CFCC Awards more than $366,000 in Scholarships in 2025

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The Community Foundation of Crawford County (CFCC) is pleased to announce its 2025 Scholarship recipients. The CFCC distributed 39 scholarship awards to 14 students based on donor designated criteria while using a double-blind selection process. These scholarships were awarded from more than 30 different CFCC endowed scholarship funds and from Lilly Endowment Inc., which funds the Community Foundation of Crawford County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship award.  

Laken Fraime, CFCC’s finance and program director said, “We were so excited to have the opportunity to celebrate and honor these deserving seniors. We look forward to watching them grow in the next step of their lives. We hope you will view their photos on Facebook@CFCC4ever.”

The 2025 scholarships awarded are as follows:

  • Abby Sutherland Memorial Scholarship – William Bauer
  • Brian Scott Roggenkamp Scholarship – Kaitlyn Quillen
  • Carly Marie Birkla Memorial Scholarship – Shelby Austin, Amber Morris
  • Carr Family Memorial Scholarship – James Reasen Allen
  • CFCC Marengo High School Alumni Association Scholarship – Ryan Hogle 
  • Crawford County Paul W. Ogle Scholarship – Shelby Austin, Allie Howell, Kaitlyn Quillen, Aidan Sommerman 
  • Crawford County Chamber of Commerce Scholarship – Shayla Summers 
  • Crawford-Harrison Bar Association Scholarship – Aidan Sommerman 
  • Donald E. Sloan & A. Aledia Sloan Memorial Scholarship – Kaitlyn Quillen  
  • Dr. Milton W. & Mrs. Ruth I. Roggenkamp Scholarship – Allie Howell 
  • Eddie & Robert Hammond, Everett Mason VFW Post 6160 Scholarship – James Reasen Allen 
  • Elsia Patricia Cox Memorial Scholarship – Ryan Hogle 
  • English High School Alumni Association Scholarship – Aidan Sommerman
  • Howard and Julia King Endowment Scholarship – Aidan Sommerman 
  • IUS First Savings Bank – Crawford Region Scholarship – Vincent Amonett  
  • Kaiser Family Scholarship – Kaitlyn Quillen 
  • Larry K. Eastridge Memorial Scholarship – James Reasen Allen 
  • Leavenworth High School Alumni Association Scholarship – Amber Morris 
  • Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship – Riley Setser 
  • McIntosh Family Teaching Scholarship – Colorado Fields 
  • Metzger Family Agricultural Scholarship – Allie Howell 
  • Milltown High School Alumni Association Scholarship – Jayla Berry, Allie Howell, Kaitlyn Quillen, Lacy Rizzo
  • Milltown United Methodist Church Scholarship – James Reasen Allen 
  • Norman A. Roggenkamp Memorial Scholarship – Kaitlyn Quillen 
  • Novy E. and Lula J. Gobbel Memorial Scholarship – Aidan Sommerman
  • Patoka Elementary Alumni Association Scholarship – Shayla Summers 
  • Philip Bird Memorial Scholarship – Aidan Sommerman 
  • Phillip E. Brown & Mary Louise Brown Scholarship – Amber Morris 
  • Roggenkamp Gold Star Mother/Purple Heart Recipient Scholarship – Allie Howell
  • Ronald D. Patton Scholarship – Kaitlyn Quillen
  • Shawn Allen Howe Memorial Scholarship – James Reasen Allen 
  • Sheri Adams Zilke Memorial Scholarship – Amber Morris 
  • Zachary Robert Allen Baseball Memorial Scholarship – Lacy Rizzo 

“Each of the funds listed represents a donor or donors who chose to assist students with their educations. The CFCC is proud to serve as a community partner with our growing list of donors,” said Christine Harbeson, CFCC executive director. “We are thrilled that our donors chose to encourage and support these scholars. We are very grateful they chose to support Crawford County students!” 

She continued, “We also appreciate our Education Co-Chairwomen, Heather Minton and Susan Mason, along with 40 other community members who assisted in the dedicated evaluation work to ensure anonymity through the selection process. Additionally, we appreciate the staff at Crawford County High School. We know we are fortunate to have a wonderful working relationship with their staff. Here at the CFCC, we do not do anything alone. It takes a lot of people working together toward a common goal to help Crawford County residents on their road to success. Thank you everyone for helping our community’s students!”

To support one of these funds, discuss a new fund that supports all of Crawford County through the nonprofit sector or an area of interest or even a specific cause, contact Christine Harbeson at charbeson@cf-cc.org, or call (812) 365-2900. The CFCC would love to talk with you about these and other exciting opportunities. 

At this time, the CFCC Board of Directors are offering a $2 match for every dollar donated to new or existing unrestricted funds made possible by a grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc.  

The Community Foundation of Crawford County was founded in April 1998 by a volunteer Board of Directors that represented a variety of interests in Crawford County. To date, the CFCC has awarded more than $9 million in grants for programs/projects supporting Crawford County children and youth, education, housing, health and human services, the environment, technology advancements, literacy and the arts, and has awarded well over $3 million in scholarships benefiting Crawford County students. The CFCC currently manages more than 100 charitable funds on behalf of families, individuals, corporations and non-profit organizations.   

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