Clearfield County Charitable Foundation announces scholarship awards
Working with the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, the Harpster Family presented $6,000 in scholarship awards from the Taylor Harpster / T-Harp Memorial Scholarship Fund. Receiving $2,000 scholarships are Megan Johnson and Ian Haney. In addition, Haylee Wood is receiving her 2024 scholarship this year, as she was unable to attend college last year due to a family emergency. Pictured, from left, are: Taylor Harpster’s parents Bobbi and John Harpster, 2025 scholarship recipients Megan Johnson and Ian Haney, and Taylor Harpster’s siblings Johnny Harpster and Macy Neideigh. — Courtesy photo
More than $105,000 in scholarships are being awarded this year to area students through the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation. The student recipients will be attending colleges and trade schools in the fall.
According to Mark McCracken, executive director of the foundation, individuals, families and community organizations have established scholarship funds with the foundation, which has allowed the foundation to provide significant financial assistance to local students who want to continue their education and pursue careers that will benefit society.
Over the last five years, the total dollar amount of scholarships awarded has grown from just over $40,000 in 2020 to more than $105,400 this year, he said.
“Many of the scholarship funds established with the charitable foundation are done by families in memory of a beloved family member and it helps carry on a legacy of the person lost,” he said. “The community and scholarship recipients can be thankful for the generosity of the individuals, families and organizations that established the scholarship funds and the donors who continue to regularly donate in support of each individual scholarship fund.”
New or transferred funds
Scholarship funds that were newly established or transferred to the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation in the past year were: the John L. Jr. and Viola Eamigh Memorial Scholarship Fund established by Peggy Materkowski and John L. Eamigh III in memory of their parents; the Brenda Clapsadle Thornhill Scholarship Fund which was transferred by the Clapsadle Thornhill family and is in memory of their daughter, sister and mother who was tragically killed in an automobile accident; the Scipione Family Scholarship established by Ronald Scipione to honor past and present members of the Scipione Family; the Nellie Pentz Memorial Nursing Scholarship Fund established by Thomas and Patricia Culler in memory of Patricia’s grandmother Nellie Pentz who encouraged Patricia to pursue a career in nursing; the Russell Pentz and Sons Memorial Scholarship Fund established by Thomas and Patricia Culler in memory of Patricia’s grandfather, father and uncles who operated a construction company in the Clearfield area for many years; and the Children’s Orthopedics Services INC Scholarship Fund established to award annual scholarships to graduates of Clearfield Area High School.
2025 scholarship recipients named
The 2025 recipients of scholarships through the Clearfield County Charitable Foundation are:
• Ardell Bressler Memorial Scholarship to Isaiah Snyder – Clearfield Area High School.
• Arnold And Ethel Cameron Memorial Scholarships to Warren Diethrick – Second year at Penn College of Technology, Ty Aveni – Clearfield Area High School and Monte Diethrick – CCCTC.
• Ava Evans Memorial Scholarships to Alaura Rowles, Kinley Reed, Tayah Rees, Daisy Knepp and Lucas Scott – Clearfield Area High School.
• Be The Kindness Fund in memory of Westin Cantolina awarded to CCCTC welding program graduates Keegan Fester and Derek English.
• Bob E. Day Memorial Scholarship to Ian Gibson – Clearfield Area High School.
• Brenda Clapsadle Thornhill Memorial Scholarships to Hannah Glunt – Clearfield Area High School, Brooklyn Price – Curwensville Area High School and the Leadership Award to Natalie Wischuck – Curwensville Area High School.
• Children’s Orthopedic Services Inc Scholarship to Tayah Rees – Clearfield Area High School.
• Clearfield Area High School Class Of 62 Scholarship to Bradyn Visnofsky and Neilah Wilson – Clearfield Area High School.
• Clearfield Area High School Class Of 72 Scholarship to Isaiah Snyder – Clearfield Area High School.
• Clearfield Area High School Class Of 75 Scholarship to Juliet Bowers-Condon and Dylan Greslick – Clearfield Area High School.
• CRI / Reitz Theater Performing Arts Scholarship to Hannah Acre of DuBois.
• Cunningham Scholarship to Marlayna Bender – Clearfield Area High School.
• Dubois Rotary Club Scholarships to Delayne Freemer and Eric Mowrey – Brockway Area High School, to Kara Miller, Madalyn Wilson, Jenna Cornelius, Alissa Stevens, Audrey Barbella, Carter Wilson and Haley Reed – DuBois Area High School and, Peyton Suplizio – DuBois Central Catholic.
• Eileen C. Withey Memorial Scholarship to Daniel Redding – Curwensville Area High School.
• Evelyn Czarnecki Verbeke Memorial Nursing Scholarship to Hannah Finney – Clearfield Alliance Christian School.
• Fred L. and Bernece C. Rhoads Memorial Nursing Scholarship for students attending the CCCTC Nursing Program: Emily E. Kurtz and Moon Flower Story.
• Gerald Read Memorial Scholarship to Luke Dixon – Clearfield Area High School.
• Golden Bison Alumni Association Scholarships / Harry W. Rowles Endowment to Zoie Sidorick, Lilly Mireille Rich and Carter Freeland.
• Golden Bison Alumni Association Scholarships to Juliet Bowers Condon, Samuel Lee Rish, Samantha Gardner and Katie Peacock.
• Janet Mccracken Hansard Memorial Scholarship to Kaija Ramkawsky.
• John L. Jr. And Viola Eamigh Memorial Scholarship to Samantha Gardner – Clearfield Area High School.
• Joseph and Mary Mcfarland Bishop Memorial Scholarship to Emily E. Kurtz and Tristin Clark.
• Kenneth Mcmillen Swimming Scholarship to Marlayna Bender – Clearfield Area High School.
• Marsha Novey Memorial Scholarship to Marlayna Bender – Clearfield Area High School.
• Meghan Deininger Memorial Scholarship to Leah Smay – Curwensville Area High School.
• Nellie Pentz Memorial Scholarship to Tayah Rees – Clearfield Area High School.
• Russell Pentz and Sons Memorial Scholarship to Connor Yergin – CCCTC / PO High School.
• Scipione Family Scholarship to Wyatt Beirlair – Curwensville Area High School.
• Scott Beers Memorial Scholarships to Alexis Moyer, Monte Diethrick, Dehlia G. Elbe and Cayden Ross – CCCTC.
• Shirley Ann Mckee Memorial Scholarships to Nathaniel Stewart – Clearfield Area High School and Karleigh Freyer – Curwensville Area High School.
• Shirley Rowles Miller Memorial Scholarship to Natalie Wischuck – Curwensville Area High School.
• T-Harp Memorial Scholarships to Ian Haney and Megan Johnson also honoring 2024 scholarship for Haylee Wood – Philipsburg Osceola High School.
Clearfield Education Foundation Scholarships
Additionally, the Clearfield Education Foundation Scholarships are awarded as follows:
• Belin Family Scholarship to Trenton Guiher and Gabrielle Henry.
• CNB Bank Scholarship to Christopher Daniel and Brooklynne Skiver.
• Judith Peale-Stratton Memorial Scholarship to Courtney Ryder, Frank Visnofsky III, Valerie Brady, Tiffany Nichols, Hailey Jordan and Brianna Bodine.
• Judith Riley Hale Memorial Scholarship to Khendyl Sharrer.
• Kurtz Bros Scholarships to Kaija Ramkawsky, Chloe Eamigh and Courtney Berg.
• Mid Penn Bank Scholarships to Kendra Smith, Allivia Pierce and Madison Nelson.
• Penn Highlands Scholarships to Madison Lumadue, Tabitha Gallaher and Hayley Wooster.
• Woodward Pharmacy/City Drugs Educational Scholarship to Mary Brobeck and Mackenzie Pierce.
Anyone interested in donating to any of the scholarship funds listed can visit www.clearfieldcharitablefoundation.org to donate by credit card or by check made payable to “Clearfield County Charitable Foundation” with the name of the scholarship fund written in the Memo line mailed to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation, P.O. Box 1442, Clearfield, PA 16830.