PRESS RELEASE
Monday, May 1, 2023 was the date many seniors and parents anticipated for years. The Adams Central scholarship event for current seniors began with welcoming comments by AC guidance counselor, Megan Workinger.
Ms. Workinger celebrated this gathering with recognition to the Adams Central (AC) Scholarship Committee, particularly Mike Cooper, chairperson, and Steve Biberstine, president of the Adams County Community Foundation, along with Coni Mayer, ACCF director and Deb Cook, ACCF Scholarship administrator, AC guidance department, Shar Byerly, local businesses, teachers, parents and students.
Coni Mayer, ACCF director, lauded the students and their parents. She added that the Adams County Community Foundation scholarship opportunities began long before the awards event. A program at the Adams Central cafetorium was an event that many anticipated for months. Many AC seniors, parents, and grandparents attended the 2023 Adams Central Scholarship awards event to witness the 41 students awarded with financial aid for their coming college enrollment.
The eight-page scholarship application (with two required letters of recommendation and six-semester transcripts) was due mid-January, and seniors learned of their rewards three months later. With over $90,000 in Adams County Community Foundation (ACCF) and community awards presented, Deb Cook, ACCF, scholarship administrator, reported that there were 90 awards presented from 38 ACCF named funds presented to 41 Adams Central seniors. Most students were recognized with multiple awards. The scholarships and the scholars are as follows:
First time awards:
Bracey Healthcare Scholarship:
Kellyn Bertsch
Decatur Rotary Club Scholarship:
Makenna Schwartz
Waldo and Stuart Lehman Scholarship:
Ian Starewich
John Sipe Family Scholarship:
Catherine Bauman
Along with:
ACCF/Lilly Finalist Scholarship:
David Sheets
Adams County Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship:
Megan Byerly
Addison Ward
Anonymous Contributor Scholarship:
Kaylen Sprunger
David & Carol Bailey Scholarship:
Ian Starewich
Phil & Carolyn Barger Scholarship:
Trevor Eisberg
Shelbi Hess
Emma Littler
Logan Uhlman
Barkley-Pettibone Memorial Scholarship:
Logan Uhlman
Addison Ward
R Bleeke/Am Lg 43 Scholarship:
Sydney Jauregui
Kevin & Becky Bowman Scholarship:
Ian Starewich
Korbin Taylor
Decatur Dental Service Scholarship:
Anvalie Liechty
K. Robert Ehrman Vocational Scholarship:
Catherine Bauman
Ian Starewich
Korbin Taylor
Trooper Cory Elson Memorial Scholarship:
Sydney Jauregui
Encore Scholarship:
David Sheets
FCC Scholarship:
Edward Everett
John Geimer Memorial Scholarship:
Ryan Black
Megan Byerly
Hudson Conkling
Dorothy Eicher
Aidan Habegger
Cody Hawkins
Madelynn Hill
Owen Johnson
Landon Kaehr
Emma Reef
Cassandra Reynolds
Austin Shifferly
Summer Smith
Addison Ward
James “Butch” Gilbert Scholarship:
Ian Starewich
Katelyn Gilbert Memorial Scholarship:
Sydnee Armes
Ron & Sue Girod Scholarship:
Carston Girard
Hoosier Pattern Scholarship:
Grant Keller
Junior Achievement Scholarship:
Ethan Poling
Kipfer Family Memorial Scholarship:
Cody Hawkins
Knights of Columbus Scholarship:
Cody Lautzenheiser
Ruth Koos Memorial Scholarship:
Trenton Hoffman
Lehman Feed Mill Scholarship:
Carston Girard
Masters Heating & Air Scholarship:
Korbin Taylor
Meshberger Brothers/LICA Scholarship:
Grant Keller
David Sheets
MLS/Miller Land Survey, Engineering Scholarship:
Grant Keller
Bryan Miller Memorial Scholarship:
Kellyn Bertsch
Lillian Garwood
Optimist Club Scholarship:
Catherine Bauman
Sally Reynolds Scholarship:
Brianna Cook
James Rumple Memorial Scholarship:
Ian Starewich
Korbin Taylor
Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Sauder Scholarship:
Gracie Garwood
Richard ‘Hap’ Sprunger Scholarship:
Cody Lautzenheiser
Adams Central Scholarship Foundation and CommunityScholarships:
Adams Central Classroom Teacher Scholarship:
Brianna Cook
Adams Central Scholarship Foundation Scholarship:
Sydnee Armes
Ryan Black
Hudson Conkling
Lillian Garwood
Owen Johnson
Anvalie Liechty
Ethan Poling
Kaylen Sprunger
Adams Central School Board Scholarship:
Cody Lautzenheiser
Adams Health Network Scholarship:
Sydnee Armes
Cassandra Reynolds
Edwin C Bryan Memorial Scholarship:
Makenna Schwartz
Earl and Alta May Caston Scholarship:
Edward Everett
Aidan Habegger
Cody Hawkins
Shelbi Hess
Trenton Hoffman
Emma Littler
Cassandra Reynolds
Austin Shifferly
Summer Smith
CWR Schwartz Endowment Scholarship:
Brianna Cook
D. A. L. Appreciation Scholarship:
Dorothy Eicher
Davis Family Scholarship:
Grant Keller
Chick Evans Scholarship for Caddies:
Edward Everett
First Bank of Berne Scholarship:
Trevor Eisberg
Hakes, Martin, Wolpert Music Scholarship:
David Sheets
Meyer Building LLC Scholarship:
Landon Kaehr
Monroe Lions Club Scholarship:
Megan Byerly
Sydney Jauregui
Ronald W. Myers Memorial Scholarship:
Kellyn Bertsch
Don and Louise Ray Scholarship:
Emma Reef
David and Maxine Ringger Scholarship:
Madelynn Hill
Saint Luke Church Scholarship:
Joshua Collier
Sam McKean
Cashton Reynolds
Makenna Schwartz
Glen and Rowena Stucky Scholarship:
Gracie Garwood
Sunshine Society Scholarship:
Sydney Jauregui
Tri Kappa Scholarship:
Brianna Cook
Sydney Jauregui
The evening was a celebration of the seniors and their parents with the Adams Central Scholarship Foundation providing snacks for the social gathering following the event.
One might note, scholarship award amounts are not listed. Every award is celebrated based on community support. This was the focus of the evening and all students were gracious recipients.