Your Owen County Community Foundation (OCCF) along with the help of many of our generous donors, who made these awards possible, proudly presented 73 scholarship awards at the 2022 Scholarship Celebration Program at Owen Valley High School on Sunday, April 24th. This year, your
OCCF awarded $127,371 in scholarships to graduating seniors and postsecondary students, this is nearly $54,000 more than was awarded in 2021. $107,571 was awarded to 32 Owen Valley, Lighthouse Christian Academy, and White River Valley High School seniors, and $19,800 was awarded to 10 postsecondary students, who are attending college at Clarion University in Pennsylvania, Indiana University-Bloomington, Indiana State University, Ivy Tech Community College, Taylor University, University of Southern Indiana, and Vincennes University. Your OCCF’s Board and Staff are thrilled to announce that this award distribution made 2022 a record year for the number of scholarships given and scholarship monies awarded - largely due to the addition of three new scholarships in 2021-22. In addition to those scholarship winners, the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship winner, Dev Patel, received the honor of having his name added to the permanent plaque displayed at Owen Valley High School. The plaque was presented to Dev at the Owen Valley High School Awards program. Dev plans to study Engineering at Purdue University this fall.
Each year emotions are high as students who have worked so hard to achieve academic excellence walk to the stage to receive their awarded scholarship; however, this year more than most was an especially touching event. The largest scholarship that your OCCF has ever awarded, the Morgan L. Drescher Family Scholarship was presented in memory of Morgan Drescher’s granddaughter, Joanne Drescher Caudill, whose bequest in her will made this scholarship possible. The Dick (Mr. Dyar) & Sue Dyar Scholarship was presented in memory of long-time educator, entrepreneur, and community pillar, Dick Dyar. And the Tri Kappa Vocational Scholarship was presented in memory of dedicated Tri-Kappa member, Shirley Money Wilson. You can view the photos from Sunday’s event on our Owen County Community Foundation Facebook page and on our website www.owencountycf.org on the Scholarship Program page.
This year three scholarships were presented for the first time: Geraldine & Wilma Bucklew Educational Scholarship, Morgan L. Drescher Family Scholarship, and the William Truax Family Scholarship. Many scholarships have different eligibility requirements; however, one element remains the same across the board – they make higher education more accessible and affordable for Owen County students. The complete list of scholarships awarded this year is listed below.
Seniors for the next graduating class can look forward to the kick-off of their scholarship season this fall. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up to date with scholarship announcements coming later this summer; these will also be posted on our website.
We thank all of the generous donors, Owen Valley High School for the use of their facilities, our caterer, Cassie Britton, our program photographer, Casey Shively, and all of our guest presenters and OCCF volunteers that made this program possible!
Your OCCF was established in 1994 and during our 28-year history over $9 million in grants and scholarships have been distributed. We are committed to enhancing the quality of life for all citizens of Owen County, now and for generations to come, and are guided by our values of philanthropy, leadership, integrity, excellence, and respect. For more information on the scholarships awarded or to begin your own philanthropic journey, please call 812-829-1725, or stop by our office located on the Courthouse Square at 60 E Market Street in Spencer!
2022 Scholarship Awards
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship - Full tuition at Purdue University + $900/year - Dev Patel
NEW Geraldine & Wilma Bucklew Educational Scholarship - $1,200.00 - Mackenzie Carver
NEW Morgan L. Drescher Family Scholarship - $40,000.00 - Logan Bridges
NEW William Truax Family Scholarship - $800.00 - Marina Knieriem
Babbs Supermarket Scholarship - $2,000.00 - Marissa Taylor
Bennie J & Joan R Woodruff Scholarship - $11,200.00 - Lucas Hendershot
Braysville Homemakers Scholarship - $300.00 - Ethan Fulk
Charles T. Cooper Scholarship - $300.00 - Haley Frank
Charles W. Edwards Scholarship - $500.00 - Maleah Kristoff
Clinton & Louise Abrell Scholarship - $500.00 - Breanna Davis
Coyne Family Scholarship - $1,500.00 - Kenzington Brown
David Campbell Gray Scholarship - $400.00 - James Truax
Dick (Mr. Dyar) & Sue Dyar Scholarship – Part 1 - $500.00 - Cloe Sharpee
Dick (Mr. Dyar) & Sue Dyar Scholarship – Part 2 - $500.00 - Norah Beeman
2021 Dick (Mr. Dyar) & Sue Dyar Scholarship - Renewed - $500.00 - Julianna Hartman
Educators Philanthropic Investment Chapter (EPIC) Scholarship - $1,300.00 - Marissa Taylor
Elliott Hickam Memorial Scholarship - $900.00 - Marissa Taylor
Erika Wells Memorial Scholarship - $1,000.00 - Breanna Davis
Freedom Alumni Scholarship - $900.00 - Zackary Hamilton
Gary McCarter Scholarship - $1,000.00 - Nathan Goss
George & Nancy Thurston Scholarship - $5,100.00 - Grace Coryea
Gosport Alumni Scholarship - $400.00 - Olivia Wainscott
Gosport Lions Club Scholarship - $400.00 - Emily Wright
Ione W. Fulk Scholarship - $3,000.00 - Abigail Herrington
James P. Root Scholarship - $800.00 - Bethlee Von Bokern
Jefferson Twp/Coal City Alumni Scholarship - $1,100.00 - Haley Frank
Jeffrey Wayne Johnson Scholarship - $400.00 - Victoria Hey
Jim & Wilma Fulford Scholarship - $800.00 - Kyndall Drake
John Moore Scholarship - $400.00 - Zackary Hamilton
Josephine Brown Owens Scholarship - $1,000.00 - Haley Frank
Judy Hamilton Education Scholarship - $800.00 - Victoria Hey
Lloyd H & Rosalie E Lucas Agri-Science Scholarship - 4H - $500.00 - David Stone
Lloyd H & Rosalie E Lucas Agri-Science Scholarship - FFA - $500.00 - David Stone
Loretta Heidrick Memorial Scholarship - $800.00 - Kayla Kyle
Lyle & Marion Brighton Scholarship - $700.00 - Alexandra Sartelle
MacMorran Family Scholarship – Part 1 - $1,550.00 - Victoria Hey
MacMorran Family Scholarship – Part 2 - $500.00 - Phillip Meek
MacMorran Family Scholarship – Part 3 - $500.00 - Grace Pendleton
MacMorran Family Scholarship – Part 4 - $500.00 - Emily Stierwalt
2021 MacMorran Family Scholarship – Renewed - $1,000.00 - Abigail Herrington
2021 MacMorran Family Scholarship – Renewed - $1,550.00 - Maleah Kristoff
Margaret Marley Pinkston Scholarship - $1,300.00 - Waid Stormes
Mearl & LaVerne Brown Scholarship - $400.00 - McCartney Wright
Melvin R. & Margaret A. Hall Nursing Scholarship - $700.00 - Emily Stierwalt
Michael Job Vocational Scholarship - $1,100.00 - Emily Stierwalt
Mildred E Harbison Scholarship - $1,900.00 - Brock Rosenberger
Monroe, Long & Butts Vocational Scholarship - $1,000.00 - Ethan Fulk
Myrtle S. Marshall Business Scholarship - $5,621.00 - Nathan Goss
Our Community Bank Scholarship - $900.00 - Andrea Wood
Owen County Farm Bureau Scholarship – Part 1 - $1,000.00 - David Stone
Owen County Farm Bureau Scholarship – Part 2 - $2,000.00 - Victoria Worland
Owen County I.U. Varsity Club Scholarship - $500.00 - Cloe Sharpee
Owen Valley FFA Scholarship - $500.00 - Brock Rosenberger
Patricksburg Alumni Scholarship - $1,000.00 - Matthew Crum
PFC Brett Wood Memorial Scholarship - $500.00 - Brock Rosenberger
Quincy Alumni Scholarship – Part 1 - $500.00 - Zackary Hamilton
Quincy Alumni Scholarship – Part 2 - $500.00 - Lily Wallace
Quincy Alumni Scholarship – Part 3 - $500.00 - Emily Wright
Quincy Alumni Scholarship – Part 4 - $500.00 - McCartney Wright
Rebecca & William Applegate Scholarship - $500.00 - Elizabeth Johnson
Roma Wilson Scholarship - $4,200.00 - Victoria Hey
Ronald E. & Carol L. Patterson Dillingham Scholarship – Part 1 - $3,000.00 - Andrea Wood
Ronald E. & Carol L. Patterson Dillingham Scholarship – Part 2 - $3,000.00 - Ryan Woodward
Sons of American Legion Joe Carmichael Memorial Scholarship – Part 1 - $500.00 - Zackary Hamilton
Sons of American Legion Joe Carmichael Memorial Scholarship – Part 2 - $500.00 - Jaden Padgett
Spencer Alumni Scholarship – Part 1 - $800.00 - Matthew Crum
Spencer Alumni Scholarship – Part 2 - $800.00 - Haley Frank
Tri Kappa Cochrane Royer Scholarship - $1,500.00 - Norah Beeman
Tri Kappa Continuing Education Scholarship - $500.00 - Allison Staples
Tri Kappa Lillian Dyar Music Scholarship - $700.00 - Norah Beeman
Tri Kappa Vocational Scholarship - $300.00 - Katelyn Collier
Vada Baker Scholarship - $1,650.00 - James Truax
West & Parrish & Pedigo Scholarship - $1,000.00 - Matthew Crum
Woody & Barry Franklin Scholarship - $400.00 - Jerry McBee
2022 OCCF Scholarship Awards Total - $127,371.00
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