STURGIS, MICH., May 19, 2020— The Sturgis Area Community Foundation is excited to share the names of 2020 scholarship recipients. This year more than $110,000 was awarded to students throughout St. Joseph County in educational scholarship awards. Since 1999, the Foundation has returned more than $1,000,000 to local students through its scholarships program which consists of awards from more than 40 separate scholarship funds.

“Like many others, we were unable to host our traditional scholarship reception this year. Nonetheless, we are exceptionally proud of this year’s scholars and incredibly grateful for the many donors who make these awards possible,” says Lindsay Aguilar, Executive Director of Sturgis Area Community Foundation. “Our 2020 scholars represent students from seven local communities, with diverse aspirations including plans for two-year colleges, four-year colleges, trades programs and graduate school.”

2019 Scholarship Awards

Sturgis Area Community Foundation Scholarships in Memory of Helen Augspurger

• Ariana Valdez
• Elle Bowman
• Michaela Swinsick

Sturgis Area Community Foundation Scholarships in Memory of Ruth Butz

• Abigail Schwartz
• Clare Mayes
• Joanna Erwin
• Madelynn Thompson
• Royal Carter

Constantine School Endowment Fund Scholarships

• Brett Wyant
• Caleb Wisel
• Dianna Bingaman
• Kimberlee Carper
• Sydney Balcom
• Trey Salisbury

Cornelius John Geimer Scholarship

• Avery Wheeler

Daniel C. Pursley and Karen E. Pursley Memorial Scholarship

• Kaitlyn Markus

Dave Locey Memorial Scholarship

• Royal Carter

Delores Schenk Scholarship

• Ángela Duran
• David Steele

Elizabeth Peckham Memorial Scholarship

• Rachel Toner

Evelyn H. and Florence M. Schwenk Scholarship

• Alexander Heckman

Frank and Ethel Kime Bogen Scholarship

• Alexis Pueschel
• Elle Bowman
• Kaitlyn Neal
• Melissa Garcia
• Moriah Steele
• Nicolette Nelson

Hackman Family Trinity Lutheran School Scholarship

• Alexis Pueschel

Harley and Eva Pierce Memorial Scholarship

• Hope Ogg

Harold and Catherine Young Memorial Scholarship

• Rachel Toner

Sturgis Area Community Foundation Awards in Memory of Carla Raw Humphries

• Andrea Bell
• Cheyenne Campbell
• Dianna Bingaman
• Hunter Bacheller
• Rachel Frye

Jack Deller Scholarship Fund

• Logyn Miller

James and Jeannie Gerchow Scholarship

• Avery Wheeler

Jane and Wesley Hubbard Scholarship

• Abigail Saltzman
• Alexander Roehrig
• ariana valdez
• David Steele
• Julia Johnson
• Julia LaLone
• Kaitlyn Neal
• Kiley PeDue

John E. Brand Memorial Scholarship

• Dillan Ware

Laura Schaeffer Bucknell Scholarship

• Avery Wheeler
• Paige Pattison

Olin Lepard/Robert Lewis Memorial Scholarship

• Moriah Steele

Lillian M. Anway Scholarship

• Sara Lewis

Lucy Gallup Fund Scholarship

• Brianna Wheeler
• Haley Kuhnle
• Josue Gonzalez

Margaret “Peg” Cherrington Memorial Scholarship

• Rachel Webb
• Margaret Adams Scholarship Fund
• Kiley PeDue

Sturgis Area Community Foundation Scholarships in Memory of Albert and Ines Pennell

• Kaitlyn Neal
• Logyn Miller
• Victoria Gage

Pythian Sisters Pocahontas Temple No. 121 Scholarship

• Austin Stoll

Ralph and Marie McCarthy Memorial Scholarship

• Moriah Steele

Sturgis Area Community Foundation Scholarships in Memory of Herman and Anna Rice

• Alexander Roehrig
• Bailee May
• Cheyenne Campbell
• Ethan Pattison
• Tyler Lewis

Robert Hackman Memorial Scholarship

• Emily Johnson
• Hannah Massey
• Hope Ogg
• Kiley PeDue
• Paige Pattison
• Rachel Toner
• Raymond Chen
• Tyler Lewis

Sturgis Area Community Foundation Scholarships in Memory of Eli and Helen Shaheen

• Alea Penner
• Alexander Heckman
• Dillan Ware
• Josue Gonzalez
• Julia LaLone
• Michaela Swinsick

Bill Shinn and Julia Shinn Mingus Scholarship

• Katelyn Horn
• Zachery Chapman

Susan Poffenberger Memorial Scholarship

• Raymond Chen

Theodore R. and Rita A. Combs Scholarship

• Nicolette Nelson
• YAC Scholar Awards
• Hope Ogg
• Luke Larimer

Virginia Langworthy Wyman Math Scholarship

• Logyn Miller