Community Foundation Awards $122,100 in Scholarships to Local Students
In a virtual reception scheduled to occur on June 2, 2021, the Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation (MPACF) will award 98 scholarships totaling $122,100 to local students. The endowment funds generating these scholarships were established by individuals, businesses, and organizations that want to help local students pursue 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 of the endowment funds producing these scholarships, contact Amanda Schafer, CEO, at (989) 773-7322 or visit www.mpacf.org.
The 2021 Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation Scholarship Recipients are:
Aaron Amidon Isabella Bank Scholarship
Rena Angera McGuirk/Ganiard West Side School Scholarship
Zachary Bendele Shepherd Public School Scholarship
Harmony Blanzy Isabella Bank Scholarship
Caroline Brown Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Katherine Brown Nancy Carey Memorial Scholarship
Parker Burggren Isabella Bank Scholarship
Hailey Burrows Robert F. Murray & Co. CPA's Scholarship
Ayden Case Art Scholarship
Ayden Case Jeffrey Vernon Memorial Scholarship
Matthew Clark Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Caleb Cline Jeff Reedy Memorial Scholarship
Zoe Collins George and Frances P. Rouman Mental Health Education Scholarship
Emily Cone Martin Family Scholarship
Hunter Conner Michael and Dianne Morey Manufacturing Skilled Trades Scholarship
Lyric Conroy Shepherd Public School Scholarship
Rosalie Daniels Isabella Bank Scholarship
Tijl De Vos Aaron Jacob Latham Memorial Scholarship
Phoebe DeFeyter Arnold and Margaret Sowmick Memorial Scholarship
Julia Egbert Isabella Community Credit Union Members' Scholarship
Amanda Ervin Kenneth and Hilda Schmeck Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Brooke Faber Carolynn Cosan Memorial Scholarship
Travis Faber Watson Family Scholarship
Leah Fetzer Maness Family Scholarship
Kailyn Fitzmaurice C. Jane (Dubay) and Dwight D. Dodge Memorial Scholarship
Isabelle Fritz Isabella Bank Scholarship
Alicia Frost Isabella Bank Scholarship
Olivia Geisthardt Bruce William Wood Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Geisthardt Heydenburg Family Scholarship
Hunter Goffnet Earl G. Hartman, Sr. and Caroline Millar Hartman Scholarship
Amelia Gouin Susan K. and Douglas E. Dodge Scholarship
Matilda Graham Denison Family Scholarship
Jacob Gross Thomas W. Lavoie Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Hamlin Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Sam Hassan Robert A. and Catherine A. Janson Scholarship
Allison Hauck Carol Huber Konwinski and Jerel Konwinski Scholarship
Austin Hauck Konwinski Construction Scholarship
Riley Hayer Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Riley Hohlbein Isabella Bank Scholarship
Iris Hwang Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Ryan Johns John P. and Ann S. Jensen Scholarship
Caitlyn Johnson Isabella Bank Scholarship
Michael Kelliher Donna J. and W. Larry Collins/GFWC Scholarship
Nicholas Kelliher Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Clarissa Klein Gary Moe Memorial Scholarship
Savannah Limarenko Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Scholarship
Sydney Lloyd Jeff and Roy Spencer Scholarship
Lauren Loveberry Dr. Thomas M. and Jayne Keating Scholarship
Cameron Lynch Paul Moeggenberg Family Youth Agricultural Scholarship
Rosemarian Maloney Charlie and Jane Kiel Scholarship
Rosemarian Maloney Rotary Scholarship
Elizabeth Maxon Dr. Joyce Ann Carter Memorial Scholarship
Haylee Mayes Garland-Schilling Scholarship
Maddison McBride Jason Parrott Scholarship
Lauren McIntyre Maness Family Scholarship
Abigail Mellish Isabella Bank Scholarship
Anna Miller Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Madison Morey James R. Hodgins Memorial Scholarship
Madison Morey Stokes Elementary Education Scholarship
Owen Morey Shepherd Football Scholarship
Kaitlin Otteman Governor John Engler Scholarship
Kaitlin Otteman J. Paul Janes Memorial Scholarship
D'Yon Padgett Feight Family Business Scholarship
Kelsey Pasch James D. and Karen A. McConnell Family Scholarship
Timothy Peasley Shepherd Public School Scholarship
Hannah Peless Zonta Club of Mt. Pleasant Scholarship
Ashley Plum Myler Family Scholarship
Jesse Pratt Isabella County Retired School Personnel Scholarship
Jesse Pratt Martin Family Scholarship
Hillary Prout Blystone & Bailey CPAs Scholarship
Larae Pulley Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Scholarship
Mackenzie Purtill Harold and Marie Krapohl Scholarship
Austin Reid Isabella Bank Scholarship
Emma Reid Earl G. Hartman, Sr. and Caroline Millar Hartman Scholarship
Lindsey Reid Goenner Family Scholarship
Nicholas Roberson Kristopher Walden "Waldo" Arts Scholarship
Lauren Rupe Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Cassie Sandel Matthew S. Sharrar Memorial Scholarship
Makayla Screws Lemmer Family Scholarship
Zachary Seeley Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Zachary Seeley McGuirk/Ganiard West Side School Scholarship
Drew Sharrar Isabella Bank Scholarship
Daniel Sickles Norval Morey Leadership Scholarship
Amanda Sinclair Brenda Echelbarger Memorial Scholarship
Amanda Sinclair Jim Hartman Study Abroad Scholarship
Rebecca Smith Shirley Lemorie Memorial Scholarship
Riley Sponseller Class of 1965 Mt. Pleasant High School Scholarship
Emma Stempky James R. Hodgins Memorial Scholarship
Andersen Strand Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Ashley Trost Eckersley Scholarship
William Troxell Phyllis A. Heinze Mathematics Education Scholarship
Ren VanderMay Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Scholarship
Macy VanDoloski Isabella Community Credit Union Members' Scholarship
Camille Weindorf Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Jaiden Wentworth J. Gavin Bradley Culinary/Hospitality Scholarship
Laney Wiley Richard C. Dubay Memorial Scholarship
Magdalyn Wilson Matthew J. Boles Memorial Scholarship
Rylee Yuncker Emerson W. Green Memorial Scholarship
The Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation seeks to enhance the quality of life for all citizens of Isabella County, now and for generations to come, by attracting and holding permanent endowed funds from a wide range of donors, addressing needs through grant making and providing leadership on key community issues.