Community Foundation announces 2023 scholarship recipients
Metro Wire Staff
The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin has announced the 2023 Portage Co. Scholarship Recipients.
These outstanding students are supported by generous community members who believe in investing in our future. This fiscal year, $284,495 was awarded to 207 exceptional students across Portage and Waushara Counties. They follow:
Achievement Center – Huettig Memorial Scholarship: Hlee Yang
Alton & Barbara McDonald Scholarship: Berit Borgnes
Angie Sheldon Memorial Scholarship: Logan Fuerer, Ben Colombe, Matt Slenske, Melissa Perzinski
Avis M. Wysocki Memorial Scholarship: Allison Rust
Barlow Enterprises Inc. Charitable Educational Fund: Jacob Derezinski
C. Jerry & Lynne Dernbach Scholarship: Gracelyn Breitenstein
C.O.L.L.E.G.E. Scholarship: Cabrini Brandl, Matthew Tippel, Shelby Lutz, Annika Waltenberg, Joua Yang, Hannah Clark, Anika Sardar
Cheri Smith Scholarship: Erin Proctor
Community First Bank Scholarship: Kylie Groshek, Meta Cibaric, Austin Nieman, Claressa Viau, Madisyn Krein, Joanna Gebeau
Constance and Marcus Fang Scholarship: Anika Sardar
Cook Family Scholarship: Caleb Kureck
Dan Zurawski Memorial Scholarship: Alice Maas, Joseph Puchalski
Debbie Callahan Arts Scholarship: Hannah Holterman
Delta Dental Service Scholarship: Cabrini Brandl, Tahlia Moe, Grace Kelly, Matthew Tippel, Madelyn Dix
Dennis Bonikowske Wright-Right Scholarship: Lyssa Edwards, Emma Barton, Kylie Groshek
Dennis L. Peterson Scholarship: Victoria Ciesielski, Emily Trzinski
Dirk Sorenson – Dave Amdahl Wrestling Scholarship: Zachary Kolodziej
Don Hamerski Memorial Scholarship: Claressa Viau
Donn Behnke Scholarship: Trent Leonard, Samuel Totzke, and Michael Friese
Elmer Fournier Memorial Scholarship: Zachary Kolodziej
Fat Boy Golf Invitational Scholarship: Riley Pechinski, Claressa Viau, Cabrini Brandl, and Ella Beilke
Francesco & Giovanna Sciarrone Family Scholarship: Anna Meilahn
George Roman Baseball Scholarship: Benett Klish
Heidi Evenson Memorial Scholarship: Maggie Schultz
Iber Health Education Scholarship: Julia Lang, Anika Brandl, Shelby Lutz
James & Noni Clark Memorial Scholarship: Andrew Ketchum
James R. Cherney Scholarship: Haley Peskie
Jim Kocha Memorial Scholarship: Maia Zalewski
Joey Trzebiatowski Memorial Scholarship: Anania Rauwald, Nathan Sankey, Jared Endvick, Ije Grant
John & Jill Norton Scholarship: Alexander Phillippi
John Wandrey Memorial Scholarship: Jacob Hickethier
Judge Robert Jenkins Memorial Scholarship: Taigan Anderson
Klismith Family Fund: Zachary Kolodziej
Laura Davies Memorial Scholarship: Hanah Chip, Caley Ulrich
MADA Custom Apparel Scholarship: Winston Hill, Emma Jossie
Madison School Opportunity Scholarship: Anissa Vue
Mark Acaley Memorial Scholarship: Miriam Milani
Mark Worzalla Memorial Scholarship: Quintin Brezinski
Mary Margaret Pfohl Cain Remily Memorial Scholarship: Erin Proctor
Mike Olson Scholarship: Lillith Higgins
Norman & Margaret Myhra Scholarship: Matthew Tippel & Shelby Lutz
North New Hope Lutheran Church: Nicholas Gburek
Peter C. Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship: Megan Bonikowske, Taylor Peterson, Lyssa Edwards, Hlee Yang, Chloe Schroeder, Caden Strojny
Peter Friedrich Memorial Scholarship: Allison Rust
Point Bock Run Scholarship: Brittany Beadles, Andrew Ketchum
Ray & Susan Kaercher Scholarship Fund: Mya Cullen
Ron Worzalla Memorial Scholarship: Brooke Mallek
Ryan Wanta Memorial Scholarship: Taylor Peterson, Chloe Schroeder
Scott Schultz Memorial Scholarship: Tahlia Moe, Berit Borgnes
SPASH Girls Soccer Scholarship: Kylie Groshek
Stevens Point Area Retired Teachers Association Scholarship: Hlee Yang, Chloe Schroeder
Stevens Point Rotary Club: Lillith Higgins, Meta Cibaric, Shannon Lepak, Jacob Spoelstra
Stevens Point Elks Lodge 641 – Charities, Inc. Scholarship: Tyler Huntington
Susan M. Zywicki Memorial Scholarship: Ije Grant
Tim Turner Scholarship: Lillith Higgins
Win & Nora Jensen Scholarship: Abbey Rieck
Rosholt Education Fund Scholarship Awards
Barbara J. Gagas Memorial Scholarship Fund: BreAnna Kurszewski
Charles A. Anderson Memorial Scholarship: Kaylin Farrell
Community First Bank Scholarship Fund: Jackie Dobbe, Emma Haines, Morgan Kluck, Nicole Kurszewski, Juliana Ross, Sydney Trzebiatowski
Friends of Education Scholarship: Lily Lorbecki, Lilian Milanowski
Henry Flees-Scott Eiden Memorial Scholarship: Jalyn Yenter
Ken & Helen M. Scheidt Memorial Scholarship: Emma Haines
Malcolm & Margaret Rosholt Scholarship: Sydney Trzebiatowski
Marie Colrud Gunther Memorial Scholarship: Charles Walder
Rosholt Clinic Scholarship: Lindsey Krueger
Ruth Nelson Memorial Scholarship: Juliana Ross
Sammy Jo Kurdydyk Memorial Scholarship: Morgan Kluck
Vernon & Frieda Rosholt Memorial Scholarship: Jalyn Yenter
Stevens Point Area Education Association Scholarship Awards
Family & Consumer Education Scholarship: Hannah Clark, Alexa Kerchefski
Greg Chelcun Memorial Scholarship: Alex Phillippi
Jon Vollendorf Girls Basketball Scholarship: Tahlia Moe
Laura Lee & Brian K. Johnson Fine Arts Scholarship: Zachary Kolodziej, Kendall Phillip, Jessica Balthazore, Tate Bruckhart, Katherine Trempe
LeRoy & Phyllis Heiser Basketball Scholarship: Emma Jossie
Music Department Scholarship: Deider Loyd, Jessica Balthazore
Richard Lee Biga II Memorial Scholarship: Quintin Brezinski
Sadie Uihlein Scholarship: Trinity Vang
Schwartz Family Scholarship: Lily Ackley
Science Department Scholarship: Taigan Anderson, Clare Viau
Sheila Kokkeler Scholarship: Berit Borgnes
Stevens Point Area Education Association Scholarship: Mason Rose, Tahlia Moe, Meta Cibaric, Emma Barton, Deider Loyd, Jessica Kleman, Quintin Brezinski, Lucas Radke, Lillith Higgins, Claressa Vue, Berit Borgnes, Trinity Vang, Kylie Groshek, Ashlyn Cywinski, Deizel Loyd, Alexa Kerchefski, Samuel Totzke, Hannah Clark, Tatum Thielman, Victoria Ciesielski, Michael Friese, Grace Kelly, Katherine Trempe, Caleb Kureck, Lily Ackley, Joanna Gebeau, Benjamin Kovalaske, Breanna Kehl-Rousseau, Winston Hill, Caley Ulrich, Mason Firkus, Deacan Koback, Sydney Trzebiatowski
The Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin is a non-profit organization that inspires charitable giving by connecting people and resources to enhance the community now and for future generations.
For more information on giving back to the community go to www.cfcwi.org.
