Press release from South Dearborn Dollars for Scholars

(Aurora, Ind.) - South Dearborn Dollars for Scholars awarded $33,700 in scholarships to 46 South Dearborn students on June 10. It is the third year in a row that the all-volunteer organization has been able to award at least one scholarship to every student who applied.

The following are Memorial Scholarships and the 2010 recipients:

Kay Chalk Memorial – Shane Wagner

Kathi Green Memorial – Emily Pellegrini

Deborah Kaye Meyers Guss Memorial – Brian Otten

Vickie Luhrsen Memorial – Krystal Verdon

Michael Marine Memorial – Megan Hogston

Matt McIntosh Memorial – Keenan Fryman

Mindy McIntosh Memorial – Laurie Brandt

Chris Midlam Memorial – Whitney Creemer

Coach Jim O’Brien Soccer Memorial – Kevin Wilger & Morgan Hon

RC Patel Memorial – Mallory Worthington

Jan Powel Memorial – Ian Goodall & Melissa Mathews

Jim Thayer Memorial – Kevin Wilger

SD Dollars for Scholars also administers the following named scholarships for other local businesses, organizations and families:

Barrott Family Scholarship – Emily Berning & Frankie Rapaunu

Midwest Data Most Distinguished Individual Scholarship – Matt Wilkening

Moores Hill Alumni Scholarship – Harry Dean & Tanner Jones

Future Artists Scholarship – Jessica Oles & Jessica Mills

SDDFS Community Service Scholarship – Ashley Karsteter & Alex Mitchell

Teaney Family Education Scholarship – Tyler Clark

Ivy Tech/DFS Matching Scholarships - Michelle Helfrich, Laurie Brandt, Clay Bender, Nichole Kreinhop & Tyler Clark

And finally, SDDFS awards DFS Foundation Scholarships to SD seniors based on community & school activities, jobs, grades & academic achievements.



The following students received DFS Foundation Scholarships:

Tyler Aragon

Christina Cash

Tyler Clark

Whitney Creemer

Brooke Cutter

Harry Dean

Krysta Eng

Jacob Felser

Keenan Fryman

Abbie Gilb

Lauren Grace

Emily Greive

Amber Griffith

Cheyenne Hassan

Michelle Helfrich

Megan Hogston

Morgan Hon

Tanner Jones

Ashley Karsteter

Jessa Manning

Cory McMurray

Jessica Mills

Alex Mitchell

Jessica Oles

Ashley Oliver

Brian Otten

Emily Pellegrini

Brad Roland

Payton Schwing

Mackenzie Stapleton

Jennifer Stevens

Kayla Stevens

Krystal Verdon

Shane Wagner

Nicole West

Kevin Wilger

Mallory Worthington