Cadiz Alumni Association awards scholarships

The Cadiz Alumni Association Scholarship Fund Committee announced its scholarship recipients May 22 at the Harrison Central High School Awards Assembly.

Thirteen students received scholarships totaling $71,450 from the organization.

The alumni scholarship fund began in 1985 with $500. Thanks to alumni and friends, it has grown to an endowment of just over $750,000, which is managed by the Cleveland Foundation, the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio in Nelsonville and Advanced Asset Management Advisors in Columbus.

Since its inception, the Cadiz Alumni Association Scholarship Fund has awarded $679,950 to students graduating from the former Cadiz High School and Harrison Central High School.

Students need a 3.0 GPA to apply and go through an application and interview process. Members of the scholarship committee are Frank Gregory and Patti Maffitt Sabo of Hopedale, Jeannie Moreland Wheeler of Cleveland Heights and Jon Kirkland of Columbus.

Class of 2026 students receiving scholarships are:

Brady McAfee: William Parlett Athletic Scholarship, $300; Larry Bossell Memorial Scholarship, $500; and Nancy Rogers Geanangel Scholarship, $1,500.

Chaz Culbertson: Thomas and Rachel Frew Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; and John and Margaret Tabacchi Family Scholarship, $6,000.

Jaiden Pelegreen: Rupert Beetham Memorial Scholarship, $250; and Zane Carson Memorial Scholarship, $2,000.

Alexis Hardwick: James Kenney Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Zane Carson Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; and Clyde Alan Cope Scholarship for Mental Health, $5,000.

Aubree Hodkinson: Ron Mazeroski Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Welsh Family Scholarship, $1,800; and Zane Carson Memorial Scholarship, $2,000.

Pierce Sobleski: Theo and Judith Bertz Scholarship for the Arts, $300; Keith Doren Memorial Scholarship, $500; and Hope Players Scholarship for the Arts, $3,800.

Grace Miller: Isabelle Clifford Memorial Scholarship, $800; Grace Fleming Hall Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; and Drs. Ajit and Shankuntala Modi Scholarship, $2,500.

Breely McConnell: Zane Carson Memorial Scholarship, $2,000; and James and Agnes Bertz Family Scholarship, $4,200.

Kimberly-Ann Eikleberry: Zane Carson Memorial Scholarship, $2,000; and Scholarship Honoring the CHS Class of 1976, $5,000.

Madison Blawut: Scholarship Honoring the CHS Class of 1975, $1,000; and Dean Scott Baker and Virena Baker Myers Scholarship, $1,250.

Kimber Rogers: Taylor and Sylvia Cope Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Helen Bass Smith Memorial Scholarship, $1,800; and an anonymous scholarship for the medical field, $5,000.

Nicholette Peeler: An anonymous scholarship honoring volunteerism, $750; Mark Beetham Memorial Scholarship, $1,000; Zane Carson Memorial Scholarship, $2,000; and Betty Kirkland Leadership Award, $2,200.

Hayden Bittinger: Scholarship Honoring the CHS Class of 1974, $10,000.