Recent Scholarship Recipients

Education paves the way for continued growth and improvement. By investing in scholarships for our youth, we are investing in a better future for our community. In 2022, we awarded over $1.2 million in new and renewing scholarships to 500 students. Of those scholarship awards, 27% were to first generation students! Thank you to all the donors who invest in our community and make these scholarships possible.

2022 Top Scholars
Top Scholars recognizes the scholarship recipients with the highest GPA and SAT scores.

Luke Douglass attended Ravenna High School and is the son of Mark & Amy Douglass. He ranked first in his class of 66 students, with a 4.0 GPA and an SAT score of 1460. Luke was awarded a $25,000 Thomas and Geraldine Seyferth Scholarship and will attend Cornerstone University to pursue a degree in education.

Danielle Blanchard attended Orchard View High School and is the daughter of Barbara Blanchard. She ranked first in her class of 138 students, with a 4.0 GPA and an SAT score of 1300. Danielle was awarded a $10,000 Fred T. and Gladys V. Hawley Scholarship and will attend Grand Valley State University to pursue a degree in social work.

2022 Scholarship Recipients

Adult Student Scholarship
Miguel Lozano, $4,000
Emily Schlager, $1,000

Alan G. (1954) and Margaret Drost (1957) Toxopeus Western Michigan Christian High School Scholarship
Travis Snyder, $3,000

Albrechtsen Scholarship             
Sebastian Workman, $2,000

Alfonso Loera Music Scholarship
Madelyn Stembol, $1,735

Alice Mae McGuire Memorial Scholarship
Ajhane’ Kindle, $500

American Legion Auxiliary Unit of Merrit Lamb Post No. 9
Drew Brown, $1,000

Archie A. and Elva M. Blood Scholarship
Mia Snowden, $2,000

Archie McCrea Scholarship
Miracle Huff, $14,000

Arthur & Ida Kuehnl Memorial Scholarship
Paytan Deiters, $2,800

Barbara J. Lonnee Scholarship
Sidney Marsman, $4,000

Ben and Ruth Marcus Scholarship
James Pogany, $1,600

Bernard J. DeVries Scholarship
Keaveya Jones, $1,000

Beverley Turner Memorial Scholarship
Jennifer Robinson, $4,000

Bonnie, Kenneth, and Charles Buitendorp Scholarship 
Laci McAdow, $500

Bruce and Antonia Privacky Memorial Scholarship
Grace Banuelos, $1,000
Jasmine Hill, $1,000

Busker Family Fund       
Rajkaran Grewal, $580

Busker Family Scholarship
Carmen Olejarczyk, $5,500

Byam Family Scholarship
Dylan Osborn, $7,000
Hailey Hanson , $7,000
Daniel Amante, $7,000
Hannah Trimbur, $7,000

C.T. Anton Scholarship 
Sierra Reid, $2,000
Summer Yeck, $2,000
Braxton Murphy, $1,000
Bryce Murphy, $1,000

Carl Education Scholarship
Kevin Jager, $3,000
Jackson Slater, $3,000

Charles and Carol Mullally Scholarship 
Tristan Snel, $900

Charlotte M. Martin Classical Music Scholarship
Alex Rexroat, $500

Cheryl Duff Memorial Scholarship
Klay Grant, $1,500

Cutler Family Scholarship
Keicko Houseman, $1,000

Dan White Memorial Scholarship
Colin Berry, $1,000

Darrell H. and Rosaline M. Smith Scholarship
Gabrielle Van Wesep, $4,000
Samantha Nye, $500

Dennis L. and Susan K. Emmons Instrumental Music Scholarship
Ethan Koman, $1,000

Dietz Scholarship
Laila White, $500
India Mills, $500

Dollie Mae Damm Scholarship
Loveleen Kaur, $1,000

Dolores E. Swanson Scholarship              
Peyton Hulka, $1,000

Don Harwood Nursing Scholarship
Lauren Jones, $2,000
Ashlyn Lane, $2,000

Donald and Jane Tjarksen Scholarship
Megan Houseman, $2,000

Donald L. Walters Scholarship
Natalie Lorenz, $500

Doris-Jane Horton Scholarship
Taylor Carson-Zachery, $1,150
Brian Wright, $1,150

Dorothy Creason Tyler English Scholarship
Katie Simonson, $1,500

Douma Scholarship
Fernando Figueroa, $400

Dr. J. Max & Elizabeth Busard Scholarship
Maxwell Sievers, $7,000

Dr. Michael Lundholm M.D. Scholarship
Ivy Hoffman, $4,000

Dr. Philip H. & Esther J. Frandsen Scholarship
Luke Assaad, $500

Edith Neff Swanson Memorial Scholarship
Owen Scott, $1,000

Edward J. & Joan Stewart Scholarship
Heaven Ferguson, $2,000

Edward F. Wingler and Peggy F. Wingler Pink Scholarship
I´Layia Strong, $32,000

Effah Elizabeth Ferris Scholarship
Kiera Moore $1,400

Eleanor and Albert Herremans Scholarship
Mckenna Morton, $1,000

Eleanor Polley Women’s Golf Scholarship
Gabriella Gaston, $500

Elmer A. Bandgren Scholarship
Alexandrea Ehnen, $4,000
Alexander Day, $2,000

Emma Mowers Grillo Sholten Scholarship
Natalie Thommen, $600

Eric Marcil Memorial Scholarship
Jaymi Carmean, $1,750
Darren Patterson, $1,750

Ernest D. Moylan Scholarship
Jazzmyne Ortiz, $5,000
Krista Riehl, $5,000

Eugene W. and Joanne M. Hosko Scholarship
Maddison Lathrop, $1,000

F. Charles Raap Public Service Scholarship
Arianna Dood, $400

Frauenthal Scholarship
Angelina Hulka, $4,000
Robert Norton, $4,000
Ashton Ross, $2,000
Lily Seaver, $2,000
Brenna Staley, $2,000
Ryann Jibson, $1,000
Sidney Marsman, $1,000
Emily Mazurkiewicz, $1,000
Delaney Ruel, $1,000

Fred T. and Gladys V. Hawley Scholarship
Danielle Blanchard, $10,000

Fruitport Education Foundation Scholarship
Kaitlyn Kriger, $1,000
Jacob Piper, $1,000
Peter Pollock, $1,000
Zachary Schaefer, $1,000
Mackenzie Taylor, $1,000
Kaitlyn Yonker, $1,000
Haiden Wilburn, $500
Jaxson Deneen, $500
Tyler Kelly, $500
Evan Ludlow, $500

George E. Dake Scholarship
Cole Rowell, $1,000

George H. Hartman Scholarship
Lacey Herbert, $500
Connor Reid, $4,000

George M. Wickstrom Scholarship
Joseph Heckman, $4,000

Gerhard O. and Doris E. Olsen Memorial for Andrew and Clara Andersen Scholarship
Chakiyia Bailey, $2,500
Justyce Larkin, $2,500

Harriett M. Reid Scholarship
Jesse Nichols, $1,500
Louis Donley IV, $1,500
Meshawn Crowley, $1,500
Jacqueline Zuninga, $1,000
Aniyah Ford, $500

Harry E. and Clara H. Brown Scholarship
Keaveya Jones, $750
I´Layia Strong, $740
Tayla Wilson, $740
Earnest Young Jr., $740
Albreanna Johnson-Ervin, $740
Tiera Winters, $740
Jacqueline Zuninga, $740
Issys Hilliard, $740
LaQuan Mack, $740
Jesse Nichols, $740

Helping Hands Scholarship
Zachary Pray, $1,000

Henrik Olving Scholarship for the Gifted
Ellie Theune, $500

Herman & Marjorie Dekker Scholarship
Amy Gesiakowski, $560

Herremans Scholar-Athlete Scholarship
Madeline Kilbourne, $1,000

Hispanic Community Services Coalition Scholarship
Grace Banuelos, $1,000

Howard Oosterhouse Scholarship
Tayla Wilson, $6,000
Earnest Young Jr., $6,000

Hugh & Peg Campbell Scholarship
Kaden Edwards, $3,000

Inez Lundwall Ortquist Educational Scholarship
Mackenzie Taylor, $1,200

J. Dean and Carolyn L. Owen (Carolee) Memorial Scholarship
Morgan Herremans, $400

J. Fred and Helen Barnard Boyd Scholarship
Lillianne Moser, $4,000
Kylie Raynor, $4,000
Cameron Edgerton, $2,000
Elizabeth Savacool, $2,000
Sadie Boorman, $1,000
Keegan DeKuiper, $1,000
Mia Dickson, $1,000

J. Paul Dunworth Scholarship
Grace DeLong, $8,000
Frank Espinoza, $1,000
Trevor Hilson, $1,000
Grace Rennells, $1,000

Jack & Kathy Myers Scholarship
Elizabeth Mast, $1,500

Jack Schimke Scholarship
Joslin Sullivan, $2,000
Ashley Keenan, $1,000

Jackson-Merkey Contractors Educational Scholarship
Fernando Figueroa, $1,500

James E. Newton Scholarship
Arthur Marlowe, $1,700

James Mullally Scholarship
Patrick Eilers, $500

James P. Jackson Scholarship
Haley Breuker, $1,500

Jared E. and Margaret I. Collinge Scholarship
Kennadi Dykstra, $1,000

Jean Frissel DeVries Scholarship
Devin Wilson, $1,000

John and Donna Schmitt Scholarship
Alyssa Taylor, $1,400
Alexis Taylor, $1,400

John and Mary Schumann Scholarship
Alexander Barnhill, $8,000
Erin LaVigne, $2,000
Grace Staniforth, $1,500
Aiden Kalisz, $1,000

John and Ruth Schrier Hope College Scholarship
Megan Houseman, $10,000

John J. Helstrom Scholarship
Isaac Dufort, $5,000

John Jurkas Law Enforcement Scholarship
Ivy Hoffman, $600

Joseph S. Cherney Scholarship
Coby Mitchelson, $1,000

Judith G. Singerling and John J. Singerling, Sr. Scholarship
Arayah Weiden, $680

Julie Herrick-Easterly Scholarship
Samantha Sewick, $2,000

Julie Schugars Memorial Scholarship Fund
Gavan Bignell, $1,000

June M. & John C. Vandervelde Scholarship
Ella Recknagel, $1,000

Katherine I. & Steve F. Morykwas Scholarship
Ansel Hartmann $1,500

Keith R. DeYoung Scholarship
Emily Dirkse, $1,300

Ken & Clara Kolberg Family Scholarship
Nyasia Williams, $2,000

Kenneth Erickson Scholarship
Yajaira Perez-Solis, $1,300

Kuznar Family Scholarship
Delaney Ruel, $20,000

Kyvig Scholarship
Amy Gesiakowski, $600

Lapomarda Family Scholarship
Daylen Rogers, $1,750

Larry and Jane Wright Scholarship
Mario Varela-Rodriguez, $1,800

Larry Harp Scholarship
TyQuarius Irby, $1,350
Duane Anderson, $1,350

Lawrence R. DeVoogd Scholarship
Duane Anderson, $700

Leigh T Prettyman Scholarship
Alayna Hussey, $300

Leonard and Edna K. Blomdahl Scholarship
Abigail Dufort, $4,000

Lewis & Eloise “Bud” Munz Memorial Scholarship
Onna Heikkila, $1,000

Lewis G. and Margaret R. Curtis Scholarship
Erika Sandoval, $2,000

Lincoln Golf Club Memorial Scholarship
Megan Houseman, $1,200
Caleb Rypstra, $750

Louis S. and Nancy L. Rubinsky Scholarship
Mackenzie Davis, $5,000
Trianna Henderson, $5,000
Madison Abbott, $3,000

Marcia K. Singer Scholarship
Alexis DeJonge, $2,500

Margaret and Dr. Paul Borton Music Scholarship
Gabrielle Van Wesep, $800

Marguerite C. Lucas Scholarship
Simran Tumber, $4,000

Marguerite Holcomb Scholarship
Zachary Foreman, $1,300

Mary A. Eyke Nursing Scholarship
Mariah Bathrick, $1,300

Maureen Linck Memorial Scholarship
Cara Burkall, $2,500

MHS Class of ’46 Scholarship
Zanaesia Minton, $4,600
Brandon Seals-Andrews, $4,600

Mike and Lillian & Charles and Anne Boonstra Scholarship
Ethan Hill, $8,000
Kaitlyn Yonker, $1,500
Grace Sytsema, $500

Mildred A. Mapes Memorial Scholarship
Nyasia Williams, $1,000

Mildred Klecka Scholarship
Amy Gesiakowski, $1,000

Miss Michigan Non-Endowed Scholarship
Vivian Zhong, $11,000

Miss Michigan Scholarship
Ginger VanAntwerp, $500

Mona Shores Optimist Club Scholarship
Kevin Erickson, $500
Tania Furlough-Taylor, $500
Sereniti Huff, $500

Monica Joseph-Dewey & Gladys Wilson Music Scholarship
Alden Crago $1,400

Montague High School Alumni Scholarship
Bailey Foster, $1,500
Zoe Snider, $1,500

Mother Davis, Wyart & Annie Satcher Green Scholarship
Zanaesia Minton, $500

Muskegon Chapter, MI Society of Professional Engineers Scholarship
Bryce Murphy, $1,000

Muskegon Community College Mary Josephine Vukits Nursing Scholarship
Emily Schlager, $1,000

Muskegon County Bar Association Law Education Scholarship
McKenzie Covington, $2,000
Rajkaran Grewal, $1,000
Jessana Sorto-Gavarrete, $500
Whitney Byard, $250

Muskegon County Medical Society Endowment Fund
Maxwell Sievers, $4,000
Cassandra Wygant, $4,000

Muskegon County Michigan State University Alumni Association Scholarship
Jazzmyne Ortiz, $2,000

Muskegon District Nurses Scholarship
Katie Carpenter, $600

Muskegon Heights High School Alumni Scholarship
Naeshara Carter, $1,800

Muskegon High School Class of 1957 Scholarship
Jazzmyne Ortiz, $1,000

Muskegon High School Class of 1959 Legacy Fund
Aleasha Goliday, $1,000

Muskegon Public Schools Scholarship
Aniyah Ford $700
Brian Wright, $1,400
Heaven Ferguson $700

Muskegon Surgical Associates Scholarship
Cassandra Wygant, $1,600

Muskegon Teacher’s Club Fund
Olivia Fouchea, $500
Hailey Bos, $500
Bronwyn Stevens, $500
Aniyah Ford, $500
Maurice Sain,$500
Caitlynn Duffey, $500
Erin LaVigne,$500
Logan Brooks, $500
Patrick Eilers, $500
Makayla Rodriguez, $500
Nyasia Williams, $500
Chris Erndteman, $500
Brooklyn Duffey, $500
Lamar Lee, $500
Lindsey Bos, $500
Riley Briggs, $500

Muskegon Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapt. 31
Richard Riekse, $850
Brady Parker, $850

Neil J. Sanders Scholarship
Emily Wolffis, $2,800

Neil Rosen/Cherry County Playhouse Scholarship
Adrian Martinez, $1,200

Nellie Johnson/John Leaf Scholarship Fund
Kevin Jager, $1,500

Nikolas Wypa Scholarship
Noelle Elzinga, $500
Zachary Schnotala, $500
Ella DeYoung, $500

Oliver & Mildred Byam Scholarship
Ju’Marcus Watson, $10,000
Charley Klint, $10,000

Orthopaedic Associates of Muskegon/Muskegon Heights Scholarship
Cherish Hines, $1,300

Patricia A. Bard Nursing Scholarship
Alexis Meloche, $1,200

Paul & Libby Kara Scholarship
Anna Beekman, $2,000
Sean Meade, $2,000
Dominique Rogers, $500
Robin Hawkins, $500

Paul DeVette Education Scholarship
Gracie Acord, $750

Peter J. & Barbara J. Kutches Scholarship
Alicia Hall, $1,000

Privacky Memorial Scholarship
Rebekah Sweany, $1,000

Ravenna Community Educational Foundation Scholarship
Haley Cox, $1,000
Rebecca Straley, $1,000

Ray B. Smith Memorial Rotary Scholarship
Tiera Winters, $4,000

Raymond & Teresa Cioe Scholarship
Grace Sweet, $1,500

Reading is the Key Scholarship
Darren Patterson, $2,000
Mataya Cooper, $2,000
Madisyn White, $2,000
Jordan Moreira, $2,000
Kaden Edwards, $1,000

Reverend Moses J. Jones Scholarship
Tamia Williams, $4,000

Rich McCarthy Oakridge Scholarship
Ayden Pearson, $1,000
Nyome Berry, $1,000

Richard & Barbara Arter Fine Arts Scholarship
Caleb Sobolewski, $1,000

Richard & Betty Cawein Scholarship
Alexis Deephouse, $5,000
Caleb Rypstra, $5,000
Samantha Rypstra, $2,500

Richard Kraft/Suzanne Kraft Mateer Scholarship
Lauren Jones, $1,000

Robert A. & Clara C. Harrell Scholarship
Kassandra Moak, $5,000
Kaleigh Nesbitt, $5,000

Robert Busch Academic Athletic Memorial Scholarship
Cameron Edgerton, $650

Robert F. & Augusta A. Moran, RN Scholarship
Emma Homfeld, $4,000
Morgan Yonkers, $4,000
Lauren Gale, $1,500
Makayla Hogan, $1,500

Rocket Scholars Foundation Scholarship
Katherine Ostoin, $2,000
Hailey Bos, $1,000
Coby Mitchelson, $1,000
Kaden Edwards, $1,000
John Austin, $1,000
Klay Grant, $1,000
Julia Krause, $1,000
Kylie Raynor, $1,000

Roelofs Scholarship
Aniyah Ford, $350
Jasmine Goins, $350

Roesler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Haley Tolan, $1,000

Rolland & Irene Damm Scholarship
Grank Becklin, $2,000

Rosalie R. & Paul F. Youngberg Scholarship
Casey Dunn, $4,000
Lexyon Julin, $4,000
Jayden Kass, $3,000
Suknit Saini, $3,000
Saray Figueroa, $1,000
Kendall Jones, $1,000

Russell B. Trygstad Scholarship
Robert Norton, $6,000

Ruth Skwarek Scholarship
Kaia Barnhardt, $4,000
Clarissa Cain, $4,000
Kailyn Eden, $4,000
Sophia Fisher, $4,000
Morgan Netcott, $4,000
Ava Rotman, $4,000
Jacob Saxton, $4,000
Raqueisha Hall, $1,000
Tera Strandberg, $1,000
Colin Berry, $1,000
Avree Blackmer, $1,000
Jett Boersema, $1,000
Hailey Bos, $1,000
Ella Buikema, $1,000
Kennedy Burns, $1,000
Chloe Christiansen, $1,000
Taylea Clauss, $1,000
Aidan Cook, $1,000
Lauren Cornell, $1,000
Caitlynn Duffey, $1,000
Alexander Eckerman, $1,000
Amanda Johnson, $1,000
Carlie Jura, $1,000
Peter Pollock, $1,000
Rice Robins, $1,000
Zachary Schaefer, $1,000
Caleb Sobolewski, $1,000
Landon Taylor, $1,000
Haley Tolan, $1,000
Daken VanDusen, $1,000
Haile Will, $1,000
Jadyn Ball, $500
Hunter DeLora, $500
Emily Linck, $500
Kieona Sims, $500

Sailor Classic Athletic Scholarship
Mark Konecny, $2,000
Olivia Kasher, $2,000

Samuel Westerman Foundation Scholarship
Bryce Yhamel-MacKay, $1,200

Shantz Kaydon Scholarship
Liorah Peoples, $3,000

Sharon Barber Memorial Scholarship
Meghan TeHove, $3,000

Sherman R. Poppen Scholarship
Xavaier Williams, $3,687
Cruz Hamel-Pena, $3,418

Sidney & Ann DeBoer Geriatric Scholarship
Madison Abbott, $700
Emina Selmic, $700

Spencer & Sally Weersing Memorial Scholarship
Gabriel Bass, $2,500

Stan Tyler Catholic Education Scholarship
Grace Rennells, $1,000

Thomas & Geraldine Seyferth Scholarship
Luke Douglass, $25,000

Tilio & Martha Giacobassi Scholarship
Carter Landheer, $6,000

Tom Reese and Richard T. & Mary Reese Scholarship
Kevin Roll, $16,000

Tomasa Ramirez Ybarra Scholarship
Jessana Sorto-Gavarrete, $2,000

Viola Mikkelson – Robert Eilers Nursing Scholarship Fund
Gabriella Moreau, $10,000
Brooke Stark, $10,000

Walling Scholarship in Honor of Art & Arlene Wood
Gabrielle Castagna, $1,000

Warren & Mary Husid Culinary Scholarship
Kendra Holman, $750
Garrett Sircher, $750

Warren E. & Anna Mae Hutchins United Methodist Church of Whitehall Scholarship
Mylee Boyd, $2,000

Weichner Scholarship
Adam Wolffis, $1,150

West Michigan Jobs Group Scholarship
Alydia Jura, $1,200

West Shore Cardiology Consultants, P.C. Scholarship
McKenzie Covington, $4,000

White Lake University Women’s Scholarship
Erika Sandoval, $2,000

William & Velva Riggs Scholarship
Jenna Sokolowski, $350

William D. Munroe & Marie P. Munroe Scholarship
Kyleigh Martin, $1,000

William G. Jackson Memorial Scholarship
Katherine Ostoin, $5,200

William H. Young Memorial Scholarship
Leah Van Antwerp, $4,000
Annmarie Santos, $1,000

William W. & Beverly I. Sutton Fund
Zandir Wescott, $1,500

Zeller Family Scholarship
Peter Pollock, $1,000

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Our scholarship application period will open on October 1, 2022. All applications must be submitted online by February 1, 2023.

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