Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $47,000 in Scholarships

Graduating seniors in Ohio and Ripley counties and the cities of Aurora and Batesville were awarded.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The Rising Sun Regional Foundation is pleased to announce the award of $47,000 in scholarships to graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the cities of Aurora and Batesville, the Foundation’s Southeastern Indiana grantmaking region.

Recipients of the 2026 Rising Sun Regional Foundation Scholarships are as follows:

• Lillian Bailey, Homeschool
• Austin Balser, Batesville
• Allison Barrett, Jac-Cen-Del
• Ava Bastin, South Ripley
• Quinn Burdette, East Central
• Sophie Burress, South Ripley
• Ella Carpenter, Batesville
• Trevor Castner, South Ripley
• Adria Combs, Batesville
• Madelyn Comparone, Batesville
• Cheyenne Cullen, Jac-Cen-Del
• Lilly Dalhover, Rising Sun
• Megan Daugherty, Rising Sun
• Mallory Eaglin, Milan
• Avery Elliott, Rising Sun
• Paxten Feller, East Central
• Lincoln Garrett, Batesville
• Reva Geiser, South Dearborn
• Zach Gerdowsky, Batesville
• Valentina Guzman, Batesville
• Emma Heidt, South Ripley
• Onika Herbert, East Central
• Tyler Hoff, Batesville
• Maddison Hornsby, South Ripley
• Sylvea Kraemer, South Dearborn
• Alissa Kraut, Batesville
• Sophia Lewis, Milan
• Jennifer McIntosh, South Ripley
• Mason McNew, South Ripley
• Emma Miller, Batesville
• Lucas Miller, Batesville
• Lanie Narwold, Jac-Cen-Del
• Leo Obermeyer, Batesville
• Allene Peters, Jac-Cen-Del
• Ethan Rahschulte, Batesville
• Tyler Reder, Batesville
• Tryniti Reed, Milan
• Kayla Rowell, Milan
• Ethan Schneider, Batesville
• Avah Schrepfer, Jac-Cen-Del
• Rachel Suttman, Oldenburg Academy
• Nicholas Sierra, East Central
• Elaina Titkemeyer
• Brooks Westmeyer-Burns, South Ripley
• Kaleb Wilburn, Milan
• Carson Wilson, Rising Sun
• Vincent Wilson, Batesville
• Ryan Works, Rising Sun

All graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the cities of Aurora and Batesville who maintained a six-semester grade point average of 2.75 or higher and plan to attend a post-secondary educational institution were eligible to apply for these scholarship awards.

Awardees of these scholarships were drawn at random from the pool of eligible applicants that were submitted to the Rising Sun Regional Foundation along with official transcripts.

Since 1994, the Rising Sun Regional Foundation has served as a catalyst for meaningful progress across Ohio County, Ripley County, and the cities of Aurora and Batesville. With nearly $47 million reinvested into the community, the Foundation has helped empower local nonprofits, advance education, bolster critical public safety efforts, and strengthen essential utility infrastructure throughout the region.