Howard County Students Receive Over $680,000 in Scholarships
HOWARD COUNTY, IN – July 22, 2025 – Through the Community Foundation of Howard County, 113 scholarships and 80 renewals from 87 scholarship funds totaling $689,309 have been awarded to 134 Howard County students for the 2024-2025 school year.
“Each of these recipients represent the values of determination and leadership that the Community Foundation strives to promote,” said Joe Dunbar, chair of the Scholarships Committee for the Community Foundation of Howard County. “We are deeply grateful to our donors for their generosity—because of them, these students have the support they need to pursue their dreams and make a lasting impact in their futures.”
The students and the scholarships awarded are listed below:
Abby Kathryn Rethlake Memorial Scholarship
**Awarded in December 2024 to qualified students currently studying cosmetology in Howard County. Scholarship is available to recipients through 2025.
Hope Dewell – Summit Salon Academy
Alexis Farrell – Summit Salon Academy
Lauryn Overholser – Summit Salon Academy
Claire Springer – Summit Salon Academy
Adams Rotary Memorial Scholarship
Miles Bowley – Western High School
Lauren Brantley – Western High School
Jallainah Harris – Taylor High School
Katie Hendricks – Eastern High School
Reegan Miller – Northwestern High School
Seun Oguntoye - Western High School
Sydney Ousley - Western High School
Aviannah Pollard – Kokomo High School
Makhai Reed – Eastern High School
Kadin Smail - Kokomo High School
Renewals: Audia Anders, Leah Carter, Sophia Justice, Natalie Nutt, Alexandra Rosales, Kaesha Smith
Alex and Kitty Bell Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Sophia Justice
Altrusa Memorial Scholarship Fund
Audia Anders – IU Kokomo
Amy Striebel Kalas Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Adam Morrow
Betsy Demaree Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Alexandra Rosales
Betty E. Fowler Scholarship Fund
Renewals – Madelyn Duncan, Abigal Double, Grayson Reece
Bradley E. Hemmeger Memorial Scholarship
AJ Helmberger – Western High School
Jedaiah Beard – Kokomo High School
C.V. Haworth Memorial Scholarship Fund
Aviannah Pollard - Kokomo High School
Renewal – Aaron Blessing
Carl Anderson Scholarship
Taliah Wright - Kokomo High School
Carol J. Wright Scholarship
Renewal – Makhai Reed
Carolyn Jean Kratzer Scholarship Fund
Gavin Sonafrank – Eastern High School
Renewals – Kaitlyn Bonds, Lydia Hertzog
Charles and Ethel Petro Family Scholarship Fund
Taylor Schmitt – Northwestern High School
Brandon Zehring – Western High School
Coach John R. “Jack” Dean Scholarship Fund
Savanah Lipinski – Northwestern High School
Coan Family Scholarship
Caleb Shietze – Northwestern High School
Community Foundation of Howard County Lilly Finalist Scholarship
Izabella Bergin – Kokomo High School
Lydia Keiter – Northwestern High School
Sean McCormick - Kokomo High School
Brandon Zehring – Western High School
Community Foundation of Howard County Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Anna Grube
Dave Kitchell Scholarship Fund
Liliana Taskey – Kokomo High School
Donald and Loretta Holihan Education Fund
Sean McCormick - Kokomo High School
Dwight V. and Linda S. Singer Scholarship
Brandon Zehring – Western High School
Fisher Medical Scholarship
Kyle McCreary – Eastern High School
Renewal – Tate Lockwood
Forrest E. Jump Memorial Scholarship
Kylie Antrim – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Tahj Borom – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Marie Burns – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Joshua Everetts – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Carson Gadd – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Jace Gilman – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
London Griesey – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Bethany Scettrini – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
London Schaal – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Jason Wright – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Frederick E. Wideman, M.D. Taylor Student Athlete Scholarship Fund
Alexis DeBard – Taylor High School
Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship for Kokomo High School
Arianna Hall - Kokomo High School
Quincy Jackson - Kokomo High School
Sean McCormick – Kokomo High School
Gabrial Newland - Kokomo High School
Aviannah Pollard - Kokomo High School
Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship for Western High School
Hudson Biggs – Western High School
Brayden Kline - Western High School
Samuel Thurston – Western High School
Noel Wittenbach – Western High School
Camden Worland – Western High School
Gerald Hood Memorial Scholarship for Future Teachers
Renewal – Mayli Yoder
Goodfellows Scholarship Fund
Macy Coan – Marian University
Alexandra Collins – Indiana Institute of Technology
Anna Grube – Purdue University
Katarina Grube – Purdue University
Trenton Rawls – IU Kokomo
Addison Robinson – Butler University
H.W. ‘Hod’ Peabody BSA Scholarship Fund
Roman St. Myer – Rossville High School
Hamilton-Middleton Scholarship Fund
Samuel Thurston – Western High School
Renewals – Jyllian Knolinski, Cayden McClure, Graysen Neer, Alex Watkins
Helen and Morris Stout Scholarship Fund
Sydney Ousley – Western High School
Addison Sparling – Northwestern High School
Renewals – Angelo Anders, Allison DeYoung, Emma Fowler, Katarina Grube, McKennah Harrell, Olivia Hemmerich, Andee Junker, Sophia Keppner
Howard County Greek Club Scholarship
Addison Robinson – Butler University
Howard Tipton AFL-CIO Fund
Savanah Lipinski – Northwestern High School
Brandon Zehring – Western High School
J. McFarlane and Pearl Q. Smith Scholarship Fund
Savanah Markley – Northwestern High School
Jean E. Farrar Fager Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Jordan Thatcher
Jeffrey A. Stout Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Makenna Titus
Jesse W. Dunn Total Effort Scholarship Fund
Olivia Downing – Kokomo High School
Gabrial Newland - Kokomo High School
John Henry Owens Scholarship Fund
Abigail Nutt – Western High School
Renewals – Colin Feazel, Addison Robinson
John P. Fredrich Destination: Education Scholarship Fund
Sean McCormick – Kokomo High School
Gabrial Newland - Kokomo High School
John Pitzer Scholarship Fund
Nora Marden - Kokomo High School
Taliah Wright - Kokomo High School
Renewals – Jillian Braswell, Regan Kimbler, Sadie Parraga, Jaylen Stroman, Chad Washburn
Judy and Dennis Schulte Fund for Future Teachers
Renewal – Lucas Cummings
Judy Suffield Memorial Scholarship
Brandon Zehring – Western High School
Kathie Beatty Memorial Scholarship Fund
Camden Worland - Western High School
Renewals – Ella Purcell, Trenton Pulsipher
Kathy A. Name Memorial Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Alyseea Thompson
Kathy A. Pylat Scholarship Fund
Brandon Zehring – Western High School
Kay Kuhns Scholarship
Branden Woods – Kokomo High School
Renewal – Molly Henderson
Knolinski Family Scholarship Fund
Kelton Serra – Kokomo High School
Kokomo Country Club Scholarship Endowment Fund
Wyatt Edwards – Western High School
Raigan Heflin – Kokomo High School
AJ Helmberger – Western High School
Aaliyah Spidell – Western High School
Kokomo High School Class of 1964 Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Mara Tackett
Kokomo High School Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund
Kaylee Pollard - Kokomo High School
Kokomo High School Spirit of 1961 Scholarship Fund
Benjamin Herrera - Kokomo High School
Kokomo Rotary/Hod Peabody “Total Person” Award
Molly Wilson – Northwestern High School
Kokomo Rotary/Howard Dyar “Total Person” Award
Aramaea Fivecoate – Kokomo High School
Kokomo Women’s Department Club Scholarship
Toby Harris – Ivy Tech
Nicole May – Ivy Tech
Kristin Brockmann Jansen Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Aviannah Pollard – Kokomo High School
Lechner Family Scholarship
Renewal – Angelo Anders
Linda F. Pagel Scholarship Fund
Sydney Ousley – Western High School
Brandon Zehring – Western High School
Renewals – Lauren Brantley, Kiley Kinney
Lloyd and Laura Swartzendruber Scholarship Fund
Savanah Markley – Northwestern High School
Lynn Dewhurst Memorial Scholarship Fund
Blake Wynkoop – Kokomo High School
M. Joyce Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund
Taliah Wright – Kokomo High School
Renewals – Hannah Bonds, Addie Conner, Karson Lechner
Martha Ann Brooks Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lydia Keiter – Northwestern High School
Melissa Anson Jarrell, DDS Fund
Jallainah Harris – Taylor High School
Mike and Brenda Imbler Scholarship
Katie Hendricks – Eastern High School
Mike Stegall Kokomo CEO Fund
Camden Worland – Western High School
Military Foundation Major Gen. David L. Harris Memorial Scholarship
Brayden Kline – Western High School
Patricia F. Johnson Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Lucas Cummings
R. Franklin Zehring Scholarship Endowment Fund
Quincy Jackson – Kokomo High School
Renewals – Colin Feazel, Audreianna Rodriguez
R.A.C.I. Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Riley Kirby
Richard Crosser Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sean McCormick – Kokomo High School
Alexis DeBard – Taylor High School
Richard L. and Marion J. Eller Scholarship Endowment Fund
Mia Shoaff – Northwestern High School
Addison Sparling – Northwestern High School
Renewals – Alexis Benson, Zachary Benson, Danielle Finicle, Helen Fivecoate, Anna Grube
Rick Fingleton Scholarship
Savanah Lipinski – Northwestern High School
Renewals – Joseph Craig, Alyseea Thompson
Rob Kreuzberger Memorial Scholarship Fund
Lydia Keiter – Northwestern High School
Ronald A. Hale Scholarship
Renewal – Gunnar LaShure
Russena L. Comer Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Sophia Moreno
Sadie A. Townsend Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kadin Smail – Kokomo High School
Shuckstrong Scholarship Fund
Jayden Diaz – Taylor High School
Kyan Hannah – Eastern High School
Stephen (Tank) Name Memorial Scholarship Fund for Northwestern High School
Savanah Lipinski – Northwestern High School
Thacker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Karmin Banter
Tony Gabriel Student Athlete Scholarship Fund
Jallainah Harris – Taylor High School
Landon Wiley – Taylor High School
Renewals – Rylee Morris, Jadyn Underwood
Tri Kappa Associate Chapter Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Renewal – Ella Purcell
Turnaround Scholarship
Brannon Hovis – Taylor High School
W.G. Harter Memorial Scholarship
Kelton Serra – Kokomo High School
Western High School Class of 1962 Scholarship Fund
Abigail Nutt – Western High School
Xavier Cruz - Western High School
Western High School Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund
Brandon Zehring - Western High School
Western Women’s Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Lacy Rathbun
Wiese Oldsmobile GMC Truck Scholarship Fund
Declan Aaron – Northwestern High School
Renewals – Matthew Mitchell, Christian Rayl, Ava Reynolds
William S. and Susannah B. Hough Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Alexis DeBard – Taylor High School
Zoie Murphy – Northwestern High School
Aviannah Pollard – Kokomo High School
Renewals – Brianna Arent, Karmin Banter, Levi Bradford, Makayla Franks, Maddox Hunley, Caleb Katsimpalis, Alexander Powers
William W. “Billy” Bassett Jr. Basketball Scholarship
Regan McClain – Kokomo High School
The following scholarships are established through the Community Foundation of Howard County on behalf of Kokomo High School. The Foundation does not participate in the recipient selection process.
Kokomo High School Designated Scholarship Funds
Brook Camden Memorial Scholarship
Dylan Snodgrass – Kokomo High School
Burt Family Scholarship
Olivia Downing - Kokomo High School
Class of 1972 Spirit of Harmony Scholarship
Samantha McClelland - Kokomo High School
Colescott Scholarship
Madison Cox - Kokomo High School
Coulter Scholarship
Gabrial Newland - Kokomo High School
Davis Scholarship
Logan Dockemeyer - Kokomo High School
Deluise Scholarship
Madeline Paul - Kokomo High School
Dick Christie Honor Wildkat Award
Raigan Heflin – Kokomo High School
Karsen Huffman – Kokomo High School
Dunbar Scholarship
Ilana Hossain - Kokomo High School
Lukah Kincaid - Kokomo High School
Renewals – Andrew Guerre, Ericka Rouse
General Scholarship
Raigan Heflin – Kokomo High School
Mailee Sewell - Kokomo High School
General Scholarship – Kenneth “Red” Craig
Samantha McClelland - Kokomo High School
Hauswald Scholarship
Gabrial Newland - Kokomo High School
Healy Scholarship
Jacey Cody - Kokomo High School
Hogan Scholarship
Regan McClain - Kokomo High School
Nadege Genestant – Kokomo High School
Holman Scholarship
Elizabeth Arvay - Kokomo High School
Kammeyer Scholarship
Regan McClain - Kokomo High School
Legacy Scholarship
Kelton Serra - Kokomo High School
Kendall Sims - Kokomo High School
Lewis Scholarship
Kadin Smail - Kokomo High School
Luttrell Scholarship
Danielle Gomez - Kokomo High School
McConnell Scholarship
Gabrial Newland - Kokomo High School
McNulty Scholarship
Sean McCormick - Kokomo High School
Millikan Scholarship
Devon Lee - Kokomo High School
Moore Scholarship
Viorianne Zahiga - Kokomo High School
Moulder Scholarship
Danielle Gomez - Kokomo High School
Raigan Heflin - Kokomo High School
Sanburn Scholarship
Liliana Taskey - Kokomo High School
Sandifur Scholarship
Gabrial Newland - Kokomo High School
Showalter Scholarship
Chanikarn Santipanarux - Kokomo High School
Smith Scholarship
Connor Frederick - Kokomo High School
Swain Scholarship
Nora Marden - Kokomo High School
Tickfer Scholarship
Aviannah Pollard - Kokomo High School
Walter J. Moss Teacher Enhancement Scholarship
Lisa Herring
Vincent Lorenz
Courtney Lowe
Lindsey Ray
Jennie Quillen
Wells Scholarship
Sean McCormick - Kokomo High School
Wells Skilled Trades
Kaylee Pollard - Kokomo High School
Winslow Scholarship
Olivia Downing - Kokomo High School
Renewal – Helen Quie
About the Community Foundation of Howard County:
Established in 1991, the Community Foundation of Howard County serves donors in Howard County through a dedicated County Services Committee made up of local residents. With support from a dedicated Scholarships Committee, the Services Committee helps guide local charitable efforts and scholarship distributions. The Foundation is committed to building a permanent source of charitable funding to support the educational aspirations of Howard County students. Each year, the Foundation awards scholarships to help students pursue college degrees, technical training, and other educational opportunities—empowering the next generation of community leaders, professionals, and skilled workers.
To learn more about available scholarships or how you can support local students through a named scholarship fund, visit cfhoward.org or call 765-454-7298.