Scholarship Funds & Donors
Thank you scholarship donors!
Generous donors make it possible for Marion Community Foundation to offer an annual scholarship program with more than 160 scholarship funds. Each represents a significant person, family, or organization who believes in the value of helping others achieve higher education. Additional gifts are always welcome.
Click on each fund name below to learn more about the fund and how you can make additional gifts/contributions to it.
Jerew Family Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gene Jerew For the love of the game. That’s the driving force behind the Jerew…
Jim & Gerry Weston Family Scholarship Fund
Jim & Gerry Weston Created in 2022 by Randy Weston and family, the Jim &…
Joe & Peggy Casey Scholarship Fund
The Joe & Peggy Casey Memorial Scholarship Fund was created in 2015 by the couple’s…
Joe Petrich & Al Beach Memorial Scholarship Fund
This scholarship makes awards in memory of its namesakes—Joe Petrich and Al Beach—both of whom…
John & Jackie Watkins Scholarship Fund
This scholarship recognizes the long history of Marion County as an agricultural area and the…
John D. O’Shea & Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship Fund
The John D. O’Shea and Kathleen E. O’Shea Scholarship Fund was created in 2017 through…
John F. Kreis Memorial Scholarship Fund
The John F. Kreis Memorial Scholarship was created in 2018 by a gift from Tri-Rivers…
John T. & Lois Schmidt Scholarship Fund
John Schmidt The John T. & Lois Schmidt Scholarship Fund was created in 2017 to…
John T. Gordon Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund
John P.T. and Lois Gordon, established the John T. Gordon Memorial Eagle Scout Scholarship Fund to…
Judge Thomas K. Jenkins Scholarship Fund
In 2009, Judge Thomas K. Jenkins created this fund at Marion Community Foundation to provide…
Kannan Family Scholarship Fund
Kevin & Maha Kannan Dr. Kevin & Maha Kannan have created this scholarship fund in…
Karen Dutt Sabel Scholarship Fund
Retired teacher, Karen Dutt Sabel, created this legacy scholarship fund. It supports students from both…
