Scholarships totaling over $55,000 honor excellence in wide range of areas – from agricultural innovation to bowling and beyond – for students pursuing additional education
The Portage Foundation announced the names of scholarship recipients for 2023. This year’s awards totaled over $55,000 and represent the diverse nature of Portage County and its residents.
Award Recipients Organized by School:
Aurora High School
George L. and Genevieve D. Moore Endowed Scholarship: Emersyn Acomb, Carl Bartlett, Lily Brainard, Reece Emrick, Amanda Ennis, Tyler Ertle, Alexis Horvath, Julia Leon, Revanth Mahankali, Gianna Malie, Brooke Miller, Abhishek Mishra, Ashley Mitchell, Krish Patel, Hannah Rogge, Tyler Tartabini, Grant Thieding, Jenna VanRaepenbusch, Grace Wilson,
Crestwood High School
Bernie J. Kosar Crestwood Endowed Scholarship: Isabella Leister-Zeleznik
The Portage Foundation College Fund Scholarship: Aubree Rouse
Kent Roosevelt High School
Anna Wang Roe Women in Science Endowed Scholarship: Sadie Sinchak
Bill and Eddye White Bowling Endowed Scholarship: Parker Balan
Kent State University
Roger J DiPaolo Wick Poetry Center Scholarship: Dorisha Hendrix
North Dakota State University
Boyd and Joan Wallbrown Agricultural Innovation Endowed Scholarship: Megan Schmaltz
Ohio State University
Boyd and Joan Wallbrown Agricultural Innovation Endowed Scholarship: Bryce Schott
Ravenna High School
PCCAN Scholarship: Parker Addison, Kyla Carney
Roger J DiPaolo Bright Futures Scholarship: Jasmyn Major
Rootstown High School
Mark Klima Scholarship: Isabelle Baughman, Carlee Clifford, Sydney Munger, Mark Oyster, Alexis Waligura
Bailey Simons – Frank Family Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Tracey Lohman, Alexis Waligura
Darla Winnefeld Memorial Endowed Scholarship: Caleb Cutright
Bill and Eddye White Bowling Endowed Scholarship: Carson Flowers, Tracey Lohman