(5-24-23) The members of The University Women’s Club of Mercer County are pleased to announce their selections of young women who are receiving scholarship grants totaling $7500 for the 2023 school year.

Coldwater High School Awards Ceremony earlier this month. Left to right: Lydia Dippold; Kendra Clune; and Kelly Hone

The two $1,500 Evelyn Meyer’s scholarships for high school senior girls going into the field of Education were awarded to Coldwater High School’s Lydia Dippold who is planning to attend Bowling Green State University in Early Childhood Education; and Celina High School’s Amelia Adams who is planning to attend Bluffton College with a major of Elementary Education.

Left to right: Patrick and Zenia Adams (parents) next to Amelia Adams, with Patti Loughridge-Gels.


Left to right are Ft. Recovery senior Beth Weber with Abigail Knapker.


The two $1,500 University Women’s Club of Mercer County Scholarships for high school senior girls (any field) were awarded to Coldwater High School senior: Kendra Clune and Ft. Recovery High School graduate Abigail Knapke. Kendra  will attend BGSU majoring in Graphic Design. Abigail will attend Bowling Green State University majoring in Nursing.

University of Dayton Junior Ally Kaiser from Ft. Recovery


The $1,500 Scholarship for a female COLLEGE Junior going into her Senior year, which requires a GPA above 3.0, an essay, and a college professor’s recommendation, for 2023, goes to: Ally Kaiser, from Ft. Recovery, OH. Ally will be a senior in the Fall at University of Dayton. She is studying to become a high school English teacher.

The UWC of Mercer County unites university graduates of the vicinity for mutual educational benefits and encourages high school women from Mercer County to continue their education. Contact Barb Phares at phares@bright.net for your  welcoming invite.

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