Scholarship Stories

The Ripon Education Foundation (REF) has awarded a total of $44,500 in scholarships to 20 Ripon High School graduates.

A community-based volunteer committee chose the following recipients based on outstanding work in the classroom, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement:

Qendrim Ahmedi: $1,500 — Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship
Karsyn Bauman: $2,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship
Brandyn Beahm: $3,000 — William Crook Scholarship
Henry Beuthin: $1,000 — Ralph Quinney Business Scholarship
Tyler Bradley: $5,000 — Justin Krueger Trades Scholarship, $1,500 — RASD Administrative Leadership Scholarship, $2,000 — Tracy O’Brien Memorial Scholarship
Arianna Brooks: $1,500 — Alliance Laundry Systems Scholarship, $2,000 — Tracy O’Brien Memorial Scholarship
Charlise Bruins: $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $1,000 — Ronnie Eichstedt Scholarship
James Cronin: $1,000 — Polcyn Music Scholarship
Romeo Deboer: $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Initiative Scholarship
Ella DeVries: $1,000 — Ralph Quinney Agriculture Scholarship
Reese Downs: $2,000 — Liking Memorial Scholarship
Allison Edinger: $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $2,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship
Miya Grunert: $500 — Shirley Hayes Scholarship
Brett Johns: $5,000 — Justin Krueger Trades Scholarship
Kali Krumenauer: $1,000 — Gib Stroberl Education Scholarship
Ronia Leavitt: $1,000 — Friends of the Ripon Public Library
Madelyn Schuld: $500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship
Brock Stollfuss: $1,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $2,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship
Mackenzie Whitrock: $1,000 — Allan Mortenson Impact Scholarship
Lindsay Winkler: $1,500 — Ripon Education Foundation Lottery Scholarship, $2,000 — Ripon Education Foundation Merit Scholarship

The Ripon Education Foundation funds are administered by the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation. You can support these funds with gifts online or to the Foundation at 230 Ohio St., Suite 100, Oshkosh, WI 54902. For more information about scholarships, go to FoxRiverScholarshipCenter.org.

The Oshkosh Area Community Foundation is a nonprofit charitable organization created by and for the people of Winnebago County, Waushara County, Green Lake County and Ripon. Through charitable giving, the Foundation strives to make our communities thrive. For more information, please call 920-426-3993.