Foundation Awards 2021 Scholarships

June 16, 2021

The Community Giving Foundation is pleased to announce scholarship awards for local students. These opportunities are available thanks to the many individuals, families and organizations who have established 116 scholarship funds with the Foundation. Applications for a variety of interests, accomplishments, and career choices were accepted from students at their school district. These funds awarded over $385,000 in scholarships to more than 276 high school seniors and current undergraduate students. In addition to funds listed below, scholarship awards were also provided through these affiliates:

The following students received scholarship awards from individual funds of the Community Giving Foundation:

  • Alumni and Friends of Mifflinburg Area SD: Dorothy S. John Gutelius Memorial Scholarship Fund: John Darrup ($5,000)
  • Alumni and Friends of Mifflinburg Area SD: Kathy E. Makes Memorial Scholarship Fund: Colby Gessner ($2,000)
  • Buehner DHS Class of 2004 Fund: Owen Smith ($700)
  • Catholic War Veterans Post 1419 Association Scholarship Fund: Blane Cleaver ($500); Ellie Kozak ($500)
  • Coach Michael C. Scala Scholarship Award: Claudia Geiser ($250)
  • Dale A. and Ferne S. Krothe Veterans Scholarship Fund: Angeni Peters ($500)
  • Don Ruggerio Athletic Scholarship Fund: Claudia Geiser ($500)
  • Dr. Mark C. Pyles Scholarship Fund: Caden Reader ($600)
  • Dwayne Tressler Athletic Memorial Scholarship Fund: Hannah Hess ($250)
  • E. Louise Lawton Simington RN Nursing Scholarship Fund: Crystal Jones ($1,150); Kiley Mitchell ($1,150)
  • Fred A. Takacs Scholarship Fund: Karley Hower ($700); Nicholas Perry ($700)
  • George and Barbara Forese Family Scholarship Fund: Chase Morris ($500)
  • George E. Skomsky Athletic Scholarship Fund: Emily Ouimet ($1,200)
  • Holy Family Scholarship Fund: Blane Cleaver ($1,000); Caleb DeSanto ($1,000); Eliza Dunn ($1,000); Maria Olsen ($1,000)
  • Joshua Martz Scholarship Fund: Rylee LeValley ($600)
  • Justin “Pete” Slusser Scholarship Fund: Hagen Carroll ($600)
  • Luis A. Ramos Fund: Samuel Segura-Suarez ($900)
  • Marian Eleanor Weikel Scholarship Fund: Jayla Klase ($22,000)
  • Melba Hyde Scholarship Fund: Coleman Hayman ($1,000)
  • Northumberland High School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund: Olivia Cimino ($900); Colleen Ferster ($1,800)
  • Orlando C. Scopelliti Scholarship Fund: Emma Naugle ($600)
  • Patrick J. Mattucci Memorial Scholarship Fund: Taylor Woodeshick ($500)
  • R. Scott Kohler Memorial Scholarship Fund: Patrick Edmondson ($4,800)
  • Robert Baillie Memorial Scholarship Fund: Jamie Thuy Nguyen ($1,000 for two years); Christina Vo ($1,000 for two years)
  • Robert H. Nash Memorial Scholarship Fund: Genevieve Kinney ($1,400)
  • Robert J. Wise Family Scholarship Fund: Karley Hower ($580); Angeni Peters ($580); Isabela Segura-Suarez ($580); Maria-Gabriel Segura-Suarez ($580); Samuel Segura-Suarez ($580)
  • Robin Buehner Kindness Scholarship Fund: Lyla Lewczyk ($800); Riley Maloney ($800)
  • Ronald L. Garrison Memorial Scholarship Fund: Harley Litwhiler ($300)
  • Sharon “Cheri” Spohrer Memorial Scholarship Fund: Aubrey Steber ($600)
  • Steven Mark Nastelli Scholarship Fund: Emily Ouimet ($200); Samuel Segura-Suarez ($200)
  • The Beyond Cajun Thivierge Fund: Maya Kile ($450); Shannon O’Neil ($450)
  • The Mary Scholarship Fund: Mayanna Betterly ($500); Alexis Comuntzis ($500); Julia Frankford ($500); Olivia Schultz ($500); Jason Whitebread ($500); Ciarra Yoder ($500)
  • Walter and Florence Vorbleski Scholarship Fund: Abigail Calvert ($1,000); Alexis Never ($1,000); Caden Reader ($1,000); Aubrey Steber ($1,000); Kaitlin Isherwood ($500)
  • Walter M. Brasch Scholarship Fund: Madison Coolbaugh ($250)
  • William S. and Virginia L. Hartman Family Scholarship Fund: Coltin Pentycofe ($4,000)

Community Giving Foundation: Bloomsburg

  • BHS Class of ’86 Scholarship Fund: Samuel Raup ($500)

Berwick Area School District Trust Funds

  • 12th Man Football Scholarship Fund: Blane Cleaver ($600); Brian Knorr ($200); Jake Lanning ($300); Shawn Sheptock ($800); Nathan Trough ($200); Isaac Tripp ($200)
  • Bart Rado Senior Memorial Award: Shawn Sheptock ($200)
  • BASD Vorbleski Scholarship Fund: Zechariah Demko ($300); Emily Getty ($250); Hannah Hess ($500); Alexis Nevel ($250); Jacqueline Nevel ($250); Shannon O’Neil ($500); Angeni Peters ($300); Caden Reader ($250); Abigail Seely ($1,000)
  • Berwick Area School District Trust Award: Marina Ferro ($3,300)
  • Class of 1950 Scholarship Fund: Dara Hause ($1,000)
  • David L. Force Business Ed. Fund: Karley Hower ($300)
  • Dr. Ralph J. and R.J. Norce Strive Scholarship Fund: Maya Kile ($500)
  • E. Saracino Football Fund: Brian Knorr ($100)
  • Frank Souchak Award: Isaiah Bomboy ($250); Zechariah Demko ($200); Analiese Eisenhauer ($800); Clara Fish ($1,000); Estafani Guzman ($300); Brennen Kirche ($700); Lucas Knorr ($100); Emily Novicki ($550)
  • Golf Team Memorial Award: Claudia Geiser ($100)
  • Individual Achievement Award: Estafani Guzman ($100); Brennen Kirche ($100); Olivia Kishbaugh ($100); Brian Knorr ($100); Margaret Thomas ($100)
  • Marie Rudy Music Award: Maya Kile ($900)
  • Russell H. Zimmerman Scholarship Fund (given by Doris Keller and Robert Clark Hosler): Kennedy Brown ($500)
  • Ruth Peck Matzko RN & Michael J. Matzko MD Scholarship Fund: Taylor Woodeshick ($600)
  • Susquehanna Arts/Craft Award: Haleigh Fedder ($600)
  • Tuzzi Health/Financial Need Award: McKenzie Waltman ($400)

Warrior Run School District Funds

  • Bernice A. Bissell Scholarship Fund (Defender Pride Award): Jessica Vognetz ($2,000)
  • Bernice A. Bissell Scholarship Fund (Passions in Pathways Award): Caden Dufrene ($2,000); Emma Ernst ($2,000); Justin Hontz ($2,000); Nicole Keim ($2,000); Landan Kurtz ($2,000); Mikaela Majcher ($2,000); Jalynn Murray ($2,000); Noah Pick ($2,000); Jade Swartz ($2,000); Cameron Trapani ($2,000)
  • Dale E. Schooley Achievement Award: Chyanne Hoy ($300); Rachel Zimmerman ($300)
  • H. William Koch Memorial Scholarship Fund: Zoe Reese ($1,500)
  • Jack Zeigler Memorial Scholarship Fund: Norah Hollenbach ($4,000)
  • John E. Corman Scholarship Fund: Nicole Keim ($1,500); Alanna Rank ($1,500)
  • Katharine A. Swope Scholarship Fund: Rebekah Fetterhoff ($2,400); Katherine Watkins ($2,400)
  • Linda McNeal Scholarship Fund: Timothy Magargle ($200); Alexis Staggert ($200)
  • Warrior Run School District Endowment Scholarship Fund (Leadership & Citizenship Award): Ashley Groover ($4,832); Sydney Hoffman ($4,832)
  • Warrior Run School District Endowment Scholarship Fund (Outstanding Scholar Award): Alyssa Hoffman ($4,832); Lauren Trapani ($4,832)
  • Warrior Run School District Endowment Scholarship Fund (Warrior Run Scholarship Fund Award): Rain Irvine ($4,832); Coltin Pentycofe ($4,832)