Community Foundation of Howard County awards 115 scholarships, 94 renewals for 2026-27
(Pictured above, Ryleigh Smith)
The Community Foundation of Howard County awarded $553,700 to Howard County students in the form of 115 scholarships and 94 renewals for the 2026-2027 school year.
“These students exemplify the leadership and determination we strive to promote at the Community Foundation,” said Todd Moser, president of the Community Foundation of Howard County. “We are grateful for our donors and the generosity that makes it possible for us to support these students pursuing their dreams.”
The students and the scholarships awarded are listed below:
Adams Rotary Memorial Scholarship
Isabella Cole – Eastern High School
Julia Fair – Kokomo High School
Abigail Fouts – Current Undergraduate Student
Renewals: Sophia Justice, Jallainah Harris, Kadin Smail, Miles Bowley, Makhai Reed, Katie Hendricks, Reegan Miller, Aviannah Pollard, Alexandra Rosales, Lauren Brantley, Natalie Nutt, Seun Oguntoye, Sydney Ousley, Audia Anders, Kaesha Smith
Alex and Kitty Bell Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Sophia Justice
Altrusa Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tashona Jones – Current Undergraduate Student
Amy Striebel Kalas Scholarship Fund
Hailey Jordan – Northwestern High School
Barb Peelle Memorial Scholarship
Corbyn Karnes – Taylor High School
Barbara J. Wolfe Scholarship Fund
Katharine Tupa – Western High School
Lainey LaShure – Western High School
Betsy Demaree Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Alexandra Rosales
Betty E. Fowler Scholarship Fund
Kaiden Petty – Eastern High School
Renewal – Grayson Reece
Bradley E. Hemmeger Memorial Scholarship
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
Charlie Gilbert – Western High School
C.V. Haworth Memorial Scholarship Fund
Isabella Sargent – Kokomo High School
Renewal – Aviannah Pollard
Carl Anderson Scholarship
Kaiden Petty – Eastern High School
Carol J. Wright Scholarship
Renewal – Makhai Reed
Carolyn Jean Kratzer Scholarship Fund
Amelia Duncan – Kokomo High School
Renewals – Kaitlyn Bonds, Lydia Hertzog, Gavin Sonafrank
Charles and Ethel Petro Family Scholarship Fund
Mackenzea Causey – Eastern High School
Jaida James – Eastern High School
Coach John R. “Jack” Dean Scholarship Fund
Piper Anderson – Northwestern High School
Coan Family Scholarship
Alexis DeBard – Current Undergraduate Student
Community Foundation of Howard County Lilly Finalist Scholarship
Logan Byrd – Eastern High School
Corbyn Karnes – Taylor High School
Jared Roseberry – Northwestern High School
Keegan Tedder – Western High School
Community Foundation of Howard County Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Anna Grube
Dave Kitchell Scholarship Fund
Preston Arreola – Kokomo High School
Donald and Loretta Holihan Education Fund
Renewal – Sean McCormick
Dwight V. and Linda S. Singer Scholarship
Maci Turner – Western High School
Fisher Medical Scholarship
Renewals – Tate Lockwood, Kyle McCreary
Forrest E. Jump Memorial Scholarship
Colin Beasley – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Diana Daoud – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Lauren Burger – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Marie Burns – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Spencer McDaniel – Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Bethany Scettrini – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Jace Gilman – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Jason Wright – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Raymond Weigt – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Sydney Murphy – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Tahj Borom – Indiana University McKinney School of Law
Frederick E. Wideman, M.D. Taylor Student Athlete Scholarship Fund
Braden Wunderlich – Taylor High School
Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship for Kokomo High School
Madison Armstrong – Kokomo High School
Anna Becker – Kokomo High School
Hayden Cummins – Kokomo High School
Madison Hendrix – Kokomo High School
Macy Rakestraw – Kokomo High School
Morgan Rakestraw – Kokomo High School
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
Macy and Morgan Rakestraw
Gene and Wilma Parks Scholarship for Western High School
Ashton Castillo - Western High School
Justin Davis – Western High School
Lainey LaShure – Western High School
Aidan Mawbey – Western High School
Katharine Tupa – Western High School
Maci Turner – Western High School
Ellyse Walden – Western High School
Aiden Mawbey
Gerald Hood Memorial Scholarship for Future Teachers
Renewal – Mayli Yoder
Goodfellows Scholarship Fund
Macy Coan – Current Undergraduate Student
Alexis DeBard – Current Undergraduate Student
Anna Grube – Current Undergraduate Student
Gabriella Mawbey – Current Undergraduate Student
Addison Robinson – Current Undergraduate Student
H.W. ‘Hod’ Peabody BSA Scholarship Fund
Spencer Dunn – Clinton Central High School
Hamilton-Middleton Scholarship Fund
Charlie Gilbert – Western High School
Renewals – Jyllian Knolinski, Cayden McClure, Graysen Neer, Samuel Thurston
Helen and Morris Stout Scholarship Fund
Corbyn Karnes – Taylor High School
Ryleigh Smith – Western High School
Renewals – Angelo Anders, Allison DeYoung, Emma Fowler, McKennah Harrell, Sophia Keppner, Sydney Ousley, Addison Sparling
Howard County Greek Club Scholarship
Natalie Nutt – Current Undergraduate Student
Howard Tipton AFL-CIO Fund
Christina Durham – Kokomo High School
J. McFarlane and Pearl Q. Smith Scholarship Fund
Brianna Wolfe – Current Undergraduate Student
Jean E. Farrar Fager Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Jordan Thatcher
Jenny Michelle Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tobias Burns – Current Undergraduate Student
Jesse W. Dunn Total Effort Scholarship Fund
Macy Rakestraw – Kokomo High School
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
John Henry Owens Scholarship Fund
Kai Shoaff – Northwestern High School
Renewals – Colin Feazel, Abigail Nutt, Addison Robinson
John P. Fredrich Destination: Education Scholarship Fund
Cecille Howard – Taylor High School
Ezekiel Shanks – Indiana Digital Learning School
John Pitzer Scholarship Fund
Amara Stroman – Kokomo High School
Jada Williams – Kokomo High School
Renewals – Regan Kimbler, Sadie Parraga, Jaylen Stroman, Chad Washburn, Taliah Wright
Judy and Dennis Schulte Fund for Future Teachers
Emilie Leger – Kokomo High School
Judy Suffield Memorial Scholarship
Abigail Nutt – Current Undergraduate Student
Karen Westendorf Perry Memorial Scholarship
Tashona Jones – Current Undergraduate Student
Kathie Beatty Memorial Scholarship Fund
William Rhum - Western High School
Renewals – Ella Purcell, Camden Worland
Kathy A. Name Memorial Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Alyseea Thompson
Kathy A. Pylat Scholarship Fund
Keegan Tedder – Western High School
Kay Kuhns Scholarship
Renewal – Branden Woods
Knolinski Family Scholarship Fund
Audrey Higgins – Eastern High School
Kokomo Country Club Scholarship Endowment Fund
Wrenna Deckard – Eastern High School
Hannah Jacobs – Clinton Central High School
Olivia Sefton – Western High School
Kokomo High School Class of 1964 Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Mara Tackett
Kokomo High School Class of 1969 Scholarship Fund
Claire Callane – Kokomo High School
Kokomo High School Spirit of 1961 Scholarship Fund
Madison Armstrong – Kokomo High School
Kokomo Rotary/Hod Peabody “Total Person” Award
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
Kokomo Rotary/Howard Dyar “Total Person” Award
Tyler Duong – Taylor High School
Kokomo Women’s Department Club Scholarship
Darcy Hughes – Current Undergraduate Student
Michelle Moore – Current Undergraduate Student
Kristin Brockmann Jansen Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Lainey LaShure – Western High School
Lechner Family Scholarship
Renewal – Angelo Anders
Leslie Anne McCarthy Scholarship
Taliah Wright – Current Undergraduate Student
Linda F. Pagel Scholarship Fund
Ashlynn Pownall – Western High School
Olivia Sefton – Western High School
Renewals – Sydney Ousley, Brandon Zehring
Lloyd and Laura Swartzendruber Scholarship Fund
Amos Greene – Eastern High School
Lynn Dewhurst Memorial Scholarship Fund
Madison Clark – Kokomo High School
M. Joyce Cook Memorial Scholarship Fund
Isabella Sargent – Kokomo High School
Renewals – Hannah Bonds, Addie Conner, Taliah Wright
Martha Ann Brooks Memorial Scholarship Fund
Ryleigh Smith – Western High School
Melissa Anson Jarrell, DDS Fund
Renewal – Jallainah Harris
Mike and Brenda Imbler Scholarship
Mackenzea Causey – Eastern High School
Mike Stegall Kokomo CEO Fund
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
Military Foundation Major Gen. David L. Harris Memorial Scholarship
Ethan Lytle – Kokomo High School
Ethan Lytle
Patricia F. Johnson Scholarship Fund
Hayden Cummins – Kokomo High School
R. Franklin Zehring Scholarship Endowment Fund
Madison Clark – Kokomo High School
Renewals – Colin Feazel, Audreianna Rodriguez
R.A.C.I. Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Riley Kirby
Richard Crosser Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tyler Duong – Taylor High School
Richard L. and Marion J. Eller Scholarship Endowment Fund
Piper Anderson – Northwestern High School
Jayna Hillis – Northwestern High School
Addison Robinson – Current Undergraduate Student
Renewals – Alexis Benson, Anna Grube, Mia Shoaff, Addison Sparling
Rick Fingleton Scholarship
Olivia Sefton – Western High School
Renewals – Joseph Craig, Savanah Lipinski, Alyseea Thompson
Rob Kreuzberger Memorial Scholarship Fund
Juliette Arent – Northwestern High School
Ronald A. Hale Scholarship
Keegan Tedder – Western High School
Renewal – Gunnar LaShure
Ron E. Sibray Memorial Scholarship
Ava Kirby-Ramberger – Eastern High School
Elle Winger – Eastern High School
Russena L. Comer Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Sophia Moreno
Sadie A. Townsend Memorial Scholarship Fund
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
Shuckstrong Scholarship Fund
Ashton Castillo – Western High School
Julia Salkie – Eastern High School
Stephen (Tank) Name Memorial Scholarship Fund for Northwestern High School
Jayna Hillis – Northwestern High School
Thacker Memorial Scholarship Fund
Cecille Howard – Taylor High School
Tony Gabriel Student Athlete Scholarship Fund
Cecille Howard – Taylor High School
Braden Wunderlich – Taylor High School
Renewals – Jallainah Harris, Landon Wiley
Tri Kappa Associate Chapter Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund
Renewal – Ella Purcell
Turnaround Scholarship
Renewal – Brannon Hovis
W.G. Harter Memorial Scholarship
Braxton Frederick – Kokomo High School
Western High School Class of 1962 Scholarship Fund
Rachel Rath – Western High School
Jace Smith - Western High School
Western High School Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund
Olivia Sefton - Western High School
Western Women’s Scholarship Fund
Renewal – Lacy Rathbun
Wiese Oldsmobile GMC Truck Scholarship Fund
Cecille Howard – Taylor High School
Renewals – Declan Aaron, Matthew Mitchell, Jace Rayl
William S. and Susannah B. Hough Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Tyler Duong – Taylor High School
Tashona Jones – Current Undergraduate Student
William Rhum – Western High School
Renewals – Levi Bradford, Alexis DeBard, Maddox Hunley, Caleb Katsimpalis, Zoie Murphy, Alexander Powers
William W. “Billy” Bassett Jr. Basketball Scholarship
Jada Williams – Kokomo High School
“Winnie” Lurene Walsh Scholarship
William Rhum – Western High School
The following scholarships are established through the Community Foundation of Howard County on behalf of Kokomo High School. The Foundation does not participate in the recipient selection process.
Kokomo High School Designated Scholarship Funds
Bill and Mable Dunn Scholarship
Madison Armstrong – Kokomo High School
Loyaltyn Olivarez – Kokomo High School
Brook Camden Memorial Scholarship
Brandon Humphries – Kokomo High School
Burt Family Memorial Scholarship
Madison Armstrong – Kokomo High School
Class of 1972 Spirit of Harmony Scholarship
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
Coulter Scholarship
Cooper Cage – Kokomo High School
Davis Scholarship
Hayden Cummins – Kokomo High School
Deluise Scholarship
Isabella Sargent – Kokomo High School
Dick Christie Honor Wildkat Award
Jailen Carson – Kokomo High School
Jada Williams – Kokomo High School
Dunbar Scholarship
Katrell Galliard – Kokomo High School
Movisha Servai – Kokomo High School
General Scholarship
Grace Lake – Kokomo High School
Loyaltyn Olivarez – Kokomo High School
General Scholarship – Kenneth “Red” Craig
Anh Khoa Tran – Kokomo High School
Gertrude Colescott Scholarship
Layla Ferraro – Kokomo High School
Hauswald Scholarship
Claire Callane – Kokomo High School
Healy Scholarship
Ellie Neuhauser – Kokomo High School
Hogan Scholarship
Brandon Humphries – Kokomo High School
Jada Williams – Kokomo High School
Holman Scholarship
Madison Hendrix – Kokomo High School
Julia M. Reyburn Memorial Scholarship
Julia Fair – Kokomo High School
Kammeyer Scholarship
Patience Rowles – Kokomo High School
KHS Class of 1960 Scholarship
Alayna Kline – Kokomo High School
Legacy Scholarship
Morgan Rakestraw – Kokomo High School
Patience Rowles – Kokomo High School
Lewis Scholarship
Braxton Frederick – Kokomo High School
Luttrell Scholarship
Caleb Taflinger – Kokomo High School
McConnell Scholarship
Megan Leavitt – Kokomo High School
McNulty Scholarship
Tyler Anderson – Kokomo High School
Millikan Scholarship
Katherine Obenchain – Kokomo High School
Moore Scholarship
Harmonie Smith – Kokomo High School
Moulder Scholarship
Canaan Horner – Kokomo High School
Morgan Rakestraw – Kokomo High School
Sanburn Scholarship
Macy Rakestraw – Kokomo High School
Sandifur Scholarship
Cooper Cage – Kokomo High School
Showalter Scholarship
Jennie Vu – Kokomo High School
Smith Scholarship
Loyaltyn Olivarez - Kokomo High School
Swain Scholarship
Amelia Duncan – Kokomo High School
Tickfer Scholarship
Jada Williams – Kokomo High School
Walter J. Moss Teacher Enhancement Scholarship
Alexander Cox, Heather Davis, Lydia Herring, Kimberly Larmer, Vincente Lorenz, Courtney Lowe, Adelaide McKinney, Alexandra Parker
Wells Scholarship
Teagan Dalton – Kokomo High School
Wells Skilled Trades
Grace Lake – Kokomo High School
William R. Fox Memorial Scholarship
Mariah Edington – Kokomo High School
Winslow Scholarship
Megan Leavitt – Kokomo High School
The Community Foundation of Howard County Inc. was formed as a not-for-profit public charity in March 1991. The Foundation seeks to serve donors and make grants to benefit the citizens of Howard County. For more information about the Community Foundation, contact Todd Moser, President, at 765-454-7298 or info@cfhoward.org. The website www.cfhoward.org contains information about making gifts to endowment funds, scholarships and grantmaking.