The Spirit of Giving

The Community Foundation for Crawford County recently awarded over $206,000 in scholarships to both graduating seniors and current college students. As President Lisa Workman explained, “These results are from 34 of the 37 scholarship funds held here at the Foundation. Of the 122 individual scholarships awarded, $88,000, or roughly 42%, 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 – Maria Smith (Col Crawford)
• Arlene H. Smith Scholarship – Sarah Rasnake (1996 Wynford grad attending North Central State College), Ella Lehman (Galion-PCTC), Hailey Dzugan (2011 Crestline grad attending North Central State College), Melanie Johnson (Wynford), Hayli Anderson (Galion), and Jordyn Alspach (Wynford)
• Bucyrus High School Class of 1971 Scholarship – Brock Frost (Bucyrus)
• Crawford County Sports Hall of Fame Scholarship – Dalani Kiser (Crestline), Gavin Crim (Galion-PCTC), Brock Frost (Bucyrus), Kaitlyn Best (Buckeye Central), Jordyn Alspach (Wynford), and Emma Scott (Col Crawford)
• Crawford Forward Scholarship – Logan Hanes (Buckeye Central)
• Daryl E. Stucky Memorial Scholarship – Emma Steiger (Wynford)
• Dorothy Sherer Flohr Scholarship – Sarah Rasnake (1996 Wynford grad attending North Central State College)
• Doug and Renee Leuthold Scholarship – Drew Rose (Buckeye Central), Jayleen Spaulding (Buckeye Central), Lucas Biederman (Col Crawford), Alexis Adams (2020 Bucyrus grad attending The Ohio State University), Emilee Brown (2022 Buckeye Central grad attending University of Toledo), Brynn Pope (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Wilmington College), Emma Kirby (2022 Crestline grad attending Marietta College), Lauryn Tadda (2020 Crestline grad attending Kent State University), Sydney Wenzinger (2018 Col Crawford grad attending University of Findlay entering 5^th year of a doctorate program), Madalyn Engler (Crestline), Sidney Long (2016 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University entering 4^th year of a doctorate program), Emma Von Der Hofen (Galion), Abigail Crager (2022 Galion-PCTC grad attending North Central State College), Alyssa Kirby (2018 Crestline–PCTC grad attending Elite School of Cosmetology), Allison Lust (2022 Wynford grad attending The Ohio State University), Courtney Posey (1999 Bucyrus grad attending Ohio University), Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Eastern Kentucky University entering 1^st year of a doctorate program), Tyler Bishop (2020 Bucyrus grad attending University of Toledo), and Alexandria Miller (2018 Crestline grad attending Bowling Green University entering 1st year of graduate school)
• Joseph and Susan Shadeed Scholarship – Sarah Rasnake (1996 Wynford grad attending North Central State College) and Hailey Dzugan (2011 Crestline-PCTC grad attending North Central State College)
• Dr. Laurie Anne Rhodebeck Memorial Scholarship – Maria Smith (Col Crawford) and Jayleen Spaulding (Buckeye Central)
• Dustin T. Stover – Emma Scott (Col Crawford) and Jack Gatchel (Wynford)
• Glen and Alice Beers Scholarship – Luke Lawson (2022 Col Crawford grad attending Bowling Green State University), Alexander Lawson (2020 Col Crawford grad attending West Virginia University), Sydney Wenzinger (2018 Col Crawford grad attending University of Findlay entering 5^th year of a doctorate program), Michael Walsh (2022 Col Crawford grad attending Ashland University), Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Eastern Kentucky University entering 1^st year of a doctorate program), Taylor Niese (2018 Buckeye Central grad attending Ohio Northern University entering 6^th year of a doctorate program), Tyler Bishop (2020 Bucyrus grad attending University of Toledo), Sidney Long (2016 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University entering 4^th year of a doctorate program), and Jackson Moody (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University)
• Holmes Liberty Alumni Scholarship – Gwen Ruth (Wynford)
• James E. Huggins, Sr. and Margaret M. Huggins Agricultural Scholarship – Sidney Long (2016 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University entering 4^th year of a doctorate program) and Grant Shook (2019 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University entering 1^st year of a doctorate program)
• Jeanne A. Miller Scholarship – Ruth Kaple (Wynford)
• John W. Brubaker, Jr. Scholarship – Jacob Hamm and Jalynn Diller (both Bucyrus)
• Kenneth Cummins Scholarship – Drew Rose, Kennedy Deppen, Eduardo Mullins, Elyse Pope, Sydney Beamer, Allison Close and Faith Raines (all Buckeye Central)
• Kevin A. Binau Scholarship – Jack Gatchel and Emma Steiger (both Wynford)
• Kiwanis Kahle-Wenner Scholarship – Melanie Johnson (Wynford), Jacob Hamm (Bucyrus), and Jordyn Alspach (Wynford)
• L. Earl Smith Scholarship – Sidney Long (2016 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University entering 4^th year of a doctorate program), Brynn Pope (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Wilmington College), Grant Shook (2019 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University entering 1^st year of a doctorate program), Ruth Kaple (Wynford), Alexander Lawson (2020 Col Crawford grad attending West Virginia University), and Sophia Beck (Col Crawford)
• Larry Schiefer Memorial Scholarship – Emma Steiger (Wynford)
• Margaret and Donald Wenner, MD Scholarship – Brock Frost (Bucyrus), Sierra Frost (Bucyrus), Jacob Hamm (Bucyrus), Jalynn Diller (Bucyrus), Douglas Weinandy (2004 Bucyrus grad attending Eastern Kentucky University entering 1^st year of a doctorate program), Jackson Moody (2019 Bucyrus grad attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University), Rosalyn Johnson (2022 Bucyrus grad attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University), Courtney Posey (1999 Bucyrus grad attending Ohio University), Reece Zeigler (2020 Bucyrus grad attending Hiram College), Alexis Adams (2020 Bucyrus grad attending The Ohio State University), Jessica Furner (1998 Bucyrus grad attending Ohio University), Tyler Bishop (2020 Bucyrus grad attending University of Toledo), Sidney Long (2016 Buckeye Central grad attending The Ohio State University entering 4^th year of a doctorate program), Allison Lust (2022 Wynford grad attending The Ohio State University), Sydney Wenzinger (2018 Col Crawford grad attending University of Findlay entering 5^th year of a doctorate program), Maxwell Phillips (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Ohio Northern University), Lucas Biederman (Col Crawford), Alexandria Miller (2018 Crestline grad attending Bowling Green State University entering 1st year of graduate school), and Brooklyn Weisenauer (Wynford)
• Marvis Schaaf Scholarship – Kaya Capretta (Galion) and Elyse Pope (Buckeye Central)
• Merle and Peg Hutson Scholarship – Lexis McCombs, Dalani Kiser, Madalyn Engler, Marissa Black, and Trevor Shade (all Crestline)
• Mount Zion Milton Harman Scholarship – Brooklyn Weisenauer (Wynford)
• Nancy Angene Johnson Scholarship – Allison Lust (2022 Wynford grad attending The Ohio State University)
• Noah Skylar Lear Scholarship – Alexandria Miller (2018 Crestline grad attending Bowling Green State University entering 1st year of graduate school)
• Pry Scholarship - Spring Semester Award: Aizlyn Green (2021 Wynford-PCTC grad attending North Central State College); Summer Semester Award: Jessica Furner (1998 Bucyrus grad attending Ohio University)
• Richard A. Miller Scholarship – Dalani Kiser (Crestline)
• Richard E. Stearns Scholarship – Brynn Pope (2021 Buckeye Central grad attending Wilmington College)
• Robert Schwaderer Scholarship – Logan Hanes, Brynn Pope (2021 grad attending Wilmington College), Grant Shook (2019 grad attending The Ohio State University) Sidney Long (2016 grad attending The Ohio State University entering 4^th year of a doctorate program) (all Buckeye Central)
• Rollie and Esther Wilson Scholarship – Emma Scott and Sophia Beck (both Col Crawford)
• Stan and Carolyn DeGreve Scholarship – Lauryn Tadda (2020 Crestline grad attending Kent State University) and Hannah Delong (2021 Crestline grad attending The Ohio State University)
• Tyler Niese Memorial Scholarship – Stephen Sostakowski, Jayleen Spaulding, and Kaitlyn Best (all Buckeye Central)
• Wynford FFA Rising Sun Scholarship – Gwen Ruth, Collin Langenderfer, Clareese Prenger, and Brandon Vent (all 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.

To view prior scholarship recipients, click here.