akers Medical Education Scholarship
- Ana Shepler – Gill Township Scholarship
- Andrew Shepler – Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Peyton Sisil – John and Eunice Organ Valedictorian Scholarship
- Debra Smith – Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship, Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Marley Snow – Dr. Charlotte M. Boener Scholarship
- Dena Taylor – Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Kaydon Turley – Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Lexi Vire – Sherman Educational Scholarship
- Zachary Weir – Albert and Verna McKee Memorial Scholarship, Chris Gilbert Memorial Scholarship, Jeffrey Alan Cole Memorial Scholarship
- Aleasha Weir – Charles W. Harbison Endowment Fund
- Rachael Weir – Jeffrey Alan Cole Memorial Scholarship
VIGO COUNTY
The Wabash Valley Community Foundation awarded 103 scholarships totaling $487,127.30 to students residing in Vigo County.
- Madelyn Ames – Dorothy Wurst Porter Scholarship
- Madison Bales – Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Amber Beauchman – Jo Ann F. Johnson Memorial Scholarship
- Katherine Beaumont – Jenna Kay Perrelle Memorial Scholarship
- Rachel Ber – Josh Kackley Memorial Scholarship
- Aurora Bonilla – Dr. and Mrs. James O. Conklin Scholarship, Terre Haute Junior Golf Association Scholarship
- Cody Bunch – Hazel A. Dennis, R.N. Nursing Scholarship, Joe & Dorothy Archer Scholarship
- Elizabeth Callecod – Bentrup Family Nursing Scholarship, Vigo County Scholarship
- Nick Casad – John Kassis Memorial Scholarship
- Pamela Chamberlain – Gerstmeyer Technical High School Scholarship, YWCA Scholarship
- Blade Cintron – Laura Brooke McDonald Memorial Scholarship, Lloyd and Lela Ewbank Scholarship, Thomas J. Wright Scholarship
- Katie Collins – Glenn High School Alumni Scholarship, Tom McCarthy Memorial Scholarship
- Kimberly Collins – Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for Indiana State University Department of Marketing
- Isabelle Conner – Dr. and Mrs. James O. Conklin Scholarship, Nancy and Dale McKee Family Scholarship, VFW Post 972 Voice of Democracy Scholarship
- Amara Duncan – Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship of Vigo County
- Mallory Fields – Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for Indiana State University Department of Marketing
- Jonathan Finn – Beta Sigma Phi City Council Scholarship, Erskine Lee and Eula Webb Scholarship
- Tiffany Foster – Earl and Hazel Travioli Scholarship for Indiana State Univeristy
- Joshua Frye – Carol M. Starkey Kochell Scholarship
- Julianna Gallion – Garrett. A. Pendergast and Stephanie M. Welsh Police & Fireman Scholarship, Joe & Dorothy Archer Scholarship, Otter Creek Volunteer Fire Department Association, Station #1 Scholarship
- Noah Garris – Betty E. and Curt DeBaun, Jr. Aviation Scholarship
- Makynzie Gerig – Bentrup Family Scholarship for Mechanical Engineering
- Cara Gofourth – John K. and Helen M. Lemry Scholarship, Terre Haute Regional Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship
- Arianna Greene – Earl and Hazel Travioli Scholarship for Indiana State University
- Brandon Greene – Jack Lower Memorial Scholarship, Joe & Dorothy Archer Scholarship
- Joshua Heaton – Wabash Valley Mechanical Contractors Association Scholarship
- Ashlyn Hunley – Lavelda M. Goble Scholarship, Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Samantha Hyde – Ambrose and Miriam Rubey Scholarship, Fred Christman Scholarship, Rex Buntain Tribune-Star Scholarship
- Ethan Jennings – Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Nathaniel Jennings – Bentrup Family Scholarship for Mechanical Engineering, Wabash Valley Mechanical Contractors Association Scholarship
- Brandon Johnson – Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Sawyer Johnson – Betty E. and Curt DeBaun, Jr. Aviation Scholarship
- Amanda Kelley – Earl and Hazel Travioli Scholarship for Indiana State University
- Kassidy Kellett – Alyssa Mechelle Hogue Memorial Scholarship
- Kylie Kelsheimer – Don and Mary Goltry Scholarship, Terre Haute Regional Hospital Foundation Fund
- Noah Kincaid – Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Caleb Knowles – Terre Haute Regional Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship
- Gage Knowles – Terre Haute Regional Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship
- Case Lautenschlager – Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Dylan Lemon – Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship of Vigo County
- Ryan Liebermann – Travis Smith Mental Attitude Award
- Alexis Linderman-Hon – Liane R. Page Memorial Scholarship
- Dylan Luedke – Cameron Taylor Memorial Scholarship
- Samantha Lyon – Jennifer M. Dunham Memorial Scholarship
- Alisha Mastakar – AdvantagePlus of Indiana Federal Credit Union Scholarship, Terre Haute South Vigo STEM Scholarship, Wabash Valley Community Foundation Scholarship, Wright, Shagley & Lowery Scholarship
- Bryce McLeish – Bill Wood Insurance Adjuster’s Scholarship, Ronald K. and Sherrill A. Rich Scholarship
- Caleb Morris – Jenna Kay Perrelle Memorial Scholarship
- Carter Mullenix – Scottish Rite of the Valley of Terre Haute Scholarship
- Jenna Noblitt – Tina Clem Memorial Scholarship
- Nicole Norton – Earl and Hazel Travioli Scholarship for Indiana State University
- Asael Nunez – Peter Anthony Duong Memorial Scholarship
- Aliya Orten – Beta Sigma Phi City Council Scholarship
- Johnathan Otte – Garrett Pendergast Scholarship, Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 157 Scholarship, William Fenton Memorial Scholarship
- Davis Patterson – Bob & Olive Sanders Family Scholarship
- Ashley Rogers – Dr. William W. Drummy Memorial Scholarship, Gay Floyd R.N. Memorial Scholarship, Terre Haute Regional Hospital Foundation Fund
- Benjamin Ross – Andy and Edythe Turner Memorial Scholarship
- Briley Schodlatz – Joe & Dorothy Archer Scholarship, Wabash Valley Mechanical Contractors Association Scholarship
- Canaan Sellers – Harold Paul Loveall, III Memorial Scholarship, Jack Fox Memorial Scholarship, Larry Paul Fleschner Scholarship, Wiley High School Alumni Scholarship
- James Simpson – John Schoffstall Memorial Scholarship
- Elizabeth Staggs – Catherine Elizabeth Grimes Memorial Scholarship, Joe & Dorothy Archer Scholarship
- Noah Sutton – Gene K. and Charlotte Taylor Shike Scholarship
- William Svihla – Charles F. and Nancy A. Bradford Scholarship
- Lily Thompson – Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast Foundation Fund for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
- Brandon Wessel – Cheryl Sanders Konowitz Nursing Scholarship, Thomas J. Wright Scholarship
- Giana White – Earl and Hazel Travioli Scholarship for Indiana State University
- MaKayla Witty – Carol M. Starkey Kochell Scholarship
