Scholarships

Many different scholarships are available to apply for. Below are a few samples. Click on the links below for a full list of detailed scholarships available and the scholarship FAQ’s.

Scholarships List

2025 application period runs January 1, 2025 to March 7, 2025.

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Many different scholarships are available to apply for.

2025 Scholarship Awards

Below are the list of scholarships available:

Academic Team Scholarship Fund
Al & Gladys Heinrich Scholarship
Alvin E. Egbert Scholarship Fund
AmVets Post #333 Scholarship Fund
Arlene M. Metz Scholarship
Auglaize DD Legacy Scholarship
Beckie Bell Bledsoe Memorial Scholarship
Carl & Imogene Atkins Alpha Strength Scholarship
Carl Wintzer Football Scholarship Fund
CYO Girls Basketball Scholarship
Deborah A. Kleinhenz Scholarship
Diane Inbody Pepple Memorial Scholarship
Freymuth-Sutton Scholarship
Ida Brown Scholarship
James and Janet Stroh Scholarship
Jason C. Kline Scholarship Fund
Jason Strauser Memorial Scholarship Fund
Jesse Doseck Memorial Scholarship
Jonathan T. Sweger Scholarships
Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Larry Sanders Memorial Scholarship
Layla Yoakam Memorial Scholarship
Marilyn and Richard Chadwick Scholarship
Mary Place Baker Scholarship Gifted by Dr. Robert F. Baker
Merle and Opal Miller Scholarship
Michelle A. Schulte Ewald Scholarship
Minster Bank Scholarship
Naylor Scholarship
Niki Schaub 4-H Scholarship
Paul E. Fisher Jr. Scholarship Fund
Richard and Cindy Chadwick Scholarship
Richard A. and Mary L. Lowry Scholarship
Riley and Jean Hardacre Family Scholarship Fund
Scott Lhamon Scholarship
Sean T. Bailey Memorial Scholarship
Sheriff James M. & Carol A. Knoch Scholarship
Sons of the American Legion Post #330 Jerry Mason Memorial Scholarship
Steven A. and Marie E. Bilyj Scholarship Fund
The Berg Family Scholarship
Tom Kohlrieser Agricultural Scholarship
Veteran’s of Foreign Wars Post 8445 Scholarship Fund
Wapakoneta Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 691 Scholarship
Wapakoneta Rotary Club Scholarship
Wapakoneta Woman’s Club Scholarship

Wapakoneta Community Scholarship Fund
Ben Stoll Heartbeat Scholarship
Barb Norton Scholarship
Masonic Lodge Leland Stroh Scholarship
Riverside Art Center Scholarship
Roots & Shoots Garden Club Scholarship
Wapakoneta Lions Club Scholarship
Wapakoneta Sertoma Scholarship
Pauline Menges Nursing Scholarship
Walter G. Menges Police Training Scholarship

Special Funds Scholarships
Non-Traditional Student Scholarships
Graduate Student Scholarships

Scholarship Opportunities

These are some of schools that the foundation offers scholarship opportunities (please check each scholarship for specific eligibility requirements):

Botkins
Indian Lake
Lima Senior
Minster
New Bremen
New Knoxville
St. Marys Memorial
Upper Scioto Valley
Wapakoneta
Waynesfield-Goshen

2025 Scholarship Recipients

• Total amount of scholarship funds awarded: $349,000
• Total number of scholarships awarded: 199
• Total number of students receiving scholarships: 99
• Students receiving scholarships attended ten regional
high schools in Auglaize, Allen, and Shelby Counties.
• Students attending Wapakoneta High School received
73% of the scholarships.
• Our scholarship recipients will be attending 26 different
universities, colleges, and certification programs-both
on campus and online.

Scholarships are listed in order of when they were established—the first in 1990 and the most recent in 2025.

Ida Brown Scholarships (Established in 1990)
Myla Heitz – $1,500
Abigail Makuh – $1,500

Scott Lhamon Scholarship (Established in 1990)
Owen Becker – $1,000

Minster Bank Scholarship (Established in 1993)
Dakota Headapohl – $1,000

Al & Gladys Heinrich Scholarships (Established in 1995)
Anthony Bailey – $1,000
Reyna Woodruff (renewal) – $1,000

Naylor Scholarships (Established in 1995)
Christian Ackerman – $1,500
Taylor Spicer – $1,500

Paul E. (Bud) Fisher Scholarship (Established in 1999)
Aythen Johns – $1,500

Hardacre Family Scholarships (Established in 1999)
Karson Lighty – $1,000
Abigail Makuh – $1,000

VFW Posts #8445 Scholarships (Established in 2000)
Mary Bauer – $1,000
Kyle Beach – $1,000
Brantsyn Clausing – $1,000
Addisyn Cooper – $1,000
Lydia Manger – $1,000
Sydney Schlenker – $1,000
Elizabeth Sidener – $1,000
Lyla Wilder – $1,000
Kaelyn Zwiebel – $1,000
Jordan Williams – (renewal) $1,000

Wapakoneta Eagles Aerie #691 Scholarships (Established in 2006)
Jaclynn Felver – $2,000
Kortney Fullenkamp – $2,000
Lydia Manger – $2,000
Alexandra Steinke – $2,000
Kaelyn Zwiebel – $2,000

Arlene Metz Teaching Scholarship (Established in 2006)
Myla Heitz – $1,000

Diane Inbody Pepple Scholarship (Established in 2006)
Chelsea Jordan – $500

Jesse Doseck Scholarship (Established in 2009)
Karson Lighty – $1,000

Freymuth-Sutton Scholarship (Established 2009)
Trevor Steinke – $1,000

Sons of the American Legion Post #330
Jerry Mason Memorial Scholarship (Established in 2010)
Savannah Wireman – $1,000

Jason Kline Scholarship (Established in 2010)
Myla Heitz – $2,000

Jason Strauser Memorial Scholarships (Established in 2011)
Madison Brown – $1,000
Addisyn Cooper – $1,000
Kortney Fullenkamp – $5,000
Carter Weber – $1,000
Kaelyn Zweibel – $1,000

Stephen & Marie Bilyj Scholarships (Established in 2012)
Madison Brown – $1,500
Kaylin Phillips – $1,500
Houston Sutton – $1,500
Lyla Wilder – $1,500

Wapakoneta Community Scholarship Fund Scholarships (Established in 2013)
Anthony Bailey – $500
Mary Bauer – $1,000
Griffin Block – $1,000
Holden Bowersock – $750
Brantsyn Clausing – $500
Korney Fullenkamp – $500
Dakota Headapohl – $500
Myla Heitz – $1,000
Ross Honigford – $1,000
Caleb Huelskamp – $500
Aythen Johns – $500
Julian Jordan – $1,000
Kerrigan Lenhart – $750
Karson Lighty – $1,000
Abigail Makuh – $1,000
Lauren Miller – $500
Samuel Mosler – $1,000
Gabriella Raney – $500
Trevor Steinke – $750.00
Riley Szelagoski – $1,000
Eli VanMeter – $1,000
Carter Weber – $500
Lyla Wilder – $500
Savannah Wireman – $750

Individual Scholarships within the Wapakoneta Community Scholarship Fund (Established 2013)

Wapakoneta Lions Club Scholarships
Olivia Allemeirer – $1,000
Aubryn Schnarre – $1,000

Barbara Norton Scholarships
Ethan Eisert – $500
Allison Longsworth – $500

Leland E. Stroh Hamer Lodge Masonic Scholarships
Ella Donaldson – $500
Caden Mellott – $500

Roots & Shoots Garden Club Scholarship
Megan Kohler – $500

Riverside Art Center Scholarship
Hannah Schneider – $500

Ben Stoll Heartbeat Scholarships
Allison Longworth – $500
Hanna Wimmers – $500

Neil A. Armstrong Scholarship
Christian Augsburger – $500

Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Julian Jordan – $1,000

Alvin Egbert Scholarship (Established 2014)
Caleb Homan – $500

Merle & Opal Miller Scholarships (Established in 2014)
Candence Bergman – $2,000
Madison Brown – $5,000
Keri Heckman – $2,000
Caden Homan – $7,000
Kaylin Phillips – $2,000
Houston Sutton – $2,000
Whitney Tangeman – $2,000
McKenna Tinnerman – $2,000
Leanne Wendeln – $10,000
Lyla Wilder – $2,000
Avery Wilges – $2,000
Madison Bailey (renewal) – $5,000
Kelsie Ball (renewal) – $10,000
Gracie Casebolt (renewal) – $5,000
Addisyn Cooper (renewal) – $5,000
Avery Hutt (renewal) – $4,000
Megan Kohler (renewal) – $5,000
Kearstyn Ley (renewal) – $10,000
Maggie McDermitt (renewal) – $7,000
Carlie Schroeder (renewal) – $2,000
Maddison Springer (renewal) – $5,000
Kyra Sutherland (renewal) – $7,000

Berg Family Scholarship (Established in 2014)
Caleb Huelskamp – $1,000

Mary Place Baker Scholarship (Established 2015)
Myla Heitz – $5,000

Carl & Imogene Atkins Scholarship (Established 2018)
Anthony Bailey – $500

First National Bank Academic Team Scholarships (Established 2018)
Lucas Kline – $1,000
Isaac Puff – $1,000

AmVets Post #333 Scholarships (Established in 2019)
Anthony Bailey – $2,000
Mary Bauer – $2,000
Grace Benson – $2,000
Addisyn Cooper – $2,000
Allison Longsworth – $2,000
Lydia Manger – $2,000
Ella Resor – $2,000
Kierra Siefring – $2,000
Garrett Siefring – $2,000
Lyla Wilder – $2,000
Kaelyn Zweibel – $2,000

Larry Sanders Memorial Scholarships (Established in 2019)
Addisyn Cooper – $1,000
Lydia Manger – $1,000

Deborah Kleinhenz Scholarships (Established in 2019)
Makenna Bailey – $1,000
Kelsie Ball – $1,000
Mary Bauer – $1,000
Landon Brandt – $1,000
Madison Brown – $1,000
Addisyn Cooper – $1,000
Alexandra Folk – $1,000
Kearstyn Ley – $1,000
Karson Lighty – $1,000
Kaelyn Long – $1,000
Lydia Manger – $1,000
Maggie McDermitt – $1,000
Kaylin Phillips – $1,000
Avery Place – $1,000
Gabriella Raney – $1,000
Sydney Schlenker – $1,000
Carlie Schroeder – $1,000
Audrey Sparks – $1,000
Nevaeh White – $1,000
Lyla Wilder – $1,000
Kaelyn Zweibel – $1,000

Sheriff James & Carol Knoch Scholarship (Established in 2020)
Gracie Casebolt – $1,000

Beckie Bell Bledsoe Scholarship (Established 2021)
Nevaeh White – $500

Tom Kohlrieser Agriculture Scholarship (Established in 2021)
Caden Homan – $1,000

Layla Yoakam Scholarships (Established in 2021)
Olivia Allemeier – $1,000
Mary Bauer – $1,000
Sophia Braun – $1,000
Madison Brown – $1,000
Kara Dorsten – $1,000
Kaylee Douglas – $1,000
Raegan Hutchinson – $1,000
Hannah Schneider – $1,000
Carter Weber – $1,000
Nevaeh White – $1,000

Michelle Schulte Ewald Scholarship (Established in 2022)
Myla Heitz – $1,500

Auglaize DD Legacy Scholarships (Established in 2022)
Joelle De Lisle – $1,500
Kera Dorsten – $1,500
Adriana Heitkamp – $1,500
Allison Longsworth – $1,500.
Evan Prenger – $1,500

James & Janet Stroh Scholarship (Established in 2024)
Gabriella Raney – $1,000

Graduate Students Scholarships (Established in 2024)
Rachel Partington – $5,000
Taylor Paul – $2,000
Grace Wilker – $3,000

Non-Traditional Student Scholarships (Established in 2024)
Krystle Flinn – $5,000
Rebecca Eyink – $3,000
Dakota Kennedy – $3,000
Kaden Moore – $2,000

Jonathan Sweger Scholarships (Established 2024)
Kelsie Ball – $2,000
Ella Donaldson – $2,000
Kera Dorsten – $2,000
Kortney Fullenkamp – $2,500
Lexi Hanson – $7,000
Raegan Hutchinson – $7,000
Aythen Johns – $2,000
Erika Lisi – $2,000
Kaelyn Long – $2,000
Jalon McInnis – $2,000
Allyson Pape – $2,000
Ashlyn Ross – $2,500
Eli Van Meter – $1,000
Leanne Wendeln – $8,000

Wapakoneta Wrestling Scholarship (Established in 2025)
Caden Mellott – $500

For Scholarship Award Recipients

If you have been notified that you have received a scholarship from one of the funds administered by the Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation…Congratulations! You need to complete one easy task to receive your scholarship check:

1. Send us your tuition statement (your college may call it an account or billing statement). Colleges and universities typically make these available to you by logging into your account on the college’s website. Scholarship payments, in most cases, will be made in full the fall semester of the academic year they have been awarded. Please mail or email a copy of the tuition statement which shows what you owe to attend college. We consider this as proof of enrollment in the college. An emailed item may be sent to gmyers@wapakacf.org. A mailed copy may be sent to Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation P.O. Box 1957 Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895.

And one more important request…please send a Thank You note to the person or family that provided your scholarship. It is always appreciated and valued by them! Please send the note to the Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation P.O. Box 1957 Wapakoneta, Ohio 45895.

If you don’t personally know the individuals who provided the scholarship, it is always safe to begin your note with “To the (scholarship name) family.” We will forward your note to the appropriate individual or family member. Mention your future plans such as your college, major and career goal. Most individuals who create a scholarship fund have no involvement with the selection process and have not read your application. They truly enjoy reading notes from recipients!