The Rhodes State College Foundation held its 26thAnnual Scholarship Reception on April 17, 2024. The celebration gathered student scholarship recipients, scholarship donors and representatives, College leaders and Board members, as well as alumni, family, and friends.
During the celebration, Mr. Andy Shappell, scholarship donor, retired Rhodes State Radiographic Imaging Faculty, 2019 Rhodes State Alumni Circle of Excellence Inductee, and Lima Technical College Class of 1980 alumnus spoke, offering the perspective of a current scholarship donor. In addition, Ms. Carmillia Zion, Deputy Director of Housing and Neighborhoods, ARM, HCCP for the City of Lima, 2020 Gary Weaver Public Service Scholarship awardee, and Rhodes State Class of 2021 alumna spoke from the perspective of a past scholarship recipient.
For the 2024-2025 academic year, the Foundation has over $266,000 and 242 scholarships available to award. Over the past 26 years, the Foundation has awarded almost 2,938 scholarships, totaling almost $3.1 million. Presently, the Foundation has 74 endowed and annual scholarship funds.
The scholarship recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year are:
ALLEN COUNTY:
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Donna Blanton |
Altrusa International of Lima Ohio Inc. Scholarship for Women |
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Natalie Myers |
Altrusa International of Lima Ohio Inc. Scholarship for Women |
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Megan Fruchey |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Adalyn Jackson |
Bettye Roeder Nursing Scholarship |
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Reagan Bercaw |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship |
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Ana Voltani |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Mohammed Saleem Ullah Imran |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Svannah Mendez |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Amber Brown |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (BSN) |
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Jodi White |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (BSN) |
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Minah Perrine |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (BSN) |
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Presley Knotts |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (BSN) |
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Courtney Williams |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Emily Schweitzer |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Rylynn Marquiss |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Andrea Cummings |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Anthony Hook |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Erica Gilica |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Gabriel Golden |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Kyle Wall |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Marley Kindle |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Melissa Southern |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Nicole Boyle |
David and Marie Steiner Scholarship |
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Joshua Mckinley |
Distance Education Scholarship |
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Kayla Nalley |
Dr. Charles R. Ryan Scholarship |
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Alysa Rader |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Ashley McGue |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Ella Schick |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Hannah Jones |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Kennedi Shilling |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Kiria Genao Roldan |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Kirsten Wurst |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Sadie Armstrong |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Angela Eghan |
Dr. Wilfred Ellis Multicultural Scholarship |
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Destiny Dunifon |
Elizabeth Enneking Memorial Scholarship |
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Brock Schroeder |
Emergency Medical Services Scholarship |
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Alaina Grothause |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Jillian Dickman |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Collin Wray |
Gilbert Scholarship |
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Frances Eghan |
Jim A. Rohrer Scholarship |
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Rylynn Marquiss |
Jim A. Rohrer Scholarship |
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Eric Spence |
Jim and Celia Kahn Scholarship |
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Wilhelm Henkel |
John J. and Martha M. Hudson Scholarship |
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Achia Nance |
Mercy Health ALLY Scholarship |
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Ross Fior |
Mercy Health ALLY Scholarship |
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Addison George |
Nursing Scholarship |
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Alice Grumblis |
Outstanding Alumni Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Heather Moore |
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Alix Nunez |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Avery Keysor |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Candace Honcell |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Emily Weber |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Kara Bales |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Katelyn Martin |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Mariane Lavigne |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Matthew Nalley |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Montanna Vann |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Payton Halker |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Janay Sherard |
Richard and Mary Elmquist-Lane Scholarship for Unique Challenges |
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Kamren Pratt |
Rudy and Norma Rakowsky Scholarship |
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Rebecca White |
Sam and Barb Bassitt Scholarship |
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Stephanie Emerick |
Terri Hill-Kaufman Memorial Scholarship |
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Madison Jackson |
Willie and Sarah Smith Family Scholarship |
AUGLAIZE COUNTY:
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Lydia Cottrell |
Alumni Legacy Scholarship |
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Connor Warnick |
Auglaize Peace Officer Scholarship |
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Amanda Schneider |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Brandy Neu |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Trinity Gearing |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship |
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Ian Fosnaugh |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Jennifer McDorman |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Lily Steinberg |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Zacharia Johns |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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William Crawford |
Business Leaders Scholarship |
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Makayla Bailey |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Connor Warnick |
Gary Weaver Public Service Scholarship |
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Dakoda Moore |
John and Irene Kinkley Scholarship |
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Hannah Hunt |
Mercy Health ALLY Scholarship |
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Alice Grumblis |
Outstanding Alumni Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Heather Moore |
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Kaitlyn Geis |
Rhodes State College Faculty and Staff Student Scholarship |
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Anne Grumblis |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Claire Kiefer |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Emily Ellis |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Karly Richard |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Kayla Bergman |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Leianna Hatfield |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Emily Schultz |
Thomas R. and Gloria P. Leech Scholarship |
DARKE COUNTY:
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Miriam Evans |
Le Nien Boone Mueller Scholarship |
DEFIANCE COUNTY:
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Jasmine Cox |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Jacqueline Kraber |
Jane P. Krites Scholarship |
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Jessica Donnelly |
Jane P. Krites Scholarship |
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Jasmine Cox |
Margot and Robert B. Keller Public Service Scholarship |
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Samantha Kime |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
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Giavanna Cantelmo |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
HANCOCK COUNTY:
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Laura Hopson |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Michael Bixler |
George B. Quatman Scholarship |
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Alexandria Shuster |
Marilyn Shaffer Office Administration Scholarship |
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Nnamdi Obichie |
Mercy Health ALLY Scholarship |
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Levi Rash |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Tucker Oliver |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Nathaniel Ryan |
West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium (WCOMC) Scholarship |
HARDIN COUNTY:
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Alyssa Spencer |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Kama Arn |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Kerrigan Davis |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Madisyn Gossard |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Patiance Cole |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship |
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Haylee Wise |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Briona Hurley |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Rachel Shelton |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Taylor Hollinger |
Dr. Rosalyn Liston Scholarship |
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Emily Pees |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Jacob Diller |
Hardin County Engineering Technology Scholarship |
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Tyler Buroker |
Kent and Diane Kahn Scholarship |
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Brailyn Thacker |
Lima Elks Fifty Four Scholarship |
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Tyson Lawrence |
Matthew C. Terrill Memorial Scholarship |
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Alisha Kapanka |
McClain/Marshall Scholarship |
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Ashley Pauley |
McClain/Marshall Scholarship |
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Ava Hopson |
Quest Federal Credit Union Scholarship |
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Elizabeth Burd |
Respiratory Care Alumni Scholarship |
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Preston Wykes |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Sofia Hernandez |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Ewan Martin |
Roger P. Jones Concrete Technology Scholarship |
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Jacob Diller |
Rudy and Norma Rakowsky Scholarship |
HENRY COUNTY:
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Lydia Smith |
Dr. Robert D. and Ann M. Brunk Scholarship |
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Makenzie Boecker |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
JAY COUNTY, IN:
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Madison Brunswick |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship |
LOGAN COUNTY:
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Crystal Naumann |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Hayley Martin |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Jacob Palmer |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Ashley Enderle |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Jayda Dondrea |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Avery Hankins |
James J. Countryman Scholarship |
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Andrew Phillips |
Kito Christian Shane McCurdy Scholarship |
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Serra Joseph |
Rhodes State Faculty and Staff Student Scholarship |
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Hanna Gross |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
MERCER COUNTY:
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Aubrey Knapke |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Jamie Cotterman |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Avery Kremer |
Circle of Excellence Scholarship Honoring the 2020 Inductees |
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Olivia DeMange |
Circle of Excellence Scholarship Honoring the 2021 Inductees |
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Sara Schwieterman |
Elizabeth Enneking Memorial Scholarship |
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Emily Schaefer |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Megan Evers |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Sarah Sheppard |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Nicholas Bey |
Jaime Johnson and Lindsay Kahn-Vargo Scholarship |
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Evan Schlater |
James J. Countryman Scholarship |
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Kaitlyn Otte |
Mark and Ruth Ettinger Scholarship |
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Garrett Fiely |
Rhodes State College Faculty and Staff Student Scholarship |
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Autumn Jutte |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Emily McClurg |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Taylor Sauer |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Brianna Kaup |
Terri Hill-Kaufman Memorial Scholarship |
MONTGOMERY COUNTY:
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Stephen Veeder |
Anigbogu Godwin Rovner Respiratory Care Scholarship |
PAULDING COUNTY:
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Alysen Hoyt |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Courtney Kirk |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
PUTNAM COUNTY:
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Danielle Weyrauch |
Alberta M. Lee Scholarship |
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G Robin Simbaku |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Grace Martz |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Reeann Arendt |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Shayla German |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Taylor Ricker |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Macie Cordes |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship for Behavioral Services |
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Morgan Schroeder |
Circle of Excellence Scholarship Honoring the 2018 Inductees |
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Jazmin Salto Maya |
Circle of Excellence Scholarship Honoring the 2023 Inductees |
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Macy Wilson |
Dr. Norman and Margaret Browning Scholarship |
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Garret Hashbarger |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Jaelyn Mangas |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Lauren Williams |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Macy Collier |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Manny Carrillo |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Michael Dulle |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Taelor Miller |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Zachary Powell |
Jack and Margaret Howell Putnam County Scholarship |
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Kiersten Kemper |
John and Margie Robenalt Memorial Scholarship |
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Kayden Centers |
Le Nien Boone Mueller Scholarship |
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Aliza Johnson |
Nursing Scholarship |
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Ava Clay |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Eryn Kemper |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Morgan Miller |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
SHELBY COUNTY:
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Rachel Sailor |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship |
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Riley Barhorst |
Circle of Excellence Scholarship Honoring the 2019 Inductees |
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Lillie Heitkamp |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Kayleigh Davidson |
Radiographic Imaging Scholarship |
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Alexis Monnin |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Cheyenne Childs |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Leah Steinke |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Samuel Walls |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Eva Goubeaux |
West Central Ohio Manufacturing Consortium (WCOMC) Scholarship |
UNION COUNTY:
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Audrey Ferguson |
Thomas and Linda Lesher Dental Hygiene Scholarship |
VAN WERT COUNTY:
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Madison Tracey |
Avis Hardin Smith Memorial Scholarship |
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Trinity Goins |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Zoey Tracy |
Circle of Excellence Scholarship Honoring the 2022 Inductees |
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Avery Mueller |
Frank and Shirley Hill Scholarship |
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Cierra Brown |
Kito Christian Shane McCurdy Scholarship |
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Emma Spoor |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Selena Yates |
Thomas R. and Gloria P. Leech Scholarship |
WILLIAMS COUNTY:
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Kiah Wasson |
Elizabeth Enneking Memorial Scholarship |
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Isabelle Castillo |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
WOOD COUNTY:
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Karley Stant |
Alumni Legacy Scholarship |
WOOD COUNTY:
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Melissa Hetzel |
Borra Health Science Pathway Scholarship (ADN) |
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Nicholas Fruth |
Memorial Scholarship |
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Hannah Coldiron |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
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Kendra Kearns |
Rhodes State Scholarship |
Founded in 1978, the Rhodes State College Foundation assists the College by developing partnerships and relationships with individuals, businesses and community organizations. The Foundation generates financial support to increase the College’s viability, enhance opportunities for students, and help provide more accessible and affordable education to current and future students. Persons and organizations interested in establishing a scholarship may contact Kevin Reeks, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, at 419-995-8044.
