Effective: June 6, 2023
Total scholarships awarded: 150
Total scholarship funds awarded: $223,250
NOTE: Scholarships are listed in order of the year in which they were established.
Ida Brown Scholarships
Established in 1990
Karrisa Ayers – $1,500
Sarah Hansen – $1,500
Total Award: $3,000
Scott Lhamon Scholarship
Established in 1990
Paityn Bowman – $1,000
Minster Bank Scholarship
Established in 1993
Dylan Whitehead – $1,000
Al & Gladys Heinrich Scholarships
Established in 1995
Jackson Courter – $1,000
Grace Schneider – $1,000 (Renewal)
Total Award: $2,000
Naylor Scholarship
Established in 1995
Maggie Bloomfield – $1,500
Berg Family Scholarship
Established in 1996
Megan Kohler – $1,000
Wapakoneta Woman’s Club Scholarships
Established in 1997
Jocee Tenwalde – $1,000
Carlie Tester – $1,000
Megan Kohler – $1,000
Total Award: $3,000
Paul E. Fisher Scholarship
Established in 1999
Thomas Young – $1,500
Hardacre Family Scholarships
Established in 1999
Lauren Place – $1,000 (Renewal)
Cassandra Shroyer – $1,000 (Renewal)
Total Award: $2,000
VFW Post #8445 Scholarships
Established in 2000
Avery Place – $1,000
Amber Schnippel – $1,000
Haven Swink – $1,000 (Renewal)
Kassidy Mitchell – $1,000 (Renewal)
Alexis Barrett – $1,000 (Renewal)
Garrett Seifring – $1,000 (Renewal)
Total Award: $6,000
Chad & Cindy Chadwick Scholarship
Established in 2003
Josephine Muller – $1,000
CYO Girls Basketball Scholarships
Established in 2004
Alyssa Zwiebel – $350
Emma Boyer – $350
Total Award: $700
Wapakoneta Eagles Aerie #691 Scholarships
Established in 2006
Grace Bensman – $2,000
Kassidy Mitchell – $2,000
Andrew Mosler – $2,000
Georgia Schroeder – $2,000
Alexandra Steinke – $2,000
Cassandra Shroyer – $2,000 (Renewal)
Total Award: $12,000
Arlene Metz Teaching Scholarship
Established in 2006
Logan Crow – $1,000
Diane Inbody Pepple Scholarship
Established in 2006
Annabelle Lawrence – $500
Richard & Mary Lowry Scholarship
Established in 2007
Braiden Lee – $1,000
Jesse Doseck Scholarship
Established in 2009
Carlie Schroeder – $1,000
Freymuth-Sutton Scholarship
Established in 2009
Reyna Woodruff – $1,000
Sons of the American Legion Post #333 Jerry Mason Memorial Scholarship
Established in 2009
Jacob Crow – $1,500
Jason Kline Scholarship
Established in 2010
Kyle Rex – $2,000
Jason Strauser Memorial Scholarships
Established in 2011
Olivia Tangeman – $1,000
Carlie Tester – $1,000
Connor Brown – $1,000 (Renewal)
Kelsey Fullenkamp – $2,500 (Renewal)
Total Award: $5,500
Stephen & Marie Bilyj Scholarships
Established in 2012
Kylie Mahaffey – $1,500
Addisyn Cooper – $1,500
Hannah Prine – $1,500
Sarah Hansen – $1,500
Carlie Schroeder – $1,500
Anne Grumblis – $1,500
Maggie McDermitt – $1,500
Alexis Barrett – $1,500
Noelle Hunter – $1,500
Total Award: $13,500
Wapakoneta Community Scholarship Fund Scholarships
Established in 2013
Karrisa Ayers – $1,100
Landon Brandt – $1,100
Nathan Doll – $1,100
Makayla Frame – $1,100
Abigail Hamill – $1,100
Alex Honigford – $1,100
Kyle Rex – $1,100
Reyna Woodruff – $1,100
Makenna Bailey – $650
Emma Boyer – $650
Lance Deffenbaugh – $650
Gabrielle Goliver – $650
Sarah Hansen – $650
Nathan Schneider – $650
Grant Bauer – $400
Paityn Bowman – $400
Logan Crow – $400
Conner Lause – $400
Keaton Lenhart – $400
Andrew Mosler – $400
Amber Schnippel – $400
Total Award: $15,500
Individual Scholarships within the Wapakoneta Community Scholarship Fund
Wapakoneta Lions Club Scholarship
Carlie Schroeder – $1,000
Barbara Norton Memorial Scholarships
Emma Boyer – $500
Nathan Schneider – $500
Total Award: $1,000
Leland Stroh Hamer Lodge Masonic Scholarships
Megan Kohler – $500
Avery Place – $500
Total Award: $1,000
Roots & Shoots Garden Club Scholarship
Amelia Bailey – $500
Riverside Art Center Scholarship
Josephine Muller – $500
Ben Stoll Heartbeat Scholarships
Trevor Hasting – $500
Thomas Young – $500
Total Award: $1,000
Neil A. Armstrong Scholarship
Nathan Doll – $500
Wapakoneta Rotary Club Scholarships
Karissa Ayers – $1,000
Paityn Bowman – $1,000
Keaton Lenhart – $1,000
Total Award: $3,000
Alvin Egbert Scholarship
Established in 2014
Dylan Bambauer – $1,000
Merle & Opal Miller Scholarships
Established in 2014
Carlie Schroeder – $7,500
Kyra Sutherland – $7,500
Lyndi Hemmelgarn – $7,500
Maggie McDermitt – $7,500
Sarah Hansen – $7,500
Alexis Copeland – $5,000
Anne Grumblis – $5,000
Addisyn Cooper – $2,000
Hannah Prine – $2,000
Noelle Hunter – $2,000
Rylie Jeanneret – $1,500
Megan Kohler – $1,000
Kylie Mahaffey – $1,000
Kiara Holtzapple – $8,000 (Renewal)
Rylie Barrington – $7,500 (Renewal)
Mariangelica Cannizzo – $7,000 (Renewal)
Gracie Casebolt – $5,000 (Renewal)
Addalyn Allen – $5,000 (Renewal)
Alexis Barrett – $2,500 (Renewal)
Hannah Schulze – $2,500 (Renewal)
Allison Wilson – $2,500 (Renewal)
Kassidy Mitchell – $2,000 (Renewal)
John Kohler – $2,000 (Renewal)
Total Award: $89,300
Mary Place Baker Scholarship
Established in 2015
Karrisa Ayers – $5,000
Mark Coomer Memorial Tool Scholarships
Established in 2016
Tabitha Price – $500
Nicholas Daniels – $500
Daniel May – $500
Total Award: $1,500
Carl & Imogene Atkins Scholarship
Established in 2018
Kylie Mahaffey – $500
First National Bank Academic Team Scholarships
Established in 2018
Nathan Doll – $1,000
Drew Pothast – $1,000
Total Award: $2,000
AmVets Post #333 Scholarships
Established in 2019
Garrett Siefring – $1,000
Haven Swank – $1,000
Alexandria Bauer – $1,000
Addisyn Cooper – $1,000
Total Award: $4,000
Larry Sanders Memorial Scholarships
Established in 2019
Addisyn Cooper – $1,000
Cassidy Mitchell – $500
Total Award: $1,500
Deborah A. Kleinhenz Scholarships
Established in 2019
Landon Brandt – $1,000
Alexis Copeland – $1,000
Alice Grumblis – $1,000
Anne Grumblis – $1,000
Noelle Hunter – $1,000
Maggie McDermitt – $1,000
Hannah Prine – $1,000
Payton Richards – $1,000
Amber Schnippel – $1,000
Peyton Debell – $1,000 (Renewal)
Lauren Place – $1,000 (Renewal)
Grace Schneider – $1,000 (Renewal)
Cassandra Shroyer – $1,000 (Renewal)
Clayton Wilsey – $1,000 (Renewal)
Total Award: $14,000
Sheriff James & Carol Knoch Scholarship
Established in 2020
Gracie Casebolt – $1,000
Beckie Bell Bledsoe Scholarship
Established in 2021
Austin Greer – $500
Tom Kohlrieser Agriculture Scholarships
Established in 2021
Carrie Rhoades – $1,000
Olivia Tangeman – $250
Total Award: $1,250
Layla Yoakam Scholarships
Established in 2021
Abbigail Ruppert – $1,000
Lance Deffenbaugh – $1,000
Emma Schneider – $1,000
Keaton Lenhart – $1,000
Libby Yoakam – $1,000
Abigail Hamill – $1,000
Kloie Knueve – $1,000
Heath Dilsaver – $1,000
Makayla Frame – $1,000
Jaylen Williams – $1,000
Total Award: $10,000
Michelle (Schulte) Ewald Scholarship
Established in 2022
Emma Boyer – $1,500
Auglaize DD Legacy Scholarship
Established in 2022
Cora Rable – $1,500
