2025 Scholarship Recipients
We are grateful for the many philanthropic donors who have established or contributed to scholarship funds—often in honor or memory of loved ones—as a way to pay it forward to the next generation of leaders. Because of their generous gifts, local students are receiving more than $450,000 for the 2025-2026 school year.
Meet the Students
Delaney Aardema
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
James Barbarossa
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Sarah Bennett
Porter County Medical Society Scholarship
Molly Billings
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Ava Brannon
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Max Byers
Mark and Bonnie Seaman Scholarship
Ava Carlson
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Liam Coates
Rod Moore Memorial Athletic Training Scholarship
Kailyn Coates
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Kaitlyn Cole
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Reagan Cole
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Jorge Alejandro Contreras
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Claire Cunningham
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Shawn Moyer Memorial Scholarship
Zoe Cusson
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Brendan Devine
Porter County Medical Society Scholarship
Yulissa Espino
Harriet Baxter Scholarship
Layla Ferguson
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Izabella Flores
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Jacklyn Gaul
AAUW Scholarship
Aubrey Goodfellow
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Sylvie Goss
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Lilian Green
Rod Moore Memorial Athletic Training Scholarship
Nathan Groszek
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Grace Hall
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Isabella Hearn
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship
Paige Hein
Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Environmental Scholarship
Alena Hennings
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Rilee Henry
Rod Moore Memorial Athletic Training Scholarship
Hannah Higgins
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Maddux Horka
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Jaycee Jackson
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Madeline Jakel
Hannah Grace Martinez Memorial Scholarship
Noah Johnson
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Andie Joseph
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship
Madison Kaufman
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship, Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship, & Sue Peyton Science Prize
Zachary Kettell
Samantha Anne Hodsden Memorial Scholarship
Mallory Killosky
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Charlotte Klimczyk
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Zoe Kneifel-Mendenhall
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship
Jacob Kolan
Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Environmental Scholarship
Olivia Krutz
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Steven Larsen
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Josephine Lemmons
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Kendall Lutz
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Austen Mackenzie
Kellen D. Mogck Scholarship
Samuel Macker
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Emma Malloy
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Lauren Maxwell
Philip A. Maxwell Family Agriculture Scholarship
Aliya Mayer
Drew Schenck Environmental Scholarship
Kiera McConnell
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Madalyn McGinty
Harriet Baxter Scholarship
Connor Melchi
Harriet Baxter Scholarship
Landon Miller
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Genevieve Mills
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Emily Miltenberger
Porter County Medical Society Scholarship
Lucas Murray
Mark and Bonnie Seaman Scholarship
Owen Nichols
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Mason Nobles
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Kristin O'Dell
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Lilly O'Shea
Porter County Medical Society Scholarship
Brennan Olson
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
William Orban
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Angela Pecoski
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Kylia Peterson
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Giszell Pfeiffer
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Rickie Pham
Harriet Baxter Scholarship
Greta Pressel
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship, Russell Gluth Memorial Scholarship & Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Isabella Puglisi
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Allison Randolph
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Kaitlyn Reif
Henry George Poncher Scholarship
Leylany Rivera
John Allen England Scholarship
Mariah Rivera
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship
Casimir Rosinski
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Logan Rouhselang
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Joseph Roytan
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Porter Scott
Harriet Baxter Scholarship
Cayleb Sharp
Drew Schenck Environmental Scholarship
Kaitlin Shideler
Hannah Grace Martinez Memorial Scholarship
Alexandria Shoppa
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Samuel Sienkowski
Kellen D. Mogck Scholarship
Alejandra Sierazy
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Tiara Smalley
AAUW Scholarship
Rowland Sorrick
Henry George Poncher Scholarship
Emma Spears
Harriet Baxter Scholarship
Nathan Stewart
Drew Schenck Environmental Scholarship
Lauren Thompson
Porter County Medical Society Scholarship
Jillian Trinidad
AAUW Scholarship
Jenna Twedt
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Eileen Uthuppan
Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship & Dr. John and Linnea Forchetti Family Nursing Scholarship
Mackenzie Wassermann
Tom and Georgia Bricker Scholarship, Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship & Mary E. Bartz Memorial Scholarship
Kiera Webber
Harriet Baxter Scholarship
Rileyann Welch
Porter County Community Foundation Scholarship
Drayden Wilcox
Kellen D. Mogck Scholarship
Patrick Wood
Mark and Bonnie Seaman Scholarship
Reese Zubeck
Porter Health Occupations Scholarship
Additional Scholarships
A number of scholarship funds held at PCCF are awarded through local high schools or other organizations. They include the following:
AAUW Valparaiso Affiliate Fund
The Abbett Family Foundation Scholarship Fund
Alan and Diane Harre Scholarship Fund for Valparaiso University
Albert Castronovo Scholarship Fund
Amanda Clair Smith Scholarship Fund
Ann Nellessen Memorial Sportsmanship Award Fund
Ann Nicholson Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Bill Bodnar Memorial Scholarship Fund for Portage High School
Bryce Drew Scholarship Fund
Burton and Maureen Langer Family Fund
Carol Ann Bowman Fund for Valparaiso University
Chapter DQ of the P.E.O. Sisterhood Fund
Charles P Welter Family Fund
Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Scholarship Fund
Christine Butterfield Memorial Scholarship for Music Fund
Christine Rasmussen Scholarship Fund
Chuck Robertson Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Clyde and Geraldine Hardin Family Scholarship Fund
Dave and Marion Milligan Fund for the Valpo Schools Foundation
Dr. Ric Frataccia Scholarship Fund
Duneland Resale Mission Fund for Ivy Tech Community College – Valparaiso Campus
Duneland Resale Scholarship Fund
Edith Weems Fund for Valpo Schools Foundation
Eichhorn Family Scholarship Fund
Eleanor R. Koenig Memorial Scholarship Fund
Elizabeth Roger Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Forchetti Family Chesterton High School Scholarship Fund
Gary Webster Memorial Scholarship Fund
George & Katherine Rose Family Music Fund
Herbert Hedstrom Percussion Scholarship Fund
Hershberger Family Scholarship Fund
Hibbets Memorial Scholarship Fund
James Genovese Industrial Arts Scholarship Fund
Jane Maxwell Scholarship Fund
Jeff Gebhardt Memorial Scholarship Fund
Joan Mahoney Memorial Scholarship Fund
John (Jake) and Ruth Blastick Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
John H. Smiley Scholarship Fund
John L. Swarner, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund
John Remster, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
John Remster, Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Joseph Shambo, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Jovanina “The Star to Be” Scholarship Fund
Judie Shurr Scholarship Fund
Julie Moore Memorial Scholarship Fund
Karen Wesson Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Keegan Whaling Memorial Scholarship Fund
Keith Wiles Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kellen D. Mogck Memorial Scholarship Fund
Kenneth A. Brist Scholarship Fund
Lillian Wilson Graeber Memorial Scholarship Fund for the First Presbyterian Church of Valparaiso
Linda Reyes-Popovich Memorial Scholarship Fund
Live Like Brian Scholarship Fund
Louise Ailes Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Margaret M. Rivers Scholarship Fund – Pines Village Retirement Communities
Mark A. Hoffman Award for Character, Resolve and Integrity Fund
Maurice Palmer Avery III Memorial Scholarship Fund
Morgan Township PTO Scholarship Fund
Morris Groverman Leadership Scholarship Fund
New Hope Academic Scholarship Fund
Peter and Rosann Candela Fund for the Valparaiso High School Dollars for Scholars
Philip Maxwell Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Portage High School Dollars for Scholars Fund
Porter County 4-H Council Sheep Program Scholarship Fund
Quan Le Memorial Track Scholarship Fund
Quentin A. and Joanne R. Blachly Tuition Assistance Scholarship Fund
Robert J. Rowe Memorial Scholarship Fund
Robert L. Koenig Family Scholarship Fund
Samantha Anne Hodsden Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sandra Kay Flohr Memorial Scholarship Fund for Morgan Township High School
Skip Bird Memorial Scholarship Fund
Steve Tafflinger Memorial Scholarship Fund
Sue Peyton Science Prize Endowment
Suzi Peterson Honorable Memorial Scholarship Fund
Thomas J. and Evelyn Pappas Memorial Scholarship Fund
Tim Bishop and Karen Hancock Memorial Scholarship Fund
Timothy A. Wielgus Memorial Scholarship Fund
Troy Haman Memorial Scholarship Fund
Valparaiso High School Class of 1956 Scholarship Fund
Valparaiso High School Dollars for Scholars Fund
Valpo Schools Foundation Fund
Washington Township High School Scholarship Fund
Wilbur Lippert Scholarship Fund for Kouts High School
