Scholarship Stories

The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation has awarded 181 scholarships totaling $231,650 to graduating high school seniors.

The scholarship awards were presented to students during individual virtual school ceremonies in May. A grand total of $387,420, was awarded to over 300 students, including the scholarships from the Omro Area Scholarship and Education Foundation ($47,570), Neenah Joint School District ($51,450), Ripon Education Foundation ($24,500), and Winneconne Area Community Foundation ($32,250).

The Foundation administers more than 200 scholarship funds and monitors the progress of more than 200 multiyear scholarship recipients each year.

The following scholarships have been awarded to graduating seniors:

Berlin High School
Zachary Cason: $500 – Charlie Marks Memorial Scholarship
Samantha Nigbor: $500 – Wayne Remer Scholarship

Clintonville High School
Kayla Klemp: $500 – Sam Holmes family Scholarship

Green Lake High School
Abigail Badtke: $500 – Dr. Allen E. Greer Memorial Mentoring Scholarship; $2,000 – Green Lake Alumni Scholarship
Sidney Galatowitsch: $500 – Charlie Marks Memorial Scholarship
Ethan Kvandahl: $1,000 – Tough as Nails Scholarship
Bettie Perr: $500 – Rogers Performing Arts Scholarship; $1,000 – Tough as Nails Scholarship

Lourdes High School
Caden Chier: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship; $400 – Paul Kircher Memorial Scholarship
Georgeanna Chier: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Rebecca Geffers: $1,000 – Oshkosh Service League Scholarship
Keely Mains: $1,500 – Edward J. Dempsey Memorial Scholarship
Sophia Nielsen: $1,000 – Marvin and Mary Steckbauer Thompson HS Nursing
Ellen Moore: $500 – Norbert & Hope Vette Scholarship
Patrick Derleth: $250 – Charles Rayner Scholarship; $2,500 – Grace LaVoy Leadership Scholarship
Sydney Kelly: $500 – Founders Scholarship
John Konrad: $300 – Maggie Radford Nordquist Choral Scholarship
Regan Kraus: $2,500 – Grace LaVoy Leadership Scholarship
Reid Spanbauer: $200 – Harold Schumerth Scholarship – Athletic

Menasha High School
Leah Button: $500 – Founders Scholarship
Sarah Seager: $500 – Founders Scholarship

Neenah High School
Chloe Abing: $500 – Alta T. and Daniel B. Straley Scholarship
Wesley Blashka: $1,000 – Mr. and Mrs. Morris Dalton #2 Scholarship
Jenna Ebel: $1,100 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
Mya Ellis: $1,1,00 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
Lucy Flottemesch: $1,100 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
William Foucault: $500 – Jeremy T. Monnett Memorial Scholarship
Colin Hansen: $1,500 – Larsen/Winchester Lions Club Scholarship – Medical Field
Rosemary Keating: $1,000 – Elizabeth Rasmussen Scholarship
Jack Krautkrammer: $500 – Mike Clark Memorial Scholarship
Kya Meunier: $500 – Lorraine Spanbauer Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Monson: $1,1,00 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
Stephanie Much: $500 – Robert & Ruthie Melzer Scholarship
Meghan Numrich: $1,1,00 – Jeanette G. Westphal Scholarship
Quinn Parker: $2,500 – Keith H. Hurlbut Scholarship
Delaney Schilt: $1,500 – Mary E. Forbes Scholarship
Cole Schultz: $500 – Ed Lemke Scholarship
Riley Simonis: $500 – Larsen/Winchester Lions Club Scholarship – Trades; $1,000 – Winneconne Thrift and Gift Scholarship
Evelyn Tollar: $1,000 – Hans & Otty Edel Scholarship
Grace Zoglman: $1,000 – Joseph Mertle Scholarship

N. Fond du Lac High School
Jenna Frederick: $500 – Red Arrow Scholarship

Oconomowoc High School
Lauren Lindemann: $2,500 – Scott Bekken Memorial Scholarship

Omro High School
Caeleigh Ahrens: $500 – Daggett-Morrissey Scholarship
Brynne Boeck: $1,500 – Mr. & Mrs. Morris Dalton #1 Scholarship
Jonah Hayes: $1,000 – Don and Mary Troudt Scholarship
Ben Stone: $1,000 – Coops Wrestling Scholarship
Trevor Molitor: $500 – Oshkosh United Soccer Club Scholarship
Paige Roesler: $2,000 – Viola C. Vedder Memorial Scholarship

Oshkosh North High School
Mitch Bendickson: $500 – Brandon J. Backus Memorial Scholarship
Matthew Berger: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship; $1,000 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship
Charlie Bock: $500 – Pepsi Scholarship
Connor Bowe: $1,000 – Nyal & Beverly Scheuermann Family Scholarship
Katrina Chang: $1,000 – Oshkosh Service League Scholarship
Leisha Chopra: $500 – The Noutheng Yang Scholarship
Sydney Clark: $500 – Dr. Stanley J. Graiewski Memorial Scholarship; $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship; $1,000 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship
Josh Dilling: $500 – Sam Barnard Memorial Scholarship
Syndey Geffers: $1,000 – Stadmueller-Kilp Family Scholarship
Alyssa Johnson: $750 – Jeanette Hebblewhite Scholarship
Meredith Johnson: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Ashley King: $1,000 – Barr-Chalberg Scholarship; $1,500 – Bertha M. Jones Scholarship
Kortnee Koehler: $1,000 – Dave & Connie Paulick Scholarship
John Konrad: $1,000 – Dr. Peter Muehrer 1995 Hall of Fame Scholarship; $500 – Oscar & Gertrude Hardy Scholarship
Emma Leib: $500 – Sam Barnard Memorial Scholarship
Peyton Maske: $1,000 – Gams Endowment Scholarship
Matthew Mathusek: $250 – Donald and Audrey Gutzman Scholarship
Andrew McAvoy: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Grace Munig: $1,500 – Mary E. Forbes Scholarship
Andi Pieczynski: $500 – Father Martin Carr Scholarship
Cade Schmitz: $2,000 – Sergeant Andrew Wallace Scholarship; $350 – Harold Schumerth Scholarship; $500 – Robert Kellerman Scholarship
Olivia Sheehan: $1,000 – Peter Pan Nursery School Scholarship; $500 – Terry and Amy Hathaway Scholarship
Colby Snell: $1,500 – Krizan Family Memorial Scholarship
Nolan Spanbauer: $500 – Robert & Randall Zentner Music Scholarship
Lydia Schloskey: $750 – Catherine (Kitty) Wojahn Memorial Scholarship
Charlie Stenson: $500 – Kaprelian Baseball Scholarship
Grace VanDerhei: $1,000 – Barr-Chalberg Scholarship
Olivia Youngbauer: $1,000 – Oshkosh North HS Class of 1978 Gladys Veidemanis Scholarship
Estellia Wojahn: $1,000 – Ripple Effect Scholarship

Oshkosh West High School
Noah Alford: $500 – E.J. Schneider Scholarship
Kylie Alger: $500 – Oshkosh United Soccer Club Scholarship
Hannah Birschbach: $1,500 – Bertha M. Jones Scholarship; $500 – Emily Salzsieder Memorial Scholarship
Austen Cardoso: $1,000 – Jason Schroeder Memorial Scholarship; $500 – Oshkosh noon Optimist Scholarship – FVTC Award
Michael Foley: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Kailey Freund: $1,000 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship
Sam Geffers: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Devin Hable: $250 – Donald and Audrey Gutzman Scholarship
Grace Halstead: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Julia Halstead: $1,000 – Scholarship for Engineering
Bryce Hinn: $500 – Brandon J. Backus Memorial Scholarship
Bryanna Hopkins: $2,000 – Viola C. Vedder Memorial Scholarship; $500 – Red Arrow Scholarship; $500 – UAW Local 578 Scholarship
Trent Krause: $500 – Chuck Grable Scholarship
Thomas Munson: $1,000 – Anthony Ramminger Memorial Scholarship
Jessa Nemeth: $1,000 – Ashley Smith Wondra Scholarship; $1,000 – Barbara Habstritt Scholarship; $1,000 – Lynch Family Scholarship; $1,000 – Reichow Scholarship – Education
Taegan Ninneman: $1,000 – Lester Ihrig Memorial Scholarship
Josh Olson: $1,000 – Reichow Scholarship – Band
Braeden Remy: $2,000 – Thomas J. King and Jean I. Erdman Scholarship
Callista Rochon-Baker: $500 – Chuck Grable Scholarship
Brendan Rohloff: $1,000 – Fred Leist Scholarship; $300 – Maggie Radford Norquist Choral Scholarship
Jake Shefchik: $2,500 – Elizabeth Rasmussen Scholarship
Sophie Steinmetz: $1,000 – Adam D. Gundlach High School Scholarship
Ella Tigert: $350 – Harold Schumerth Scholarship
Haley Tovar: $1,500 – William M. Bray Scholarship
Rommel Weigand: $500 – Anona Frankenstein Scholarship
Bennett Whiteley: $1,000 – Nyal & Beverly Scheuermann Family Scholarship; $500 – Dr. Stanley J. Graiewski Memorial Scholarship
Jack Zangl: $1,000 – Marie Lehnigk Scholarship

Ripon High School
Theodore Rauch: $1,000 – Sam Holmes Family Scholarship
Lucas Scheier: $2,000 – Sergeant Andrew Wallace Scholarship
Olivia Thacker: $500 – Shannon and Shelly Memorial Scholarship

Valley Christian School
Amelia Lehman: $500 – Oshkosh Noon Optimist Scholarship – UWO Award

Wild Rose High School
Chloe Rajkowski: $500 – Kevin McCoy Memorial Scholarship

Winneconne High School
Tierney Ecklund: $1,500 – Mary E. Forbes Scholarship
Autumn Hunter: $1,000 – Ellen Duex Memorial Scholarship
Carter Norton: $1,500 – Mr. & Mrs. Morris Dalton #1 Scholarship
Morgan O’Connell-Kallas: $1,000 – Phyllis J. Zeinert Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Harrison Roubidoux: $500 – Gretchen Burns Scholarship
Morgan Selwitschka: $1,000 – Winnebago County Farm Progress Days Scholarship
Amanda Stone: $500 – Judith Gruszynske Memorial Scholarship; $500 – Red Arrow Scholarship
Austin Vonderloh: $500 – Richard A. Meyer Memorial Scholarship

University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Molly Henning: $1,000 – Robert & Randall Zentner Music Scholarship
Kelsey Randall: $1,000 – AAUW Scholarship
Logan Rihn: $1,000 – Colleen Gibbons Daugherty Nursing Scholarship
Kelly Sarosiek: $500 – Katharine Mckinnon Fiss Nursing Scholarship – Graduate
Addie Schmitz: $500 – Katharine Mckinnon Fiss Nursing Scholarship – Undergraduate
Claire Zheng: $1,000 – AAUW Scholarship

University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point
Stephanie Kumbier: $500 – Robert Zelhofer Scholarship

Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Scholarship
Students with a parent employed by Oshkosh Corp., Pierce Manufacturing, McNeilus Cos., or JLG Industries are eligible for a scholarship from the Oshkosh Corporation Foundation Inc. This means that many students outside of the state of Wisconsin are eligible. Scholarship recipients are awarded $1,500, renewable for up to four years. The following students received scholarships:

Caeleigh Ahrens: Omro High Schoool, Omro (WI)
Molly Anderson: Kimberly High School, Kimberly (WI)
Sydney Arcuri: South Carroll High School, Mount Airy (MD)
Lauren Barwich: Kimberly High School, Kimberly (WI)
Sylvia Bellin: Hortonville High School, Hortonville (WI)
Tori Campbell: Tuscarawas Valley High School, Bolivar (OH)
Katelynn Cleveland: Ashwaubenon High School, Ashwaubenon (WI)
Heidi Davis: Zumbrota-Mazeppa High School, Mazeppa (MN)
Gweneth Ellenberger: Neenah High School, Neenah (WI)
Abby Erickson: Wild Rose High School, Wild Rose (WI)
Jade Eschenbrenner: Thomas Jefferson Independent Day School, Joplin (MO)
Colby Hartzler: Smithville High School, Marshallville (OH)
Collin Jones: Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh (WI)
Kayla Klemp: Clintonville High School, Clintonville (WI)
John Konrad: Oshkosh North High School, Oshkosh (WI)
Kaitlin Measell: Greencastle-Antrim High School, Chambersburg (PA)
Justice Moore: Kimberly High School, Kimberly (WI)
Preston Morgan: Berlin High School, Berlin (WI)
Satya Shreya Orumpati: Revere High School, Copley (OH)
Faris Prasetiawan: Middleton High School, Middleton (WI)
Sienna Rasmussen: Xavier High School, Shiocton (WI)
Sydney Schultz: West De Pere High School, De Pere (WI)
Megan Seibold: Kewaunee High School, Kewaunee (WI)
Andrew Spiteri: Grosse Pointe North HS, Grosse Pointe Woods (MI)
Holly Stanislawski: Appleton North High School, Appleton (WI)
Samantha Stora: Bradenton Christian School, Parrish (FL)
Christopher Tan: Urbana High School, Frederick (MD)
Maggie Walker: Shanksville-Stoneycreek HS, Stoystown (PA)
Karisa Wiese: Berlin High School, Berlin (WI)
Lexi VanDenEinde: Anderson County High School, Andersonville (TN)

Badger Mining
These scholarships are available to students from the area school districts where Badger Mining has facilities and plan to pursue a bachelor’s degree in engineering or environmental science. Applicants are evaluated solely on class rank, academic performance, scholarship, and extra-curricular contributions. Scholarship recipients are awarded $10,000. The following students received scholarships:

Jannett Cardenas: Kermit High School, TX
Macy Lien: Blair-Taylor High School, WI
Lance Mikel: Alma Center/Lincoln High School, WI
Natalie Nigbor: Berlin High School, WI
Max Stellmacher: Markesan High School, WI

For more information about applying for a scholarship or starting a scholarship fund, click here or call 920.426.3993.