CELINA, OH (5-21-24) – The Western Ohio Educational Foundation has announced scholarship recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year. This year 95 incoming and continuing Lake Campus students have been awarded 115 scholarships totaling over $185,000 for the upcoming academic year. Scholarships range from a $100 book scholarship to full-tuition.
The Western Ohio Educational Foundation is a 501c3 organization that supports higher education in the Lake Campus region through financial and philanthropical means. The foundation started in 1962 and has since grown to a thirty-member organization that spans over five surrounding counties. One of the missions of the WOEF Board is to support students of the Lake Campus with annual scholarships.
Scholarship recipients will be honored for their achievements at a Scholarship Breakfast on June 12, 2024. For more information about the Western Ohio Educational Foundation please contact Tammy Eilerman at tammy.eilerman@wright.edu.
| 2024-2025 Scholarship Name & Amount | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Crown Scholarship (Direct from HS) – $5914 | Ben Sheppard |
| Crown Scholarship (Direct from HS) – $5454 | Grant Ulm |
| Crown Scholarship (Direct from HS) – $5454 | Daniel Faber |
| Crown Scholarship (New Bremen) – $4454 | Brett Schaefer |
| Crown Scholarship (Direct from HS) – $3952 | Derek Meyer |
| Crown Scholarship (Direct from HS) – $3726 | Derek Meyer |
| Victor Fuhrwerk Memorial – $3000 | Cassandra Osterholt |
| Pax Machine Works – $3000 | Luke Schwieterman |
| Precision Strip – $3000 | Emma Eilerman |
| Victor Fuhrwerk Memorial – $3000 | Gena Vagedes |
| Vantilburg Family Scholarship – $3000 | Adam Schwieterman |
| Lincoln Electric Automation, Ft. Loramie – $3000 | Keaton Puthoff |
| Coldwater Machine Company – $3000 | Jackson Shellhaas |
| Mercer County Civic Foundation Healthcare – $3000 | Gwyneth Elking |
| Coldwater Machine Company – $3000 | Hayden Harrod |
| Pax Machine Works – $3000 | Carlee Rethman |
| Coldwater Machine Company – $3000 | Kirsten Wurst |
| Vantilburg Family Scholarship – $3000 | Lillian Severance |
| Crown Scholarship (New Bremen) – $2727 | Evan Eyink |
| Crown Scholarship (New Bremen) – $2727 | Evan Eyink |
| Richard Holmes Scholarship – $2500 | Natalie Wendel |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Tatum Andrew |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $2000 | Quinn Andrew |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Clara Barlage |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $2000 | Grant Bollenbacher |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Craig Bruggeman |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Kaylie Dameron |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Mckenna Evans |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Kailey Keith |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $2000 | Austin Loughridge |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Cloey Miller |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Caitlyn Nuding |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Victoria Smith |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Harmony Bonifas |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Madison Smith |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Troy Weigel |
| Willis and Ruth Winters – $2000 | Jesica Westgerdes |
| Midmark Corporation – $2000 | Reece Evers |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Conner Liloa Kaikala |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Rex Leverette |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Allison Dirksen |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Marissa Tangeman |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Cami High |
| Stephen and Opal Jagoditz – $2000 | Riley Trentman |
| Willis and Ruth Winters – $2000 | Grace Wilker |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Trent Rollins |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $2000 | Cassandra Bomholt |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $2000 | Madison Henry |
| Richard and Catharine Sharp Estate – $2000 | Woodrow Tinkham |
| General Trustees – $1500 | Hallie Voisin |
| MVP Dairy Learning Center – $1500 | Elizabeth Hartings |
| General Trustees – $1500 | Colton Bollenbacher |
| MVP Dairy Learning Center – $1500 | Reagan Winner |
| FOE, Shanes Aerie #1292 Rockford Member – $1500 | Treya Conn |
| Stephen and Opal Jagoditz – $1500 | Ashlyn Ross |
| General Trustees – $1500 | Isaiah Abbott |
| General Trustees – $1500 | Diana Rodriguez Garcia |
| General Trustees – $1500 | Abbie Mengerink |
| Stephen and Opal Jagoditz – $1500 | Reiley Sevillano |
| Rockford FOE Aerie #1292 Direct From High School – $1500 | Addisyn Hileman |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Reece Highley |
| Mercer Savings Bank – $1000 | Reece Highley |
| Cargill Agriculture for the Future – $1000 | Luke Highley |
| Cargill Agriculture for the Future – $1000 | Morgan Rempfer |
| Dr. Kenneth H. and Kitty Hunt Ziegenbusch Nursing Scholarship – $1000 | Kahlan Rose |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Julia Siefring |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Quincey Baumgartner |
| Park National Bank – $1000 | Myah Breen |
| Cargill Agriculture for the Future – $1000 | Alexander Evers |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Matthew Romer |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Emily Gibson |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Kayla Myers |
| Cargill Agriculture for the Future – $1000 | Kayla Myers |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Joshua Unland |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Alex Schmitmeyer |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Logan Schumm |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $1000 | Dominic Shroyer |
| First Financial Bank – $1000 | Emma Wittenbrink |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | John Kramer |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $1000 | Wesley Schoen |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $1000 | Trent Rollins |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Colleen Hiestand |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Emily Beyke |
| MED Foundation of Mercer Health – $1000 | Gwyneth Elking |
| Grand Lake Health System Nursing Scholarship – $1000 | Gwyneth Elking |
| MED Foundation of Mercer Health – $1000 | Sydney Schwieterman |
| Grand Lake Health System Nursing Scholarship – $1000 | Sydney Schwieterman |
| AAP St. Marys Scholarship – $1000 | Maria Jutte |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Ashlyn Ross |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $1000 | Cade Meade |
| Cargill Agriculture for the Future – $1000 | Emme Prine |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Diana Rodriguez Garcia |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Alyssa Schmitmeyer |
| Reuben and Leola Wissman Estate – $1000 | Xavier Monnin |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Reiley Sevillano |
| Academic Excellence Scholarship – $1000 | Addisyn Hileman |
| Raymond and Patricia Giesige – $750 | Brianna Siefring |
| Tom and Ann Knapke – $600 | Pamela Sargent |
| Roger and Vicki Fulk Family Scholarship – $500 | Ella Aufderhaar |
| Don Krischak Memorial – $500 | Gena Vagedes |
| First National Bank New Bremen – $500 | Adam Schwieterman |
| BTAS Program Scholarship – $500 | Colleen Hiestand |
| Jennifer Seas Book – $300 | Isaiah Abbott |
| Bonnie K. Mathies Book Scholarship – $250 | Gena Vagedes |
| Merritt Wood Memorial – $150 | Grant Bollenbacher |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Reagan Allemeier |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Jenna Fortman |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Chloe Gibson Jr. |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Makenzie Henning Jr. |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Maria Jutte |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Ella Kable |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Emily Kuehl |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Lillian Rammel |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Ashlyn Ross |
| St. Marys Kiwanis Book Scholarship – $100 | Allyson Speckman |
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