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.

2024 Scholarship Brochure

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

2024-25 Scholarship Recipients

The Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation is pleased to award 178 scholarships this year. Wapakoneta High School graduates received 161 scholarships—124 to the Class of 2024 and 38 were renewal scholarships to former WHS students now in college. Twenty-three scholarships were awarded to students in eight other regional high schools. A list of recipients for each scholarship is shown below. The 50 scholarship funds are in the order in which they were established.—the first in 1990 and the two most recent in 2024.

The Wapakoneta Area Community Foundation awarded its first $1,000 scholarship in 1991. As of this year, the total number of scholarships awarded is 1,730 with a total amount of: $2,313,750

THIS YEAR OUR SCHOLARSHIPS TOTAL $301,500

Ida Brown Scholarships (Established in 1990)
Justin Zink—$1,500
Krisalyn Kohlrieser—$1,500

Scott Lhamon Scholarship (Established in 1990)
Zac Niekamp—$1,000

Niki Schaub 4-H Scholarships (Established in 1991)
Ava Egbert—$3,000
Chloe Pax—$3,000
Ella Resor—$3,000
Tyler Egbert—$2,000
Tyler Stueve—$2,000
Renee Sweigart—$2,000
Brooke Turner—$2,000

Minster Bank Scholarship (Established in 1993)
Alyssa Selby—$1,000

Al & Gladys Heinrich Scholarships (Established in 1995)
Reyna Woodruff—$1,000
Grace Schneider (Renewal)—$1,000

Naylor Scholarships (Established in 1995)
Noelle Warnement—$1,500
Meghan Nuckles (Renewal)—$1,500

Wapakoneta Woman’s Club Scholarship (Established in 1997)
Alexis Schulte—$1,000

Paul E. (Bud) Fisher Scholarship (Established in 1999)
Elizabeth Sidener—$1,500

Hardacre Family Scholarships (Established in 1999)
Lauren Place (Renewal)—$1,000
Cassandra Shroyer (Renewal)—$1,000

VFW Post #8445 Scholarships (Established in 2000)
Avery Place (Renewal)—$1,000
Amber Schnippel (Renewal)—$1,000
Alexis Barrett (Renewal)—$1,000
Ella Resor—$1,000
Kassidy Mitchell (Renewal)—$1,000
Garrett Siefring (Renewal)—$1,000

Chad & Cindy Chadwick Scholarship (Established in 2003)
Josephine Muller (Renewal)—$1,000

Wapakoneta Eagles Aerie #691 Scholarships (Established in 2006)
Madison Bailey—$2,000
Kassidy Mitchell (Renewal)—$2,000
Lydia Manger—$2,000
Alexandria Steinke (Renewal)—$2,000
Cassandra Shroyer (Renewal)—$2,000

Deborah Kleinhenz Scholarship (Established in 2019)
Kelsie Ball—$1,000
Kyle Beach—$1,000
Alice Grumblis (Renewal)—$1,000
Alex Hageman—$1,000
Adrian Hunter—$1,000
Noelle Hunter (Renewal)—$1,000
Kearstyn Ley—$1,000
Maggie McDermitt—$1,000
Kassidy Mitchell—$1,000
Caleb Patterson—$1,000
Avery Place—$1,000
Grace Schneider—$1,000
Carlie Schroeder—$1,000
Elizabeth Sidener—$1,000
Audrey Sparks—$1,000
Callie Sutton—$1,000
Clayton Wilsey (Renewal)—$1,000
Allison Wilson—$1,000
Makenna Bailey (Renewal)—$1,000
Lauren Place (Renewal)—$1,000

Sheriff James & Carol Knoch Scholarship (Established in 2020)
Gracie Casebolt—$500
Peyton Moyer—$500

Beckie Bell Bledsoe Scholarship (Established in 2021)
Riley Hibbard—$500

Tom Kohlrieser Agriculture Scholarship (Established in 2021)
Megan Kohler—$500
Ella Resor—$500

Layla Yoakam Scholarship (Established in 2021)
Brittney Arnold—$1,000
Gannon Casebolt—$1,000
Elisabeth Good—$1,000
Logan Healy—$1,000
Adrian Heffner—$1,000
Alisha Holtzapple—$1,000
Avery Hutt—$1,000
Audri Keith—$1,000
Krisalyn Kohlrieser—$1,000
Erika Lisi—$1,000
Paige Reser—$1,000
Abbigail Ruppert—$1,000
Alexis Schulte—$1,000
Peyton Stombaugh—$1,000
Jaylen Williams—$1,000

Michelle Schulte Ewald Scholarship (Established in 2022)
Gannon Casebolt—$1,500

Auglaize DD Legacy Scholarship (Established in 2022)
Abigail Burden—$1,500
Cameo Cedarleaf—$1,500
Noelle Ruane—$1,500
Ciera Ruppert—$1,500
Emily Tingler—$1,500
Kienna Wellman—$1,500

James & Janet Stroh Scholarship (Established in 2024)
Madison Springer—$1,000

Graduate Student Scholarship (Established in 2024)
Riley Pack—$2,000
Taylor Paul—$2,000
Jocee Tenwalde—$2,000

Non-Traditional Student Scholarship (Established in 2024)
Rachel Partington—$2,000
Abbigail Ruppert—$2,000

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!