Community Foundation Awards $161,850 in Scholarships to Local Students
The Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation (MPACF) will award 114 scholarships totaling more than $161,500 to local students during a Scholarship Celebration on June 1, 2023. 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.
During the last decade, over one million dollars have been awarded in scholarships. The Foundation would like to thank the individuals, businesses and organizations who make these opportunities available. Without their support it wouldn’t be possible to impact more than 100 students each year. The Foundation would also like to thank each and every student for applying and a special thank you to the 93 volunteers who helped review over 1,000 scholarship applications.
For more information, or to support any of the endowment funds producing these scholarships, contact Alysha Pasquali, CEO, at (989) 773-7322 or visit www.mpacf.org.
The 2023 Mt. Pleasant Area Community Foundation Scholarship Recipients are:
Adriana Acles J. Paul and Mary Ellen Janes Scholarship
Hadyn Armstrong Thomas W. Lavoie Memorial Scholarship
Makenna Bailey Isabella County Retired School Personnel Scholarship
Gracelynn Beeg J. Gavin Bradley Culinary/Hospitality Scholarship
Elizabeth Beltinck Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Connor Bendele Jim Hartman Study Abroad Scholarship
Spencer Bendele Shepherd Public School Scholarship
James Bigard John D. and Judith M. Williams Scholarship
Miriam Brinks Isabella Community Credit Union Members' Scholarship
Angel Brown Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Emily Bunker Susan K. and Douglas E. Dodge Scholarship
Lily Burkhart Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Hailey Burrows Class of 1965 Mt. Pleasant High School Scholarship
Emma Carlson Isabella Bank Scholarship
Rylee Carncross Isabella Bank Scholarship
Liliana Catrell Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Quincie Cheeney Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Jacques Chercover Christopher John Andera Memorial Scholarship
Logan Chilman Feight Family Business Scholarship
Kaitlyn Cloutier Zonta Club of Mt. Pleasant Scholarship
Jack Connors Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Scholarship
Catherine Courtright Earl G. Hartman, Sr. & Caroline Millar Hartman Scholarship
Lily Danielski Dr. Thomas M. & Jayne Keating Scholarship
Olivia Davidson Isabella Bank Scholarship
Lily Deja Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Zackary DeLong Donna J. and W. Larry Collins/GFWC Scholarship
Zackary DeLong Kristopher Walden "Waldo" Arts Scholarship
Charles Doyle Bruce William Wood Memorial Scholarship
Jackson Doyle Isabella Bank Scholarship
Samantha Durfee Watson Family Scholarship
Abbie Dziuk Gary Moe Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Eagen Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Timothy Eberhart Isabella Bank Scholarship
Gabriel Fanning Nancy Carey Memorial Scholarship
Matthew Farmer Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Lukas Fischer Richard C. Dubay Memorial Scholarship
Jolie Fisher Governor John Engler Scholarship
Grace Flaherty Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Justin Flannery Shepherd Football Scholarship
Jackson Fox Robert F. Murray & Co. CPA's Scholarship
Aubree Garcia James R. Hodgins Memorial Scholarship
Jenna Gates Jeff and Roy Spencer Scholarship
Ellie Giegling Kenneth & Hilda Schmeck Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Mikehlah Gimmey Emerson W. and Marie K. Green Scholarship
Audree Goffnett James R. Hodgins Memorial Scholarship
Lily Gouin Shepherd Public School Scholarship
Matilda Graham James D. and Karen A. McConnell Family Scholarship
Sally Graham Eckersley Scholarship
Karla Harman Maness Family Scholarship
Elandra Himebaugh Nolan D. Stilgenbauer Agricultural Scholarship
Josiah Howell Martin Family Scholarship
Ainslee Humphreys Earl G. Hartman, Sr. & Caroline Millar Hartman Scholarship
Hailey Jablonski-Saenz McGuirk Ganiard West Side School Scholarship
Carson Jarman Matthew J. Boles Memorial Scholarship
Jonathan Jarrard Harold & Marie Krapohl Scholarship
Jonathan Jarrard supercarguy Scholarship
Greenlee Jones George and Frances P. Rouman Mental Health Education Scholarship
Rose Kothra Goenner Family Scholarship
Lillian Laney Carol Huber Konwinski and Jerel Konwinski Scholarship
Anna Lator Carolynn Cosan Memorial Scholarship
Ruth Lehr Heydenburg Family Scholarship
Gabrial Lipar Sue Ann Watters Music Scholarship
Natalie Lloyd Shepherd Public School Scholarship
Lily Lobert Isabella Bank Scholarship
Kaylee Locke Martin Family Scholarship
Cameron Lynch Aaron Jacob Latham Memorial Scholarship
Yoshiya Marshall Isabella Community Credit Union Members' Scholarship
Elizabeth Maxon Dr. Joyce Ann Carter Memorial Scholarship
Kaylor McIntosh Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Zachary Meyers Michael And Dianne Morey Manufacturing Skilled Trades Scholarship
Grant Minthorn Konwinski Construction Scholarship
Gabrielle Moutsatson Matthew J. Boles Memorial Scholarship
Madison Munley Garland-Schilling Scholarship
Erica Narr Isabella Bank Scholarship
Chinenye Ogoko Maness Family Scholarship
Rachel Olivieri Art Scholarship
Tailor Onstott Matthew S. Sharrar Memorial Scholarship
Matt Oswald Scottie Miller Memorial Special Education Scholarship
Brandon Peasley Shirley Lemorie Memorial Scholarship
Logan Peterson Gene A. Kunst Gold Star Family Scholarship
Eliza Pieratt Isabella Bank Scholarship
Anna Plum Myler Family Scholarship
Abbigail Powell Lemmer Family Scholarship
Samuel Powell Rotary Scholarship
Hillary Prout Blystone & Bailey CPAs Scholarship
Zoe Reddick John P. & Ann S. Jensen Scholarship
Olivia Regenfuss Alan and Kathy Johns Scholarship
Samantha Reid Leonard E. and Louise A. Plachta Scholarship
Isaiah Reihl Norval Morey Leadership Scholarship
Sophia Reilly McGuirk Ganiard West Side School Scholarship
Collin Robinson Isabella Community Credit Union Members' Scholarship
Tyler Rupe Isabella Bank Scholarship
Alexandra Russell Ganiard History Project Scholarship
Archita Saraiya Rotary Scholarship
Katelyn Schell Stokes Elementary Education Scholarship
Delaney Scully Brenda Echelbarger Memorial Scholarship
Sawyer Scully Jeffrey Vernon Memorial Scholarship
Samantha Seger Arnold and Margaret Sowmick Memorial Scholarship
Casey Sexton Paul Moeggenberg Family Youth Agricultural Scholarship
Paige Sian Denison Family Scholarship
Olivia Sineway Laura Clemons Salisbury Scholarship
Rylee Sisco Keisha Y. Brown Angel Wings Scholarship
Madison Stanton Carolynn Cosan Memorial Scholarship
Erin Stevens C. Jane (Dubay) and Dwight D. Dodge Memorial Scholarship
Lilliana Stilwell Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Nora Toogood Isabella Bank Scholarship
Ayden Totten Herbert H. Lueth Scholarship
Kyia Tunder Mercantile Bank of Michigan Scholarship
Isaak Vogel Jason Parrott Scholarship
Rojie Wang Robert A. & Catherine A. Janson Scholarship
Ariel Warner Isabella Bank Scholarship
Keelin Wheaton Mt. Pleasant High School Class of 1959 Scholarship
Paige Wilson Harry E. Tope Memorial Aviation Scholarship
Alexys Zeien Phyllis A. Heinze Mathematics Education 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.