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Jordan Knepper addresses a crowd of students and their families during
the Edison
Foundation’s annual scholarship banquet.
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Edison
State Scholarship Recipients Recognized at Banquet
Edison State Community College in partnership with the Edison
Foundation recognized over 95 students during the scholarship banquet.
The banquet is held annually to provide recipients with the opportunity
to meet the patrons that made their scholarships available.
Following networking and dinner, Jordan Knepper, Executive Director of
the Piqua Arts Council spoke encouraging words to the scholarship
recipients about achieving success.
Knepper recited words from poet Robert Frost to begin his speech,
“Robert Frost said, ‘Two roads diverged into the woods and I... I took
the one less traveled.’”
“Most of the time when you hear this, the speaker is telling you to
blaze your own path,” added Knepper. “But I’m not going to say that.
Some of you know exactly what path you need to take in life to get
where you want to go. What I want to tell you is that no matter what
path you take, you’ll have decisions to make.”
“The road to life is paved with many indecisive squirrels; so when you
come to a decision, make a choice, be a decisive squirrel. Learn from
your choice and apply that knowledge the next time you come to a fork
in the road and if you keep doing this, I promise you, you’ll end up
where you’re supposed to be.”
Made possible by the Edison Foundation, Edison State Community College,
and local organization sponsorships, recipients honored were awarded
over $100,000 in academic scholarships and need-based scholarships.
Scholarships awarded will aid in students’ pursuit of higher education
at Edison State Community College.
Founded in 1993, the Edison Foundation has raised millions of dollars,
primarily giving through scholarships to Edison State students.
“I think the Edison Foundation provides a valuable opportunity to
students by helping them start their journey through higher education,”
added Knepper. “It also helps build a connection with the community and
for those students that continue on for a 4-year degree, it helps bring
them back to the community.”
For more information about scholarship opportunities available, visit
www.edisonohio.edu/scholarships.
Scholarship Recipients:
Charity Barnes, Ansonia, President’s Scholarship
Mary Beck, Englewood, Edison Alumni Scholarship
Kami Berner, Greenville, Ioman & Olive Shiverdecker Scholarship
Carly Brown, Piqua, Edison Employee Scholarship, William M. McCulloch
Memorial Scholarship, Piqua Promise Scholarship, Piqua Athletic
Boosters Scholarship
Taylor Bryant, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation
Rebecca Buck, Fairborn, Mary Rebecca Allen Memorial Scholarship
Emily Cavinder, Anna, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship, Anna Education
Foundation
Chelsea Cook, Eaton, Atrium Medical Center Scholarship
Zachery Daniels, Piqua, Miami County FOP Memorial Scholarship
Alycia Davidson, Piqua, Piqua Promise Scholarship, Piqua High School
Music Booster Band Scholarship
Hannah Davis, Fletcher, The Troy Foundation; Miami East Alumni
Scholarship
Kirsten Davis, Piqua, Piqua Promise Scholarship
Aubrey DeVoss, Greenville, Ioman & Olive Shiverdecker Scholarship
Tammy Dirksen, Union City, Ohio, Trilogy Foundation Scholarship
Mariah Edwards, Greenville, Jean Shaneyfelt Scholarship
Rachel Eustache, Troy, Samuel E. Valandingham Memorial Scholarship,
Edison Foundation Scholarship
Sarah Evans, Piqua, Dr. Kenneth A. Yowell President Emeritus Scholarship
Emily Cavinder, Anna, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship, Anna Education
Foundation
Chelsea Cook, Eaton, Atrium Medical Center Scholarship
Evan Florkey, Pitsburg, Miami Valley Career Tech Center Scholarship
Katlynn Geuy, Sidney, Green View United Church of Christ Scholarship
Cole Graeser, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Charles Graves, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Caitlynn Gunckel, Arcanum, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship
Ollivia Hageman, Sidney, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship, The Community
Foundation of Shelby County
Mitchell Havenar, Piqua, Piqua Promise Scholarship
Jacob Henson, Troy, Miami County Foundation Scholarship
Joseph Henson, Troy, Miami County Foundation Scholarship
Nawal Hijazi, Sidney, Greg & Alissa Blankenship Scholarship,
Culver’s VIP Foundation Scholarship
Jason Hill, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Jackson Hobbs, Sidney, Tri-County Trust Scholarship, Sidney Post 217
American Legion Baseball Scholarship
Joshua Homer, Piqua, Smart Scholarship
Marley Huelskamp, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Troy Iddings, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship, Piqua Fish
& Game Scholarship
Macey Jamison, Pleasant Hill, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship, Newton
Local School Scholarship, Miami County Foundation Scholarship
Ryan Johnston, Greenville, Ioman & Olive Shiverdecker Scholarship
Amanda Jones, Ansonia, D. Douglas King Memorial Scholarship, Piqua
Education Foundation
Kelsey Kirchner, Conover, The Troy Foundation
Tanner Lee, Dayton, The Dayton-Montgomery County Scholarship
Amanda Leggett, Piqua, Piqua Community Foundation-Alexander Scholarship
Melissa Lindsey, Sidney, Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services
Scholarship
Gabrielle Maniaci, Piqua, Miami County Voiture 40 et 8 Scholarship
David Marion, Piqua, Donnelly Nursing Scholarship, Susie Wise Nursing
Scholarship, The Troy Foundation: Miami County Medical Society Alliance
Scholarship
Madeline Marshall, Piqua, Miami County Republican Women’s Scholarship,
Raman K. Das Memorial Scholarship, Piqua Education Foundation
Lauren Monnin, Versailles, Versailles Alumni Assn. Scholarship
Christopher Myers, Troy, Scholarship America
Trystan Netzley, West Milton, US Bank Scholarship
Bradley Orozi, Ludlow Falls, The Troy Foundation; Miami County Medical
Alliance Society Scholarship
Dalton Peak, Piqua, Eileen Warner Scholarship
Logan Peepels, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Rebecca Peterson, Yorkshire, Thom & Pat Robinson Scholarship,
Sheryl Brinley Memorial Scholarship; Business & Professional
Women’s Association, Edison Foundation Scholarship, Dr. and Mrs. John
F. Beachler Memorial Scholarship
Sierra Putoff, Covington, Ohio Operating Engineers Education &
Safety Scholarship
Heather Reynolds, West Milton, Trilogy Foundation Scholarship
Recinda Reynolds, Troy, Miami County Safety Council Scholarship
Mollie Roe, Sidney, KTH Parts Industries, The Community Foundation of
Shelby County
Kristina Romie, Piqua, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship, Class of 2016
Scholarship
Connor Ryan, Russia, Covington Exempted Village School District
Scholarship
Ayoub Samari, Sidney, Holly Hahn Memorial Scholarship
Adam Schmitz, Ft. Recovery, Mercer County Civil Foundation Scholarship
Denise Schwieterman, Coldwater, Edison State Trustee’s Scholarship
Brady Shaw, Piqua, Smart Scholarship
Faith Sherman, Piqua, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship
Austin Sims, Piqua, Charles E. Ridenour Memorial Scholarship, Piqua
Education Foundation Scholarship
Trevor Snapp, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Erynn Sosby, Jackson Center, The Community Foundation of Shelby County
Elizabeth Spoltman, Piqua, Piqua Promise Scholarship
Levi Stapleton, Quincy, Thomas Alva Edison Scholarship
Sara Stengal, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Jennifer Subler, Sidney, Ohio Elks Association, Piqua Education
Foundation Scholarship
Hunter Suchland, New Bremen, New Bremen Education Foundation Scholarship
Eric Swartz, Greenville, Darke County Scholarship
Sara Swiney, Piqua, Kathy Oda Scholarship
Alexia Sykes, Greenville, Ioman & Olive Shiverdecker Scholarship,
Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Brittany Tackett, Piqua, AmeriCorps
Alysha Thompson, Union City, Ohio, Darke County Scholarship
Michaela Turpen, Versailles, Darke County Foundation; Neff Scholarship
Max Voisard, Versailles, The Dayton Foundation: Armed Forces
Communication Education Association
Dylan Wackler, Tipp City, John J. Dugan Memorial Scholarship
Christopher Wagner, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Manda Wardley, St. Paris, Douglas Murray Nursing Scholarship
Allison Watkins, Sidney, The Community Foundation of Shelby County
Scholarship
Amariah Wetzel, Greenville, Trilogy Foundation Scholarship
Anna Wilson, Troy, West Milton Rotary Scholarship
Braden Wise, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Hannah Wise, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Nathan Wise, Piqua, Piqua Education Foundation Scholarship
Chandler Woodcock, West Milton, Milton Union Alumni Association: Mullen
Scholarship
Julianna Yingst, Covington, Covington Exempted Village Scholarship
Aaron Zekas, Sidney, Edison State Minority Scholarship
Jeffrey Zornes, Troy, Myers-Vaccaro Scholarship
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