Crown Point Community Foundation Awards 99 Scholarships, Totaling Over $265,000

Crown Point Community Foundation Awards 99 Scholarships, Totaling Over $265,000

Students who plan on pursuing higher education were given some additional financial assistance this year from the Crown Point Community Foundation. The foundation awarded 99 scholarships totaling over $265,000. These funds were made available through the generosity of the foundation’s donors and its scholarship funds.

The scholarship program at the Community Foundation continues to grow and have a positive impact on our community’s future leaders. As Nelson Mandela said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

A scholarship committee reviewed the applications, interviewed the students and selected the recipients. The scholarship review team consists of foundation board members and community volunteers.

“A scholarship fund at the Community Foundation is a way for a donor to connect to the future,” said Mary Nielsen, President of the Crown Point Community Foundation. Many scholarship funds are established to memorialize or honor an individual or family member.

For more information about the scholarship program or other endowments, please call Diane Reimer at the Crown Point Community Foundation at 219-662-7252.

This year’s scholarship recipients are as follows:

Name of Recipient Scholarship Name Amount

Christopher Huitt - Alfred J. Gruber Senior Social Studies Honorarium - $1,000
Danielle Biancardi - American Italian Benevolent Society Scholarship - $2,000
Sydney Dennis - American Italian Benevolent Society Scholarship - $2,000
John Daugherty - American Italian Benevolent Society Scholarship - $2,000
Delaney Benich - American Italian Benevolent Society Scholarship - $500
Lauren Surufka - American Italian Benevolent Society Scholarship - $500
Ben Depta - Barbara Jenkins Tyler Speech Scholarship $500
Thomas Pawlowski - Barney’s Hub Bootery Scholarhsip 2017 - $1,000 a yr for 3 yrs.
Nicholas Garcia - BJ Hubbard Scholarship - $1,000
Johnny Newell - Burrell Family Scholarship - $2,000
Alyssa Sheeres - Burrell Family Scholarship - $2,000
Emily Harvey Candace Lynne Walton Scholarship - $2,000
Nicholas Evans - Charles Kleinschmidt Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Megan Janickovic - Col. John Wheeler PTA Scholarship - $1,000
Nicholas Evans - CP Youth Baseball Scholarship - $500
Lucas Martin - CP Youth Baseball Scholarship - $500
Kendall Beckman - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Sarah Banks - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Matthew Krampen - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Mitchell Bolda - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Bethany Borrmann - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Noah Cornett - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Nathan Vignere - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $1,000
Peter Wilson - Crown Point Community Foundation Scholarship - $750
Moiz Rasheed - Crown Point High School RoboDogs Scholarship - $500
Donald Colvin - Crown Point Rotary Scholarship - $500
Sarah Banks -Crown Point Rotary Scholarship - $500
Jessica Barclay - Crown Point Rotary Scholarship - $500
Emily Harvey - Crown Point Rotary Scholarship - $500
Ken Decker - David Gergely Memorial Scholarship - $750
Emma Smith - Dean and Barbara White Scholarship - 2017 Full Scholarship
Zexing Yu - Dean and Barbara White Scholarship - 2017 Full Scholarship
Elaina Ludwig - Donald and Phyllis Ross Purdue Scholarship - $2,000
Renz Buenavista - Donald and Phyllis Ross Purdue Scholarship - $2,000
Shelby Byrne - Douglas MacArthur Elementary PTO Scholarship - $500
Rachel Wadkins - Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary PTO Scholarship - $500
Kyle Hintz - Fran and Billie Hoffman Scholarship - $1,000
Matthew Krampen - Gail and Gil Stiener Scholarship - $1,300
Nicholas Winter - Gail and Gil Stiener Scholarship - $1,300
Sydney Johnson - George Letz, Jr. Scholarship - 1,000
Kendall Beckman - Helen Zielinski and Ray Stuck Family Scholarship - $500
Brandon Haczynski - Jerry Caravana Athletic Dir. Senior Scholarship - $1,000
Don Schuch - Jerry Caravana Athletic Dir. Senior Scholarship - $1,000
Joseph Rincon -JoAnne and Jim Haag Scholarship - $1,000
Carter Bisel - Joe and Annette Allegretti Scholarship - $1,000
Jessica Yukich -John D. Amodeo Scholarship - $1,000
Elizabeth Dietrich - Karen Pruzin Scholarship - $1,000
Charles Patrick - Karen Pruzin Scholarship - $1,000
Sarah Hautzinger -Kay Hubbard Music Scholarship - $1,000
Shelby Byrne - L. Jane Keene Memorial Scholarship - $600
Nicholas Evans - Lake Street Elementary PTO Scholarship - $500
Liana Abad - LaMere Family Scholarship - $1,000
Jamie Reed - Lisa Schaefer Stover Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Nolan Furgye Liss CARSTAR Scholarship - $1,000
Sophia Holt-Wilson - Manhart/Gibbons Family Memorial Scholarship 2017 - $1,475 per year for 4 years
Connor Mullen - Marie Van Slyke Memorial Scholarship - $500
Sarah Hautzinger - Marilee Thanholdt Memorial Scholarship - $2,200
Sophia Holt-Wilson - Marion Kellum Performing Arts Scholarship - $500
Taylen Hovanec - Mark and Lindsay Bates Scholarship - $1,000
Emilio Starks - Mark Edwards Memorial Scholarship - $750
Griffin Govert - Marty Shahbaz Football Scholarship - $1,000
Emily Sparks - Maurine Schlemmer Memorial Scholarship - $500
Sarah Banks - Paul and Dorthea Everett Scholarship - $1,500
Nolan Furgye - Robert Taft Middle School PTA Scholarship - $500
Elizabeth Dietrich - Robert Taft Middle School PTA Scholarship - $500
Claire Dosen - Robert Taft Middle School PTA Scholarship - $500
Hannah Kukurugya - Robert Taft Middle School PTA Scholarship - $500
Nick Garcia - Russ Keller Family Scholarship - $500
Halie Markward - Shirley Mudy Scholarship - $500
Alexandra Collins - Shirley Mudy Scholarship - $500
Tatyana Locchetta - Shirley Mudy Scholarship - $500
Ethan Wood - Solon Robinson Elementary PTO Scholarship - $500
Dominic Tomich - Solon Robinson Elementary PTO Scholarship - $500
Nicholas Olchawa - St. Mary’s Catholic Community School Scholarship - $500
Nicholas Garcia - St. Mary’s Catholic Community School Scholarship - $500
Zachary Hoover - Tim Galusha Memorial Scholarship - $3,000
Lauren Feder - Timothy Ball Elementary PTO Scholarship 2017 - $500 per year for 4 yrs
Jessica Yukich - Tiny Knesek Bohling Scholarship - $500
Alyssa Gill - Todd Szanyi Memorial Scholarship - $500
Dustin Lindley - Todd Szanyi Memorial Scholarship - $500
Rachel Wadkins - Tri Kappa Scholarship - $1,000
Benjamin Depta - Tri Kappa Scholarship - $1,000
Emma Werkowski - Tri Kappa Scholarship - $1,000
Claire Dosen - Tri Kappa Scholarship - $1,000
Jayson Johnson - Tri Kappa Scholarship - $1,000
Ken Zivkovich - Tri Kappa Scholarship - $1,000
Phoenix Bergner - Trinity Lutheran PTL Scholarship - $750
Kathryn Birmingham - Trinity Lutheran PTL Scholarship - $750
Cameron Rachford -Virgil Place Scholarship 2017 - $2,900 per yr. for 4 yrs.
Nicholas Winter - Walter Bernacki Memorial Scholarship - $500
Phoenix Bergner - Wilbert Buth Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Kathryn Birmingham - Wilbert Buth Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Dorcel Knapp - Wilbert Buth Memorial Scholarship - $1,000
Natalie Witvliet - William G. and Phyllis M. Fatch Scholarship - $500
Megan Blahunka - Winfield/Jerry Ross Elementary PTO Scholarship - $1,000
Joseph Ferkull - Winfield/Jerry Ross Elementary PTO Scholarship - $1,000
Matthew Krampen - Youche Country Club Scholarship - $500
Sarah Hughes - Youche Country Club Scholarship - $500
Emma Werkowski - Zondor Family Scholarship - $1,000

Photos by Jeanette Huss