4-H and FFA scholarship winners
Bachmann
Bioni
Blosser
Briggs
Brownlee
Campbell
Chester
Cornelius
Coyne
Crockett
DePetro
Glover
Gottschalk
Grice
Hackinson
Heinrich
Kaufman
Korpus
Lucas
Michalow
Morgan
Myers
Nassar
Rice
Rush
Sarnicke
Smith
Uchida
Volz
Twenty-nine scholarship awards were presented Saturday through the 2015 Washington County 4-H Scholarship Fund at the Washington County Fair 4-H & FFA Livestock Sale.
The awards, worth $2,000 each, are given annually to 4-H and FFA members to help with the expenses for advanced education. To apply, members must complete one year in an institution of higher learning. Scholarship winners can receive the award only once. Financial support comes from the Washington County Fair 4-H and FFA livestock buyers and the West Alexander Fair 4-H and livestock buyers. Donations also are received from 4-H alumni and friends of 4-H.
Renee Dickson, president of the 4-H advisory committee, presented the scholarships to:
Luke Bachmann, 84 Ag 4-H Club. Bachmann is majoring in electrical engineering at the University of Dayton, and his parents are Mark and Ellen Bachmann of Eighty Four.
Lena Bioni, McGuffey FFA. Bioni is majoring in business and horticulture at Penn State University, and her parents are Tim and Lisa Bioni of Claysville.
Corey Blosser, Cross Creek 4-H Club. Blosser is majoring in business management at California University of Pennsylvania. His mother is Rachel Blosser of Burgettstown.
Darrell Briggs, Claysville Ag 4-H Club. Briggs is majoring in engineering sciences at Muskingum University, and his parents are Darrell and Jill Briggs of Claysville.
Travis Brownlee, East Finley Lucky Clovers 4-H Club. Brownlee is studying welding at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, and his parents are Michael and Shari Brownlee of Claysville.
Kendra Campbell, 84 Ag 4-H Club. Campbell is majoring in history/pre-law at the University of Pittsburgh. Her parents are Gary and Barbara Campbell of Bentleyville.
Heidi Chester, 84 Ag 4-H Club. Chester is studying massage therapy at Penn Commercial, and her parents are Jim and Amy Chester of Eighty Four.
Brett Cornelius, Heart & Home 4-H Club. Cornelius is majoring in biology/pre-med at Kent State University, and his parents are Bill and Kathy Cornelius of Eighty Four.
Maggie Coyne, H.G. Parkinson FFA. Coyne is studying nursing at UPMC Mercy School of Nursing, and her parents are Michael and Karen Coyne of Burgettstown.
Joa Crockett, The Udder Bunch. Crockett is majoring in biology at East Stroudsburg University, and her parents are Renee Epps and Makaylee DePetro, Buffalo Ag 4-H Club. DePetro is majoring in psychology at California University of Pennsylvania, and her parents are Rob and Becky DePetro of Avella.
Chelsea Glover, 4 Leaf 4-H Club. Glover is majoring in agriculture education and public relations at West Virginia University, and her parents are Ken and Crystal Glover of Washington.
Sheldon Gottschalk, Stitch, Stir and Fur. Gottschalk is studying nursing at Community College of Allegheny County, and his parents are William and Diane Gottschalk of Prosperity.
Blake Grice, McGuffey FFA. Grice is studying heavy equipment at Allied Career Training, and his parents are Bruce and Becky Grice of Washington.
Amanda Hackinson, Hickory Ag 4-H Club. Hackinson is majoring in animal science at Penn State University, and her parents are Art and Sheila Hackinson of Monongahela.
Merritt Heinrich, 84 Ag 4-H Club. Heinrich is studying dental hygiene at Youngstown State University, and her parents are Jim and Amy Heinrich of Bentleyville.
Matthew Kaufman, Hickory Ag 4-H Club. Kaufman is majoring in computer science at Duquesne University, and his parents are James and Michelle Kaufman of McDonald.
Kelly Korpus, Brush Run Ag 4-H Club. Korpus is majoring in exercise science at Slippery Rock University, and her parents are Kurt and Renee Korpus of Washington.
Emily Lucas, Hickory Ag 4-H Club and H.G. Parkinson FFA. Lucas is studying safety management at Slippery Rock University, and her parents are Dennis and Rhonda Lucas of McDonald.
Kaitlyn Michalow, South Pike Pioneers. Michalow is studying pre-med at Duquesne University, and her parents are Rob and Megan Michalow of Bentleyville.
Brent Morgan, Brush Run Ag and Frazier Simplex 4-H Club. Morgan is majoring in physical therapy at Akron University, and his parents are Chuck and Jody Morgan of Avella.
Alexandra (Lexi) Myers, Crossroads Community 4-H Club. Myers is majoring in political science/Spanish at Washington & Jefferson College, and her parents are Brian and Suzanne Myers of Washington.
Katelyn Nassar, Vankirk Friendship 4-H Club. Nassar is majoring in elementary and special education at Grove City College, and her parents are Chris and Kathy Nassar of Washington.
Erin Rice, Clover Patch 4-H Club. Rice is studying funeral sciences and management at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science, and her parents are David and Christine Rice of Washington.
Emily Rush, The Udder Bunch. Rush is majoring in communication science disorders at the University of Pittsburgh, and her parents are Patrick and Stacy Rush of Avella.
Diana Sarnicke, Vankirk Friendship 4-H Club. Sarnicke is studying math/business at Washington & Jefferson College, and her parents are Sam and Sandy Sarnicke of McMurray.
Sarah Smith, Animal Antics 4-H Club. Smith is majoring in accounting at Westminster College, and her parents are Dale and Debra Smith of Bulger.
Kiboh Uchida, Frazier Simplex 4-H Club. Uchida is majoring in chemical engineering at Ohio State University, and his parents are Dave and Lori Ward of Washington.
Deanna Volz, South Pike Pioneers 4-H Club. Volz is majoring in art/English at Wittenberg University, and her parents are Kristy and Robert H. Volz Sr. of Marianna.