THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION of Shelby County

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1 THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION of Shelby County 2016 Scholarships Available Note: All applicants must satisfy eligibility requirements of the scholarships, which may not be fully described below, and must be enrolling in an accredited college, university or technical/trade school in the upcoming academic year. All grade point average minimums are based upon a 4.0 scale, unless we are notified of a different grading scale in use. All Shelby County and other county references are those in the State of Ohio. We apologize for any errors in describing scholarship criteria or amounts. The listing below is meant for information only. Apply online at Scott F. Barker Memorial Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Sidney High School senior who will pursue a Bachelor s degree. Selection based upon: Academic achievement, financial need, community and school service, and Awards for 2016: Three $1,000 scholarships. Carol Becker Memorial Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Botkins High School senior enrolling in a trade school, college or university. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic achievement, community and school service and Award for 2016: One $250 scholarship. Harry Emley and Mary Joslin Bennett Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A high school senior who resides in and attends a school within Shelby County and who wishes to study an agriculture major. (Examples: Ag Education, Ag Business, Agronomy, Animal Science, Horticulture, etc.) Selection based upon: Academic achievement, financial need, community and school service, and Award for 2016: One $350 scholarship. Edward & Merilyn Borchers Family Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Russia High School senior pursuing a two-year or four-year degree. Selection based upon: Financial need; academic ability; community, religious, and school service; Awards for 2016: Three $1,500 scholarships, renewable for up to three years. Botkins Community Fund Scholarship Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Botkins High School senior with a gpa of not less than 2.7 and enrolling in an accredited trade school, college or university. Selection based upon: Academic ability, community and school service and Botkins Student Memorial Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Botkins High School senior enrolling in an accredited trade school, college or university. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, community and school service and Award for 2016: One $500 scholarship. Botkins Trojans Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Botkins High School senior who maintains a gpa of 2.5 or higher and is pursuing an Associate s or Bachelor s degree. Selection based upon (in order of priority): Financial need, academic ability; community and school service and Award for 2016: Two $2,500 scholarships.

2 Doc and Hilda Francis Family Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Russia High School seniors enrolling in an adult education or trade school or pursuing a two-year or four-year degree. Selection based upon: financial need, academic ability, demonstrated school and community service, recommendations Award for 2016: Two $1,250 scholarships, renewable for three additional years. Chase Fultz Memorial Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Botkins High School senior who is a member of FFA enrolling in a technical school, college or university. Selection based upon: Academic achievement Award for 2016: One $250 scholarship. Vera DoLean Ginn Kiwanis Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Shelby County resident pursuing a career in elementary education. Must have a high school or college gpa of no less than 2.5 and are pursuing a certificate or an Associate s, Bachelor s or Master s degree. Selection based upon: Intent to pursue the field of elementary education, financial need, academic ability, community and school service, Award for 2016: Two $1,000 scholarships. Thomas E. Given Memorial Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Sidney High School senior who resides within Shelby County. Must be enrolling in a technical school, college or university. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, leadership and character as evidenced by community and school service and Award for 2016: One $1,000 scholarship, renewable for up to three years. Randy Greve Memorial Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Botkins High School senior. Preference given to a student pursuing a 2-year vocational or technical program education (secondary consideration to a 4-year degree applicant) Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, community and school service and Robert E. Grubbs Foundation Scholarship Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Jackson Center High School senior attending adult education or a trade school or pursuing a two-year or fouryear degree. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, community and school service and Award for 2016: Two $500 scholarships. IUTIS Club Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A high school senior who participated in the IUTIS Club boys softball program for at least four years. Selection based, in order of priority: Financial need, academic ability, community and school service, and Must be planning to attend an accredited college or university. Award for 2016: One $500 scholarship. Donald E. and M. Jane Kemp Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Sidney High School seniors who reside in Shelby County and with a high school gpa from 2.5 to 3.5 and are enrolling in an accredited college or university. Selection based upon (in order of priority): Demonstrated community and school service, financial need, academic ability, and Award for 2016: One $2,000 scholarship, renewable for up to three years.

3 Kiwanis Club of Sidney Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Seniors at Sidney High School, Lehman Catholic High School, Sidney Christian Academy or the Upper Valley Career Center who are residents of the Sidney City Schools district. Sidney High School Key Club members are not required to live within the Sidney City Schools District. Must have a high school gpa of no less than 2.5 and plan to pursue an Associates or Bachelors degree. Selection based upon: Academic ability, school and community service, financial need, Award for 2016: Various scholarship awards totaling $9,000. Lahrmer Family Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Botkins Local Schools seniors who will pursue a two-year or four-year degree. Selection based upon: Academic ability, demonstrated community and school service, and Elaine Laughlin Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Shelby County residents who are high school seniors maintaining a high school gpa of no less than 3.6. Selection based upon (in order of priority): Financial need, academic ability, demonstrated community and school service, and Awards for 2016: One $1,000 scholarship and one $500 scholarship. Law Student Assistance Fund Application deadline: June 1, 2016 Note: Complete the Law Student Assistance application. Students entering their third year of law school (current second year students approaching the third year) Graduate of a high school in Shelby County or an abutting county and a permanent resident of Shelby County or an abutting county. Eligible Ohio counties: Auglaize, Darke, Champaign, Logan, Mercer, Miami and Shelby. Selection based upon: Financial need, above-average law school scholarship, and demonstrated leadership in undergraduate and law school activities and in community, school and church. Preferential consideration given to applicants who are married and have children and those who indicate a desire for the general practice of law in a rural or county-seat setting. Award for 2016: One $3,500 scholarship. Layton Family Foundation Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Shelby County resident who is a U.S. citizen and is a senior attending a high school in Shelby County. Applicants must be a first generation student (neither parent has a bachelor s degree or higher), maintains a high school gpa not less than 2.5 and will be enrolling as a full-time student at a trade school, college or university in the coming year. Selection based, in order of priority: Academic ability, an essay, and Dr. Edward and Anne Link Fund Application deadline: June 1, 2016 Shelby County residents maintaining a college gpa of not less than 3.0 and are pursuing a major in visual arts, performing arts, or creative writing toward a Bachelor s or Master s degree. Applicants must have completed at least one year of post-secondary education. No recipient may be awarded this scholarship more than once. Selection based upon: Academic ability, community and school service, and Award for 2016: One $2,500 scholarship. Kyle R. Magoto Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Russia High School graduating seniors who have a high school gpa not less than 3.0 and who will pursue an Associate s or a Bachelor s degree as a full-time student. Applicants must have participated in no less than five (5) athletic seasons throughout high school. Selection based upon: average academic achievement, financial need, extracurricular school activities, demonstrated church and community service, and Award for 2016: One $500 scholarship, renewable for an additional year.

4 McColloch-Baker Insurance Agency Scholarship Application deadline: March 15, 2016 High school seniors who attend Piqua High School or the Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua, Ohio and wish to pursue an Associate s or Bachelor s degree. Students must have maintained a high school gpa of 3.0. recommendations Awards for 2016: One $1,000 scholarship for a Piqua High School senior and one $1,000 scholarship for an Upper Valley Career Center senior. Medical & Health Professions Scholarship Fund Application deadline: June 1, 2016 Graduates of high schools within Shelby County or residents of any public school district within Shelby County pursuing a certificate or an Associate s, Bachelor s, or Master s degree in medical and associated health professions. Eligible persons may apply during any year of their education. Must have a cumulative gpa of at least 2.0. Individuals who have not been enrolled in high school or a postsecondary program within the last two years need not comply with this requirement. Awards for 2016: Two $1,200 scholarships. Dorothy A. Meyer Scholarship Fund Application deadline: June 1, 2016 Ft. Loramie High School graduate who has surpassed college freshman status and is pursuing an education degree. Selection based upon: financial need, academic ability, community and school service, and Award for 2016: One $1,000 scholarship Dave Mielke Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Botkins High School senior who has been a member of the school s Cross Country and/or Track teams. Selection based upon: academic achievement, community or school service, and Catherine Moloney Nursing Scholarship Fund Application deadline: June 1, 2016 A Shelby County resident pursuing a Registered Nursing degree. Eligible persons may apply during any year of their education; however, licensed RN s are not eligible for continuing education. Selection based upon: Financial need; academic ability; demonstrated empathy which is necessary, the compassion which is required, and the requisite patience in order to enjoy and devote oneself to a long and fruitful nursing career. Clair and Jeanne Naveau Family Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Russia High School senior with a cumulative gpa of at least 3.0 pursuing a four-year degree in the coming academic year. Selection based upon (in order of priority): academic ability, financial need, community and school service, and Awards for 2016: One $1,000 scholarship. Heidi Norris Fund Application deadline: June 1, 2016 Auglaize, Shelby or Mercer County residents majoring in Respiratory Therapy or a closely related field who have completed sufficient college coursework to surpass Freshman status, have maintained a college gpa of not less than 2.5, and who are pursuing an Associate s, Bachelor s, or Master s degree. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, community and school service, and Award for 2016: One $850 scholarship. Mary E. Patterson Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Houston High School graduating senior. Selection based upon: academic ability, financial need, community and school service, and Award for 2016: Three $1,000 scholarships.

5 Ratermann Insurance Agency Scholarship Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A Fort Loramie High School senior who wishes to pursue an Associate s or Bachelor s degree. Students must have maintained a gpa of 3.0. William A. Ross, Jr., Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 High school seniors who are Shelby County residents and attend Sidney High School or Lehman High School and wish to pursue a Bachelor s degree. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, community and school service, recommendations, and quality of the application Awards for 2016: $1,000 in scholarships for seniors at each Sidney High School and Lehman High School. Ruese Insurance Agency Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 High school seniors who attend Sidney High School, Christian Academy School in Sidney, Ohio or Lehman Catholic High School in Sidney, Ohio and wish to pursue an Associate s or Bachelor s degree. Students must have maintained a gpa of 3.0. Awards for 2016: One $1,000 scholarship for seniors at each Sidney High School, Christian Academy School, and Lehman Catholic High School. Robert & Thelma Sargeant High School Senior Scholarship Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Fairlawn High School (Sidney, Ohio) seniors may apply. Open enrollment students must have attended at least two years in the school district. Must be enrolling in an accredited adult education or trade school or pursuing a two-year or four-year degree. Selection based upon: Financial need; academic ability; community and school service; Awards for 2016: Several $1,000 to $2,000 scholarships totaling $12,000. Robert & Thelma Sargeant Past Graduate/Adult School District Resident Scholarship Application deadline: June 1, 2016 Past graduates or current adult residents of the Fairlawn School District may apply. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, community and school service, Must be enrolling in adult education or trade school or pursuing a two-year or four-year degree. Awards for 2016: Several $1,000 to $2,000 scholarships totaling $16,000. Herbert H. & Antoinette V. Schlater Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 A parent must be employed by either Sidney Electric Co. or Area Energy & Electric for a minimum of two years prior to January 1, Preference is given to a graduating high school senior; however, an older student may apply. Must have a cumulative gpa of 2.0. This requirement will not apply if the applicant has not attended high school or a postsecondary college within the last two years. Must be enrolling in adult education, an accredited trade school or pursuing a two-year or four-year degree. Selection based upon: Financial need; academic ability; community, religious, and school service; Awards for 2016: One $2,500 to a Sidney Electric Co. employee s child and one $2,500 scholarship to an Area Energy & Electric employee s child. Louise Sheets Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Botkins Local Schools seniors who will pursue education at a trade school, college or university. Selection based upon: Financial need, academic ability, demonstrated community and school service, and Award for 2016: Three $500 scholarships.

6 Shelby County Youth Soccer Scholarship Fund High school seniors who played a minimum of four years for a team within either Shelby County Youth Soccer, Shelby County Alliance or Ohio Extreme Soccer Club South. Must have maintained a gpa of 2.5 and are enrolling in a trade school, technical school, college or university. One scholarship for a male applicant and one to a female applicant, however, the committee may award to applicants of the same sex, should no eligible students from one of the sexes apply. Selection based, in order of priority: Academic ability, community and school service, and Awards for 2016: Two $500 scholarships. Tom and Sandy Shoemaker Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Southeastern Local Schools (South Charleston, Ohio) seniors with a gpa between 2.5 and 3.5 who reside in the district and will pursue a two-year or four-year degree. Selection based upon: Demonstrated community and school service, academic ability, and and one $500 scholarship. Each is renewable for one year. Sidney High School Alumni Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Sidney High School seniors and past graduates. Selection based upon: Financial need; academic ability; community, religious, and school service; Must be enrolling in a trade school or pursuing a two-year or four-year degree. Awards for 2016: One $500 to a Sidney High School senior and one $500 to an alumnus. William B. and Bonnie Z. Swonger Nursing Scholarship Fund Application deadline: June 1, 2016 A Shelby County resident who is a graduate of (or is about to graduate from) any high school within Shelby County and is pursuing a Registered Nursing degree. Eligible persons may apply during any year of their education, however licensed RN s are not eligible for continuing education. Selection based upon: Financial need and academic ability. Award for 2016: Three $1,000 scholarships available. William and Patsy Zorn Veterans Scholarship Fund Application deadline: March 15, 2016 Public high school seniors in Shelby County, Ohio who will attend a four-year college or university (excluding Wright State University) and have a gpa of no less than 3.5. Must have a parent, step-parent, grandparent, full or half-sibling who is active military or a veteran of the US military, with a preference to those related to a member of the US Air Force. Selection based upon (in order of priority): Academic ability, demonstrated community and school service, and Other Scholarship administered by the Community Foundation of Shelby County: Betty Zorn Bennett Scholarship Valedictorians and Salutatorians of Houston High School and Sidney High School. No application. Marty Bowman Football Academic Scholarship Sidney High School football players who meet academic standards. Not part of the CFSC application. Lola Detrick Carmony Scholarship Valedictorians of high schools in Shelby County, given on a rotating basis. No application. Ft. Loramie Education Foundation Scholarships Please see the guidance counselor at Ft. Loramie High School for a copy of the Ft. Loramie Education Foundation application.