CFMV Awards $152K in Scholarships

YOUNGSTOWN/WARREN, Ohio ­– The Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley has awarded 92 students $152,168 in scholarships to help them along as they continue their education at colleges across the country.

In total, 111 awards were made through 27 of the Foundation’s scholarship funds. 

“Scholarship season is always busy, and we greatly appreciate all of the students who put in the time and effort to apply for scholarships under our umbrella, as well as the volunteers who serve on scholarship review committees,” says Casey Krell, director of supporting organizations and donor services, who oversees the scholarship program at CFMV. “We are happy to play a small part in supporting local students by coordinating the process and connecting them with the resources we have available.”

High schools represented by this year’s awardees are Austintown Fitch, Boardman, Brookfield, Canfield, Chaney, Girard, Howland, Hubbard, Jackson-Milton, Joseph Badger, Lakeview, Liberty, Lordstown, Mineral Ridge, Newton Falls, South Range, Trumbull Career and Technical Center, Warren G. Harding, West Branch and Woodrow Wilson Alternative School and Virtual Academy. 

Scholarship recipients will inform the Community Foundation of their final choice of school later this summer. Some scholarships also offer renewals to help students already in college. The Carl and Barbara Ann Zoba Scholarship renewed one scholarship for $2,793, the Veronica Willo Scholarship renewed two for a total of $3,000 and the Woman’s Board of Youngstown Scholarship renewed six for a total of $23,000.

Newly awarded scholarships from funds at the Community Foundation are:

  • Athena Scholarship – one award for $1,500
  • C.M. “Jerry” Collins Memorial Scholarship – three awards totaling $3,000
  • Eric H. Templeton Memorial Scholarship – one award for $2,000
  • Gail T. Dennison Mahoning County Saddle Horse 4-H Committee Scholarship – one award for $1,500
  • George L. Madigan Scholarship – three awards totaling $6,000
  • Jean Rider Scholarship – one award for $1,000
  • Loren S. Hunter Memorial Scholarship – three awards totaling $2,000
  • Melinda Henning Scholarship – one award for $1,000
  • MyPath Mahoning Valley Scholarship – four awards totaling $4,000
  • Purple Heart Gary Gutelius Memorial Scholarship – three awards totaling $6,500
  • Wilkins Family Scholarship – one award for $1,000
  • Trumbull Memorial Health Foundation Scholarship – 21 awards totaling $23,250
  • Trumbull Retired Teachers Association Scholarship – four awards totaling $4,000
  • Veronica Willo Scholarship – three awards totaling $4,500
  • Warren City Schools General Scholarship – 35 awards totaling $37,705
  • Warren City Schools C. Robert Wyndham and Fred Kubli Jr. Scholarship – one award for $1,200
  • Warren City Schools Dr. Edward C. Miner Sr. Scholarship – one award for $1,000
  • Warren City Schools Dr. John and Mary Alice Vlad Scholarship – one award for $1,000
  • Warren City Schools Frank Bubba Scholarship – one award for $1,000
  • Warren City Schools Harold B. Cassidy and Maryellen Cassidy Scholarship – two awards totaling $2,500
  • Warren City Schools John Pogue Student of Promise Scholarship – one award for $495
  • Warren City Schools Russ-Brown Scholarship – one award for $1,825
  • Warren City Schools Candea-Faroga Scholarship – two awards totaling $2,400
  • Woman’s Board of Youngstown Scholarship –­ six awards totaling $13,000