This Year's Community Scholars

Many of our donors have honored their loved ones, communities, high schools, colleges, or professions by endowing scholarship opportunities through the Foundation's Community Scholarship Program. Below are the students selected as Community Scholars for 2009. Our congratulations to all of these fine students!

The David K. Lynch Memorial Scholarship, an annual scholarship established by Cathleen M. (Lynch) Kendall in memory of her husband valued at $560.00, has been awarded to Chelsea Lashbrook, senior at Washington High School. 

The William and Mary Summers Memorial Scholarship, an annual scholarship established by Phillip M. Summers and William E. Summers in memory of their parents, valued at $500.00, has been awarded to Collin Mattingly, a senior at Washington High School.

The Dwight Risley Scholarship, an annual scholarship established by Martha Risley Reiners in memory of her husband is valued at $32,110 this year.  This scholarship is divided among the 4 area high schools and each award will be over $8,020.00. The recipients this year are:

Michael Callison, senior at North Daviess High School

Kendall Murphy, senior at Barr-Reeve High School

Jakob Babrick, senior at Washington Catholic High School

Nathan Scott, senior at Washington High School.

The McKinley Vance Agri-Business Scholarship is a renewable scholarship established by Lucille Vance in memory of her husband, valued at $1,220.00.  The recipient is Elisha Bault of Barr-Reeve High School.

The Marilyn L. Wallace Memorial Scholarship is a scholarship created by Marcia L. McConnell and Lewis W. Wallace in memory of her mother and his wife.  The recipient is Erin Wilson, a senior at North Daviess High School.