A variety of scholarships are awarded each year to graduating seniors from Marion High School and Marion Home School Assistance Program. At Senior Awards Night on May 12th the Foundation was proud to announce 31 scholarships worth over $40,000 to Class of 2021 graduates in support of their educational goals.
Graduates were gifted Marion Foundation lanyards and reusable water bottles thanks to sponsorship from GreenState Credit Union. Marion Foundation representatives included President Greg Van Gorp, President-Elect Doreen Zumwalt and Executive Director Erin Steffen and member Bonnie Raasch who also presented the scholarships as Scholarship Committee Chair.
Below is a list of 2021 scholarships and their recipients. Congratulations 2021 seniors!
Veda Pollock Moore Scholarship
- Julia Funck
- April Lawyer
- Talia Parenteau
Darrell & Dorothy (Merritt) Fisher Scholarship
- Skylar Baley
- Emily Imhoff
Rebecca Paulson Memorial Scholarship
- Gabrielle Foster
Ruth S. Henderson Memorial Scholarship
- Stacey Sloan
Kelly Grishaber Memorial Scholarship
- Mikayla VanWey
Duane Ockenfels Memorial Scholarship
- Tanner Shindelar
Gerald A. Senninger/Trojan Lodge Scholarship
- Tiernan Crowley
Dr. Robert L. Thurness Memorial Scholarship
- Ryan Paulsen
Morris F. Neighbor Memorial Scholarship
- Leah Fitch
- David Reisner
Marion Foundation Hall of Fame Scholarship
- Levi Murphy
- Gunnar Lacy
James & Teresa Conklin Soccer Scholarship
- Morgan Hangartner
Lowell Morgan Service & Character Scholarship
- Seth Olsen
Michelle Fluckiger Niles Memorial Scholarship
- Emma Egan
- Lauren Jackson
Jeff Rehnstrom Memorial Scholarship
- Katie Hagmeier
Justin Turner Memorial Scholarship
- Gage Franck
- Bradyn Krueger
- Austin Lantermans
Todd Little Memorial Scholarship
- Garret Wagner
Mike McGrew Memorial Scholarship
- Cameron Gearhart
John Schlotterback Memorial Business Scholarship
- Weston Horak
Jason “Jay” White Memorial Scholarship
- Cory Fairbanks
Ratliff/Ames Scholarship
- Jessica Barton
- Jace Burmeister
- Leah Fitch
- April Lawyer