Coshocton Foundation awards adult scholarships
The winners of five adult or “non-traditional student” scholarships have been announced by the Coshocton Foundation.
Payton Holdsworth was named the winner of the $2,000 Jones Metal Products Adult Legacy Scholarship for Coshocton County residents attending Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). Holdsworth is attending COTC’s Coshocton Campus where she is majoring in nursing.
Allison Ippolito was named winner of the Ruby S. Hawthorne Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. She will be attending Kent State University, seeking her doctorate (Ed. S.), in child psychology. The Hawthorne scholarship was established by Juliet Norris Lacy and Christyn Norris Kurtz in memory of their grandmother Ruby Hawthorne. Lacy and Kurtz assist in the selection of a winner each year.
Taylor Back was the winner of the Beulah Brownfield Memorial Adult Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. She attends Muskingum University, continuing her pursuit of a bachelor’s in special education. This award was established through the last will and testament of Mrs. Brownfield, who died in 1977.
Andrea Prouty received the Ruth Schooler Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000. She is continuing her studies at Muskingum University in pursuit of a bachelor’s in business accounting. The Ruth Schooler Memorial Scholarship was established by Schooler’s family for a student intending to enter the field of business.
Alexis Zimmer was named the 2024 winner of the two-year renewable $1,000 Kenneth Berry Memorial Scholarship. She is attending Tiffin University, seeking a master’s in criminal justice. Zimmer plans to begin law school in the fall of 2025.
The award, which was created to honor the memory of long-time Coshocton attorney Kenneth Berry, will again be offered in 2026.
Emily Jaqua was named the winner of the inaugural George Leach Memorial Adult Scholarship. She is attending the Newark Campus of The Ohio State University, majoring in English. Leach was a decorated World War II veteran and was active with the Coshocton County Veterans Service Honor Guard, having participated in 1,431 funerals. Also, for 23 years, he raised the flag with the American Legion Color Guard at CHS football games. The American Legion Post 65 honors his many years of service with a $1,000 scholarship for both youth and adults. American Legion board members served on the scholarship selection committee.
In addition to the annual adult scholarships, Timothy Meyers was recently presented with the Harry C. Wilt Memorial EMS Education Grant, established by Wilt’s widow to honor his integral role in establishing the EMS program in Coshocton County, and his many years of dedicated community service. Meyers is attending the MID-EAST Career & Technology Center’s paramedic program.
In addition to these awards, the Coshocton Foundation is partnering with Central Ohio Technical College in the Coshocton Promise program, guaranteeing qualifying first-degree seeking Coshocton County residents free tuition through the Clarence and Grace Miller Scholarship Fund. On the high school level, the Coshocton Foundation awards more than 100 scholarships annually to graduating seniors of the area local high schools.
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