Bridge Builders Community Foundations Announces 2025-2026 Scholarship Recipients
- Editor
- Jul 5
- 4 min read
Venango, Forest and Clarion Counties, PA — Bridge Builders Community Foundations is proud to announce the recipients of scholarships for the 2025-2026 academic year. Each year, the Foundation partners with generous donors, families, and organizations to support area students in their pursuit of higher education, and this year’s group of recipients is an inspiring representation of academic excellence, character, and community commitment.
We are honored to help administer dozens of scholarships on behalf of donors who have chosen to invest in the future of our region by helping young people reach their educational and career goals. These scholarships provide essential financial support for students pursuing college, trade school, and other post-secondary opportunities. This year alone the Community Foundation has awarded a total of $375,180.96 from 77 scholarship funds. 174 scholarship awards were awarded to 103 local learners pursuing the next step in their education.
519 Strong-Jeremy Coast Memorial Scholarship
Drew Kockler
Grascen Reyburn
Hannah Swartfager
Rylan Rupp
Alexis Reddinger
Adam Weeter Memorial Scholarship
Hannah Swartfager
Alfreda Kurtich Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Tessa O’Neil
Anna Ewalt Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Tawney
Arthur & Louise Bear Scholarship
Ember Strausbaugh
Breanna Pitts
Jaeyla Myers
Alexis McVay
Araya Maxon
Ava Bower
Andrew Schwab
Kyel Harry
Lucas Hickey
Grascen Reyburn
Arthur (Bud) Van Nort Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Geraci
Bill Anthony Memorial Scholarship
Zackory Coulter
Bracken Scholarship
Jadyn White
Christa Schneider
Brad & Denise (Kemmer) Bish Scholarship
Jada Runyan
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Memorial Scholarship
Gavin Stephens
Bucktails of Beaver Township Scholarship
Hannah Swartfager
Cheryl Scott Memorial Scholarship
Kaylee Baker
Kiley Oliver
Chester A. & Beulah A. Baum Memorial Scholarship
Kayla Hanna
Kelsey Hanna
Alexis Reddinger
Makayla Kapp
AIden Herrell-Ward
Alexis Reisinger
Mackenize Snyder
Destiny Metz
Allison Rembold
Kara Riley
Haylie Gregory
Clarion County Sportsmen for Youth Stewardship Scholarship
Hannah Swartfager
Clarion Venango Forest County Farm Bureau Scholarship
Mark Snyder
Eva Beck
Cranberry Lions Service Effort & Initiative Scholarship
Logan Stumpf
Shalyn Whittemore
Mark Snyder
David W. Humphrey Memorial Scholarship
Mason Gourley
Dustin A. Fletcher Memorial Scholarship
Gavin Stephens
Jackson Dilks
Eugene F. Hanna Scholarship
Ella Marbich
Floyd E. and Anna E. Carbaugh Memorial Scholarship
Peighton Trout
Aletta Summers
Forest County Taxpayers Association Scholarship
Zachary Carll
Frank and Eleanor Miese Scholarship
Ava Bower
Baine Snyder
Andrew Schwab
Emily Rice
Alaina Brown
Rae Montgomery
Faith Copley
Franklin High School Alumni Scholarship
Rilee Hanna
Annabella Spencer
Grace Turk
Alexis Rodemoyer
Mackenzie Buckel
Dylan McFadden
Eden Dick
Paige Dunkle
Alexis McVay
Jay Prettyman
George J. Vergis Scholarship
Allyson Wilson
Logan Stumpf
Grace Woods Nellis
Kye Winslow
Gwendolyn Smith Scholarship
Reese Minch
H. Geneveive Davis Scholarship
Gabrielle Laderer
Danielle Keebler
Howard G. Lehman and Joyce K. Lehman Education
Mariah Vanwormer
J. Bowman Proper Memorial Scholarship
Zachary Carll
Nathan Dietrich
Kiley Oliver
Harley Ellenberger
Jack & Donna Snyder Scholarship
Karter Wilson
James McIlwain
James D. Schwab PhD. Scholarship
Brooke Ley
Janet L. Henc Scholarship Fund
Seldon Bean
Jefferson County 4-H Scholarship
Karlee Stiver
Jessica M. Stephens Memorial Scholarship
Shalyn Whittemore
Nickayla Petro
Mark Snyder
John & Helen Mogle Scholarship
Taylor Ripple
John R. Loeffler Memorial Golf Scholarship
Cayden Baker
Kameron’s Karing Challenge Scholarship
Rylan Rupp
Kami Dinger Memorial Scholarship
Zachary Carll
Margery Himes Memorial Scholarship
Rylan Rupp
Heather Strohm
Ava Bower
Jadyn White
Alexis McVay
Makayla Kapp
Mark & Rita Hale Scholarship
Olivia Blauser
Nicholas R. Sanford Memorial Journalism Scholarship
Lilli Fonzo
Nicholas R. Sanford Memorial Scholarship
Kara Riley
Oil City Eagles Aerie #283 Scholarship
Cayden Baker
Brooke Waters
Mariah Vanwormer
Olivia Blauser
Oil City Mayor’s Scholarship
Maggie Vanwormer
Paul & Ellen Flickner Girls Basketball College Scholarship
Ashlee Albright
Sarah Schoch
Emily McGill
Grascen Reyburn
Natalie Shevock
Rainy Linn Memorial Scholarship
Kaylee Baker
Redbank Valley Education Foundation General Education Scholarship
Mylee Harmon
Redbank Valley Education Foundation Vocational Scholarship
Eva Wadding
Andrew Byers
Robert C. Wingard Memorial Scholarship
Ava Snyder
Robert L. Kinnear Memorial Scholarship
Mitchell Bawden
Zachary Carll
Rockland Township Community Scholarship
Dane Wenner
Roy E. Sanner Memorial Scholarship
Faith Copley
Kye Winslow
Alexis Reisinger
Dane Wenner
Russell G. Coast Memorial Scholarship
Ella Marbich
Ruth & Vernon Taylor Salutatorian Award
Colter Bayle
Ruth & Vernon Taylor Valedictorian Award
Zachary Carll
Ruth Persons Bear and Robert H Bear Memorial Scholarship
Olivia Tawney
Shawn Rehberg Memorial Scholarship
Aiden Herrell-Ward
Alexis Reisinger
Sherman Scholarship
Zachary Carll
Kiley Oliver
Susan L. Daniels Memorial Scholarship
Kyel Harry
Alexis McVay
Susie McConnell Memorial Scholarship
Ella Marbich
Ella Speece
Thomas D. Fulton Scholarship
Zachary Carll
Thomas E. McNamara Scholarship
Harley Ellenberger
Troopers Patterson and Richey Memorial Scholarship
Grascen Reyburn
UPMC Northwest Medical Staff Scholarship
Chayse Skinner
Vera A. Lamey Scholarship
Tiera Mckinney
Jackson Dilks
Nickayla Petro
Walter H. Flinchbaugh Memorial Scholarship
Brooke Ley
Allison Rembold
Mackenize Snyder
Macy Weeter
Kelsey Hanna
Kara Riley
Hudson Galla
Kayla Hanna
Haylie Gregory
Alexis Reddinger
Will Fabry Memorial Scholarship
Joseph Findland
Allyson Wilson
William & Elizabeth Scholarship
Rylee Coe
Paige Dunkle
Justin Oliver
Jonah Hall
Tessa O’Neil
William & Mary Vergis Denk
Savana Steigerwald
Dylan McFadden
William H. Locke Scholarship
Mariah Vanwormer
Jackson Dilks
Gavin Stephens
Shalyn Whittemore
Mark Snyder
Jadyn White
Tiera Mckinney
Wood-Noble Memorial
Scholarship
Isabella Baker
Seldon Bean
Young Wood Scholarship
Gavin Stephens
Ava Bower
Marsha L. Beichner Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Geraci
