2026 Awards Top $687,000 | Congratulations are in order! The following is the alphabetical list of the 249 students selected to receive scholarship awards for the 2026-27 academic year. Students should refer to their award letter for details on their specific scholarship awards; the letters are sent via US Mail.

Recipients are asked to submit a photo — head & shoulders shot in jpeg or png format and at least 100K file size — no later than May 4 to loristevenson@marioncommunityfoundation.org

A

Ella Abbott – Carey Family Scholarship
Jakob Adams – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Luciana Aelker – Gary & Diana Sims Family Scholarship
Ella Agee – Marion Elks Lodge No. 32 Scholarship
Christopher Aguirre – James A. Flickinger Memorial Scholarship
Sara Albert – Harper – Stuckey MTC Scholarship
Chesney Alexander – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D., Scholarship
Gabby Anderson – Collier Scholarship
Katherine Apt – Community’s Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ella Arthur – Altrusa Club of Marion Scholarship I
Mitchell Askew – Harris Scholarship
Julia Atwell – Carey Family Scholarship
Madeline Aurigemma – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Mary Aurigemma – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship

B

Becca Baldinger – Clifford and Frances Strine Family, Eddie Shelton Agricultural, John & Jackie Watkins, Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis , and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Caitlyn Barron – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Landon Bauer – Marion Rotary Club and Dr. David & Alice Bailey scholarships
Jacob Beaschler – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Kenny Martin Memorial, and Helen & Bob Bintz scholarships
Delainy Boles – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D., Scholarship
Anna Bowers – Community’s Memorial Scholarship
Camden Bradley – Mandy Kruder Memorial, Marion Music Club, Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, Brenda Dye Music Boosters, and River Valley Music Honor Society scholarships
Jacob Brown – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Karisma Brown – Taft Middle School Music Dept Scholarship
Jailynn Bussey – Taft Middle School Music Dept Scholarship
Gwendolyn Butler – Beth Bayles Memorial and Charles L. Hastings Memorial scholarships

C

Kalli Caldwell – Christopher B. Ream Scholarship
Macie Cameron – Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial Scholarship
Gabby Cametti – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Wingate Carey – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Marion Elks Lodge No. 32, Marion Rotary Club, and Stormy Ray Cushing scholarships
Madelyn Cheney – AB & Hazel Augenstein and Allyson M. Haycox Memorial scholarships
Emma Chiles – Cones Family Scholarship
Megan Clausing – Altrusa Club of Marion Scholarship II
Jacob Cochran – Collier Scholarship
David Colby – LaRue Alumni Association Scholarship
Brayden Coleman – Cornell/Goodman Scholarship
Nathan Collins – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Alec Columber – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship
Kyla Columber – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Freshour Family scholarships
Isabelle Combs – AB & Hazel Augenstein Scholarship
Jayden Combs – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Liseli Conte – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Marion Rotary Club’s Robert E. Kibbey scholarships
Miley Corbin – Marion Rotary Club’s Hoover Brown and John T. and Lois Schmidt scholarships
Jobe Cox – Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial Scholarship
Robert Cox – Pleasant Local Schools Board of Education Scholarship
Liam Curtis – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship

D

Brooklin Davis – Jeffrey Rainey Memorial, William & Marjorie Grover, and Marion Rotary Club’s William L. Young scholarships
Brooklynn de Souza – Mandy Kruder Memorial Scholarship
Othon DeAssis – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Patience Delaney – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Gary & Diana Sims Family scholarships
Jayda Dondrea – Ridgemont Scholarship

E

Makenzae Eager – Voll Family Bowling Green State University Scholarship
Brenden Eckstein – Ridgemont Scholarship
Connor Eckstein – Ridgemont Scholarship
Brandon Hughes – Fowble Family Scholarship
Caleb Emrick – Charles E. Orcena Scholarship
Taylor Everhart – Dr. Tarlok & Amar Purewal Scholarship

F

Cori Ferguson – Caledonia Alumni Association Scholarship
Reagan Fitsko – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Autumn Fitzgerald – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Keagan Fogle – Carey Family and Altrusa Club of Marion I scholarships
Stephanie Foos – Jacob Pfeiffer & Kevin Pfeiffer Memorial and Quintin & Alice Linn scholarships
Kayla Forry – Harper-Stuckey MTC Scholarship
Mara Frank – Community’s Memorial Scholarship
Ashlyn Fryman – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Jaylen Fuentes – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown, Jeannette Turner Memorial, and Marion Women’s Business Council scholarships

G

Gabrielle Garrett – Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial Scholarship
Jacob Gasmire – Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial Scholarship
Blake Gibson – Marion Rotary Club’s Warren G. Harding Scholarship
Kendall Gibson – Whirlpool Corporatio /One Power STEM Scholarship
Harley Gilmore – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Coach Ed Henning, Carol S. Geissler Memorial, and Calvin H. & Elizabeth L. Topliff scholarships
Gage Gleespen – Kaufman Family Memorial Scholarship
Richelle Gleespen – Jim & Gerry Weston Family and Nancy O. Whitaker Memorial scholarships
Halayna Gray – Catherine Amelia Thew Brown Scholarship
Makayla Greenawalt – Beatrice Prior Memorial, Gregory A. Rees Memorial, Marion Elks Lodge No. 32, and Linda & Mike Rizzo scholarships

H

Adisyn Hall – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Kannan Family scholarships
Avery Hamper – Pleasant Local Schools Board of Education and Stephanie K. Lust Memorial scholarships
Abigail Hanke – Beatrice Prior Memorial Scholarship
Sofya Hart-Sedykh – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Marion Noon Kiwanis Club scholarships
Jonathan Haupt – John F. Kreis Memorial Scholarship
Madison Hill – Marion Rotary Club’s Harold W. Hall Scholarship
Catherine Hinkle – Donna M. Flach Memorial Scholarship
Tiffany Hix – Elgin Alumni Association Scholarship
Janelle Hoback – Whirlpool Corporation/One Power STEM Scholarship
Jeanine Hoffman – Dr. Kathy Dixon Memorial, Richard & Donna (Converse) Lawrence, and Robert McBeth scholarships
Brooklynn Hohler – Marion Noon Kiwanis Club Scholarship II
Addyson Holsinger – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Mitchell Libster scholarships
Malia Horton – United Church Homes and Laura Rush & Tom Rosol Nursing Student scholarships
Suzannah Houpt – Dr. James S. & Mary Gray Greetham Memorial Scholarship
Mason Howard – Ridgemont Scholarship
Kennedy Hummel – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Reagan Hummel – Alex Cooper Memorial Scholarship
Reese Hunt – Andrew Wigton Memorial, Stephanie K. Lust Memorial, and Charles A. and Sue (McCoy) Huber scholarships
Jacob Hunter – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Nevaeh Hunter – Elgin Alumni Association Scholarship

I

Parker Iden – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Iden – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Gracie Isler – Marge Sorreles Davies Memorial Scholarship
Logan Isler – Daniel B. Stover Memorial Scholarship

J

Ashley James – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Jay Johnson – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Kyle Jolliff – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Mackenzie Jones – Collier Scholarship
Aiden Jordan – Eddie Shelton Agricultural, Alex Masters Memorial, and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Kathryn Jordan – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Olivia Jordan – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship

K

Lane Kanagy – AB & Hazel Augenstein Scholarship
Kale Keigley – Erin Y. James Memorial and Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker scholarships
Lucas Keller – Danny C. Sipes Memorial, Kory Kirkpatrick Memorial, and Paul Pezley Baseball scholarships
Rachel Keller – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Ayden Kenney – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Carson King – American Legion Post 162 and Carey Family scholarships
RaeAnna King – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Kylie Klaiber – David G. Wilhelm Memorial Scholarship
Jackson Kloha – Marion Rotary Club’s George Brown and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Abbey Knight – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship

L

Anna LaBarge – David K. Rogers Memorial and Marion Rotary Club scholarships
Makena LaBarge – Ted & Elaine Mitchell Scholarship
Kolton Lang – Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial, River Valley Class of 1981, and Community’s Memorial scholarships
Halie Leonard – Marion Rotary Club Scholarship
Lauren Leslie – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Tyson Lind – Marion Rotary Club’s Warren G. Harding Scholarship
Mateusz Lisiecki – Bergmann Family Scholarship
Carter Logan – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Ayla Longacre – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Kathryn Longmeier – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Kaiden Luikart – Willie “Beaver” Troutman Football Scholarship
Chloe Lust – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Isaac Lust – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Kevin Boblenz Memorial scholarships

M

Lillianne Magill – Eula M. Rhoads Scholarship
Natalie Manley – Ron & Phyllis Craycraft Scholarship
Dawson Manns – Ridgemont Scholarship
Ashley Martinez Ramirez – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Lo Family scholarships
Erica Mason – AB & Hazel Augenstein and Max Ross Memorial scholarships
Jayce Mayse – Marion Rotary Club’s Warren Brown Scholarship
Lathan McCants – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Hallie McCarthy – Collier Scholarship
Madeline McFarland – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Alexa McKenzie – Collier Scholarship
Calliope McNulty – Wayne Hoch Memorial, Joe & Peggy Casey Memorial, and Whirlpool Corporation/One Power STEM scholarships
Quinn Menzie – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Olivia Meyers – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Charlie Miley – Collier Scholarship
Christian Miller – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Ethan Miller – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Jayden Miller – Dr. Shelton & Becky Williams Scholarship
Harrison Mohr – American Legion Post 162 Scholarship
Yoana Morales-Dominguez – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Beatrice Prior Memorial, and Stewie Family scholarships
Samuel Morgan – Marion Music Club, Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis, and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Hannah Murphy – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Maura Murphy – Frericks Family Scholarship
Macaden Murrell – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship

N

Breanna Napper – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Vera O. McDanel scholarships
Ivan Ni – Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial and Whirlpool Corporation/One Power STEM scholarships
Ethan Nutter – Community’s Memorial Scholarship

O

Taydon Obenour – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Gaige Oliver – Randy & Rosalie Drazba Scholarship
Elise Osborne – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Hailee Osborne – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship

P

Michaela Parish – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Carter Park – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and John T. Gordon Memorial Eagle Scout scholarships
Brooklynn Parrish – American Legion Post 162 Scholarship
Krish Patel – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Makenzie Patterson – Donald S. & Beulah Mae Williams and Ted & Elaine Mitchell scholarships
Maddison Payne – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Christian Pearson – Eugene and Cecilia Reszczynski Scholarship
Paige Powers – Janet Palm Memorial Scholarship
Trinity Prater – Marion Area Auxiliary and Ted & Elaine Mitchell scholarships
Olivia Pratt – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Lydia Price – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Beatrice Prior Memorial, Coach Mac Prexy Pride, and Donald B. Justice Memorial scholarships

R

BriAnna Ramey – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Emily Ratliff – Helen M. Thew Memorial Scholarship
Carter Ryan Rawlins – Clare Cooke Performing Arts and Louise Kling scholarships
Julianne Reger – Voll Family Bowling Green State University Scholarship
Hanah Rhoades – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Lexi Rice – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Marion Rotary Club’s Harold W. Hall scholarships|
Marissa Rinehart – Dr. Noel & Maria Eboh Family and Carey Family scholarships
Brennan Ringer – Chivington Family and Youth Engaged in Philanthropy scholarships
Hailey Robinson – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Nicole Robinson – St. John Lutheran Church (Windfall) Scholarship|
Lauren Ross – Beatrice Prior Memorial Scholarship
Ivy Russell – Aris Kasotis Memorial Scholarship
Luke Russell – Whirlpool Corporation/One Power STEM Scholarship
Madelyn Ruth – Irene Ballinger Memorial Scholarship Fund

S

Natalia Salinas-Villa – Elgin High School Wider Horizons and Marion Rotary Club’s John C. Keggan scholarships
Kaelyn Saylor – Ridgemont Scholarship
Halli Schenk – Douglas and Elaine Waring Memorial and Eugene and Cecilia Reszczynski scholarships
Andrew Schlecht – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Layla Schneider – Alex Family, Kathy & Malcolm Goodman, and Marion Rotary Club’s Catherine Ferguson scholarships
Racheal Schoen – Cheryl Oehler Memorial Scholarship
Austin Scholten – Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial and Rocco Nicolosi Memorial scholarships
Kristopher Schwartz – Taft Middle School Music Dept Scholarship
Brenda Scott – Geraldine M. Hedges Memorial Scholarship
Adam Scowden – Gary W. Troll Memorial and Y-Men’s Service Club scholarships
John Seeley – Rebecca S. Craig Scholarship
Vivian Seitter – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Irene Ballinger Memorial scholarships
Landon Severns – Pleasant Academic Boosters, Roger & Donna Holbrook, and Marion Rotary Club’s R.T. Lewis scholarships
Nyla Sharp Holmes – Jeannette White Memorial and Jeannette Turner Memorial scholarships
Adrian Shipley – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Dr. Herman and Mrs. Jean Reas scholarships
Jackson Shipley – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Herbert & Jane Tillet, and Art & Anne Huggler Memorial scholarships
Evan Sickmiller – St. John Lutheran Church (Windfall) Scholarship
Johnathan Slaughterbeck – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Charles R. Crisler Memorial, and Craig scholarships
Conner Smith – Marguerite Marcelin Hastings Memorial Scholarship
Hailey Smith – Allyson M. Haycox Memorial and Eula M. Rhoads scholarships
JT Snively – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Carley Snyder – Community’s Memorial, Marion Noon Kiwanis Club II, and Three Sisters Nursing scholarships
Eli Snyder – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memoria, and Logan Stevens Memorial scholarships
Halle Snyder – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Allen ‘Bus’ Augenstein Memorial scholarships
Patrick Stacklin – Ridgemont Scholarship
Gracelyn Staley – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Marion Music Club scholarships
Jamarie Starks – Coach Mac Prexy Pride, Kory Kirkpatrick Memorial, and Eric Benjamin Foos Memorial scholarships
Grace Staton – Jacob Pfeiffer & Kevin Pfeiffer Memorial and Gladys & Everett Granger Memorial scholarships
Hannah Staton – Adam Johnston Memorial Scholarship
Madison Staton – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat and Civitan Club of Marion scholarships
Shelby Stimson – Dr. Herman and Mrs. Jean Reas Scholarship
Samantha Stover – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Luke Strine – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Ciara Sturm – Isabel Freer Memorial and Mountz Girls scholarships
Reagan Styer – Jeffrey Rainey Memorial and Wesley & Karen Schertzer Memorial scholarships

T

Delaney Tabbert – Helen M. Thew Memorial and Marion Academy of Medicine scholarships
Miana Taylor – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Macie Thomas – Aris Kasotis Memorial, Helen E. Evans, Janet Palm Memorial, Mandy Kruder Memorial, Taft Middle School Music Dept, and William & Martha Buckingham scholarships
Megan Thompson – Marion Rotary Club’s Karl W. Schell Scholarship
Miley Turner – Elizabeth Shumaker Scholarship
Reagan Tway – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat,  Dr. Sarah Kulkofsky Memorial, and Marion Rotary Club’s Warren G. Harding scholarships
Anna Tyler – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D., Scholarship

V

Jack Van Gundy – Everett Family Scholarship
Quenten Veach – Charles E. Orcena and Kevin & Ruth Smith scholarships
Jordy Velazquez Lopez – Jerew Family Memorial Scholarship
Jennifer Villalobos Covarrubias – Catherine Leila Ferguson Memorial Scholarship

W

Makenna Waddell – Freshour Family and John D. O’Shea & Kathleen E. O’Shea scholarships
Whitney Waddell – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Jordan Wall – Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd and LaRue Alumni Association scholarships
Ki Walter – Taft Middle School Music Dept Scholarship
Ryen Wansik – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Ashley Watkins – Mary Ellen Withrow, Norman Withrow Golf, and Judge Thomas K. Jenkins scholarships
McKinley Webb – Marion Rotary Club’s James M. Bazzoli, M.D., Scholarship
Carter Weibling – Jeannette Turner Memorial Scholarship
Anna Wenig – Ted & Elaine Mitchell Scholarship
Brogan Weston – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat, Marion Rotary Club’s Robert C. Dowd, and Marion Noon Kiwanis Club scholarships
Hayley Wickersham – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Cameron Williams – Carey Family Scholarship
Emerson Williams – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Mahala Williams – Beatrice Prior Memorial Scholarship
Ruby Williams – Beatrice Prior Memorial and Joe Petrich & Al Beach Memorial scholarships
Olivia Willis – Dr. James S. & Mary Gray Greetham Memorial Scholarship
Lexi Wills – Roger L. Baker & Cora M. Baker Scholarship
Samantha Woods – Robert M. & Dorothy C. Wopat Scholarship
Lily Wright – Pleasant Academic Boosters Scholarship

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