Congratulations 2025 Scholarship Recipients

Thanks to our generous community, DCCF donors awarded 105 scholarships across Decatur County totaling $299,504 (excluding the Lilly Scholarship).

Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients:

·        Lilly Scholarship: Makayla Somers - SDHS

·        DCCF Scholarship: Savannah Danforth – GCHS; Christopher Mains – GCHS; Cooper Parmer – NDHS; Chase Tekulve – GCHS

·        Attie M. Austin Memorial Scholarship:  Cody Case – GCHS; Brooklyn Clark – GCHS; Tiffani Gramman – GCHS ; Jack McKinsey – GCHS 

·        Roland Curtis and Willa Marie Barnes Nursing Scholarship: Brayden Emery – GCHS       

·        E. Wayne Baumgartle Agricultural Memorial Scholarship: Kereaghan Boggs - SDHS

·        Joanie Bostic Memorial Senior Pirate Spirit Award: Saylor Scripture – GCHS       

·        Colleen Bray Memorial Scholarship: Kylie Duckworth – NDHS; Allison Kunze – GCHS; Tamra Legere – NDHS; Emma McQueen – GCHS; Bernice Tooley – SDHS        

·        Rev. Robert L. Browning Memorial Fund: Piper Phelps – SDHS       

·        Holly Bruns Memorial Scholarship: Evyn Muckerheide – SDHS         

·        Brad Bryant Scholarship: Tamra LeGere – NDHS            

·        Kristen Lee Burry Memorial Scholarship: Gabriella Adams – NDHS

·        Clifford Byard Memorial Scholarship: Morgan Reatherford – SDHS          

·        J-N-J Chapman Scholarship: Kylie Duckworth – NDHS         

·        Bob Clark Memorial Scholarship: Hanna Gridley – SDHS           

·        Dennis and Paul Duane Collins Scholarship: William Cunningham – GCHS    

·        Russell Corya Memorial Agricultural Scholarship: Kylie Duckworth-NDHS

·        Stewart G. Corya Purdue University Engineering Scholarship: Jessica Williams – Renewal; Ashton Stromberg – GCHS; Joseph Yake – GCHS      

·        Thelma E. Corya Indiana University Kelley School of Business Scholarship: Saylor Scripture – GCHS 

·        Alan & Cindy (Wentzel) Crowe Memorial Scholarship: Marshall Snell --NDHS

·        Dennis Crowe Science Scholarship: Gabriella Adams – NDHS

·         Decatur County Cattle Battle Scholarship: Luke Cathey – NDHS        

·        John T. Deniston Scholarship: Madisyn Danforth – SDHS     

·        Danny W. Dieckmann Memorial Scholarship: Tamra Legere – NDHS        

·        Arnold D. Ducanes, MD Scholarship: Elaina Weber – GCHS         

·        Krista Eldridge Memorial Scholarship: GCHS: Mackenzie Ebbing, Allison Kunze; NDHS: Clare Kinker, Marshall Snell        

·         Henry A. and Ruby Ernstes Family Scholarship: Savannah Danforth-GCHS; Sydney Rohls-NDHS; Evyn Muckerheide-SDHS

·        Martha L. Frost Scholarship: Madisyn Morlan – GCHS       

·        Joyce J. Green Memorial Scholarship: Joseph Yake – GCHS; Kathryn Schwering – GCHS     

·        GCHS Class of 1941 & 1942 Scholarship: Olivia Grimes – GCHS         

·        GCHS Class of 1961 Scholarship: Ashton Stromberg – GCHS           

·        William H. Greiwe Scholarship: Daniel Fisse - GCHS; Alexander Jones - NDHS;

Allyson McQueen - SDHS        

·        Frank and Margaret Hahn Scholarship: Nicholas Petrov – SDHS

·        Paul and Eleanor Hoffman Memorial Scholarship:  Ava Wilmer – University of Cincinnati; Malana Kramer – IUPUI

·        Adam Holtkamp Memorial Scholarship: Caleb Greiwe – GCHS    

·        Donald and Barbara Horan Scholarship: Jill Witkemper – Oldenburg Academy

·        Steve Hunter Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Grimes - GCHS; Jack McKinsey - GCHS;   Renewals: Cameron Schwartz, Hayden Pease, Daniel Kulpinski, Bryson Kelso

·        Delmar & Janet Knecht Family Memorial Scholarship: Olivia Grimes –GCHS               

·        Lake Santee Women’s Club Scholarship: Marshall Snell – NDHS

·        Dr. Irwin and Dorothy Lanning & Family Memorial Scholarship: Clare Kinker – NDHS

·        Burney and Lucy Lehman Scholarship: GCHS:  Lance Coy, Savannah Danforth, Taylor Perez, Charles Stauffacher

·         NDHS:  Robert Teters, Tamra LeGere

·        SDHS:  Corbin Johnson, Piper Phelps

·        Campbell “Buck” McIntyre Scholarship: Morgan Reatherford – SDHS; Blake Allen – SDHS; Carlie Cathey – SDHS       

·        Darryl P. Menefee Memorial Scholarship Fund: Kylie Duckworth– NDHS; Alexander Jones – NDHS

·        Glenn and Joan Moore Scholarship: Kathryn Schwering- GCHS

·        Mystery Donor Trades Scholarship: Luke Cathey- NDHS; Maverick Clark-SDHS

·        Brian Nobbe Memorial Scholarship: Cody Case – GCHS        

·        On Eagle’s Wings Scholarship:  Brooklyn Mauer – NDHS       

·        Holly Peters Nursing Scholarship: Savannah Danforth – GCHS

·        William R. Rayner-Harold and Barbara Graue Scholarship: Markiesha Lillard-Milan         

·        Diane Reynolds Memorial Scholarship: Allyson McQueen – SDHS;

Piper Phelps – SDHS     

·        Rhodes-DeMoss Family Vocational Scholarship: Cody Case – GCHS         

·        Clifford “Skip” Ricke Memorial Scholarship: Owen Eldridge – NDHS           

·        Roscoe Family Scholarship: Morgan Reatherford – SDHS         

·        Myer and Wilma Schreiber Memorial Scholarship: Cy Miller – GCHS;

Ava Wilmer – (Renewal)  

·        Howard G. Shake Scholarship: Alexander Jones – NDHS         

·        Robert E. Simmonds Memorial Scholarship: GCHS:  Jack McKinsey, Cody Case     

·        Pat Smith in Loving Memory of Tracey Lynn Smyser Scholarship: Savannah Danforth – GCHS                             

·        Bonnie Springmeyer Nursing Scholarship: Tiffani Gramman – GCHS

·        Cecilia Springmeyer Memorial Scholarship: Morgan Reatherford--SDHS  

·        George F. Tanner Memorial Scholarship: Clare Kinker – NDHS       

·        James A. Volk Engineering Scholarship: Joseph Yake – GCHS  

·        Dorotha A. Wenning Scholarship: Kathryn Schwering – GCHS            

·        Daryl R. Wolter Memorial Scholarship: Kamdenn McKinney-NDHS

·        Loren and Mary York Scholarship: Clare Kinker – NDHS          

·        Zetterberg Family Music Scholarship  Blake Allen-SDHS          

·        Therese Zins Tree County Players Memorial Scholarship: Allison Flessner – SDHS