26 High School And College Students To Receive Woodies Scholarships
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Staff Report-
Each year, high school and college students are given the opportunity to apply for the Woodies Supermarket Scholarship Fund. This year, 16 high school and 10 college students (total of $24,000) were given scholarships to pursue their academic careers. Woodies Supermarket Scholarship Fund was founded in 1978 by Woodie and Devota Schramm. Woodie was a businessman in the Warsaw and Bremen areas. His wife, Devota, was a former teacher at Atwood Elementary. The Schramms chose to share the rewards of their hard work and dedication to give other young people an opportunity. This fund has contributed $744,050 to 1,323 Warsaw graduates since the Fund’s inception in 1978. Woodies High School Scholarship Trust recipients for 2013 include: Grant M. Allbritten, Warsaw, Ohio Northern University, biochemistry and pre-med major; Taylor R. Cone, Winona Lake, Hillsdale College, biology and pre-med major; Erica L. Gauger, Warsaw, Butler University, business major; Emily A. Hanson, Warsaw, Ball State University, nursing; Taelor E. Hanson, Leesburg, Indiana University, Bloomington, undecided; Alexis G. Laureano, Warsaw, Purdue University, engineering; Zebulun J. McCollom, Warsaw, Spring Arbor University, biology (pre-med); Tayler L. Mylin, Warsaw, Indiana Wesleyan University, nursing; Jacob S. Poyner, Winona Lake, Wake Forest University, biology; Drew S. Schramm, Warsaw, Grace College, marketing; Lindsay L. Sciarra, Winona Lake, University of Saint Francis, biology/pre-physican; Marlena G. Smith, Warsaw, IUPUI, dental hygiene; Brittney A. Thompson, Claypool, International Business College, veterinary technician; Kaley L. Thompson, Winona Lake, Indiana Wesleyan University, exercise science/occupational therapy; Meghan M. Tucker, Warsaw, IPFW, nursing; Olivia G. Wallin, Warsaw, Grace College, communications. Woodies College Scholarship Trust recipients for 2013 include: Collin J. Abbott, Warsaw, Indiana University, biology and psychology; Kristen N. Barnes, Warsaw, IPFW, criminology; Miranda R. Moss, Milford, Ball State University, speech pathology; Audrey K. Petro, Warsaw. U.S. Naval Academy, honors system engineering; Sharayaha R. Raisler, Walker, Mich., Grand Valley State University, nursing; Lauren E. Sciarra, Winona Lake, Purdue University, organizational leadership and supervision; Elise D. Smith, Warsaw, Ohio Northern University, pharmacy; Stephen E. Straits, Winona Lake, Taylor University, engineering physics; Jamielynn R. Tinkey, Warsaw, Valparaiso University, nursing; Kacy J. Yeiter, Warsaw, IPFW, business.