The Scholarship Committee of the Greenville Business & Professional Women’s (BPW) Club with Chair Vicki Cost and committee members Sue Huston, Kim Davis, Pam Sharp, and Tania Menger hosted their meeting on March 9 at the Birchwood Training Center, Greenville
The Committee canvassed all eight Darke County high schools for applicants for the BPW scholarship and each of the finalists gave a presentation of their accomplishments and highlights through high school and shared their future goals.
Committee member Sue Neiswander Huston introduced the 16 finalists, who were competing for eight $1000 scholarhips: Kinsey Hartzell, Rebekah Prasuhn (Ansonia), Reece Blinn, Zoe Monnin, Elanie Grace Hollinger, Maria Kreusch (Arcanum), Alaina Baughn, Ellasyn Bruner, Tessa Fine, Samantha Frens, Lily Grace Lowe (Greenville), Sadie Bowser, Jocelyn Hoggatt (Franklin Monroe), Naomi Hathaway (Mississinawa), Hailey Porter, Abigail Koons and Alyssa Meyer (Versailles).
Club members chose the following scholarship winners Kinsey Hartzell, Rebekah Prasuhn, Zoe Monnin, Elanie Grace Hollinger, Mariah Kreusch, Lily Grace Lowe, Sadie Bowser and Naomi Hathaway.
The recipients of the BPW scholarships will be invited, along with their families, to next month’s meeting.
The Greenville BPW mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information. Those interested in learning more about the club can contact membership chair Susan Fowble at 937-423-2387 or fowble51@gmail.com. The Club holds several fundraisers throughout the year. The Club meets the second Thursday of every month September through June. Those interested in the club can contact President Maria Moore at 513-403-0604 or greenvillebpw@gmail.com.